EU & foreign policy
EU & foreign policy

Foreign aid budget should rise back to 1% of gross national income.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 6 broadly agree and 2 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Centerpartiet Centerpartiet
Strongly agree
Återinför enprocentsmålet för biståndet. Säkra att Sverige tar sitt ansvar ... med en plan för en gradvis upptrappning av biståndet tills enprocentsmålet är återställt.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on EU
Miljöpartiet Miljöpartiet
Strongly agree
Sverige ska visa globalt ledarskap, genom att bland annat en procent av BNI ska gå till bistånd.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Miljöpartiet on EU
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Disagree
Det bilaterala utvecklingsbiståndet ska tydligt villkoras med krav på demokratiska och rättsstatliga reformer.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on EU
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • The 1% target reflects a long-standing Swedish commitment to global development and humanitarian assistance.
  • Aid serves Sweden’s interests in stability, migration, and trade as well as humanitarian goals.
  • Recent cuts have damaged programmes that took decades to build, with limited fiscal saving in return.
Against
  • Domestic priorities including welfare, defence, and integration compete for the same fiscal space.
  • The link between aid volume and development outcomes is weaker than aid effectiveness reform.
  • A target percentage encourages spending pressure rather than evaluating each programme on merit.
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