EU & foreign policy
EU & foreign policy

Sweden should rule out participating in any future EU joint debt.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 4 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Sverigedemokraterna
Strongly agree

SD driver hårt att Sverige inte ska delta i gemensam EU-skuldsättning.

M är skeptiska till EU:s gemensamma skuldsättning som permanent verktyg.

V är skeptiska till EU:s finanspolitiska integration och gemensam skuldsättning.

S accepterar gemensam upplåning i kris men vill inte göra det till regel.

C är generellt EU-positiva och accepterar viss gemensam upplåning för strategiska investeringar.

Liberalerna
Disagree

L är öppna för gemensam EU-upplåning för strategiska behov.

MP är öppna för gemensam EU-upplåning för klimatomställning.

Smaller parties

Strongly agree
Kraftigt sänka Sveriges EU-avgift – vi betalar mest, men får minst … EU-politikernas försök att kontrollera våra skatter, skogar, lagar och privatliv vet inga gränser.
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Joint debt creates open-ended liability for Swedish taxpayers based on other countries’ fiscal choices.
  • Once established, joint borrowing tools have historically expanded in scope rather than remaining one-off.
  • Sweden’s strong fiscal position is a national asset that should not be pooled away pre-emptively.
Against
  • Ruling out the option in advance removes a tool Sweden may want available in a major crisis.
  • Coordinated borrowing during the pandemic helped stabilise the European economy that Sweden depends on.
  • A blanket rule-out reduces Sweden’s negotiating leverage in shaping how any future joint debt would work.
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Edition 01 · Riksdag 2026
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