Wednesday 28 June 2017
The Committee on European Union Affairs is to meet on 7 and 14 July. There will be interpellation debates in the Chamber on 31 August and 7 September during which Government ministers will answer questions asked by members of the Riksdag. The new parliamentary session, 2017/18, will begin on 12 September. Until the opening of the parliamentary session, the members of the Riksdag will continue their parliamentary business in their home communities. During this time, they have the opportunity to address written questions to Government ministers. Guided tours of the Riksdag will be given in English on weekdays at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. during the summer. The Riksdag Library is closed and will open again on 14 August.
Thursday 15 June 2017
On 13 June, Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar (Burma) gave an address at the Riksdag at the invitation of the Speaker Urban Ahlin.
Monday 26 June
On Monday and Tuesday there will be interpellation debates. Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström (Social Democratic Party) will be answering an interpellation about Sweden's actions in the Security Council regarding the issue of Western Sahara. Minister for Home Affairs Anders Ygeman (Social Democratic Party) will also be answering an interpellation about the recent global IT attack.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday the Speaker of the Riksdag Urban Ahlin will be travelling to Washington DC. During the week, twelve members of the Riksdag will participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE's) summer session in Strasbourg.
The Speaker is the Riksdag's principal representative, and as such directs and organises the Riksdag's work procedures. Urban Ahlin (Social Democratic Party) has been the Speaker of the Riksdag since 2014.
The Speaker
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