Committee on Foreign Affairs

What foreign and security policy should Sweden pursue? How large should Sweden’s development assistance be? The Committee on Foreign Affairs has overall responsibility for matters relating to Sweden’s cooperation and relations with other countries.

Ongoing business

The Committee on Foreign Affairs is working with the following proposals.

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Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Matters relating to the EU, UN and human rights are also responsibilities of the Committee.

Documents

Committee reports and statements, proposals considered by the Committee, order papers, records and annual reports.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (in Swedish)

The parliamentary committees prepare decisions

The hub of the work of the Riksdag is the 15 parliamentary committees. This is where the members prepare the Riksdag’s decisions. When a committee has presented its proposal for a decision, all 349 members of the Riksdag adopt a position on the proposal. Each committee is made up of 17 members of the Riksdag. The committees are like a miniature Riksdag, which means that the composition of members in each committee reflects the balance of power in the Riksdag as a whole.

The parliamentary committees at work

The members of Committee on Foreign Affairs

Anna Lasses (Cen)Deputy member
Gulan Avci (Lib)Deputy member
Emma Nohrén (Grn)Deputy member
Elin Nilsson (Lib)Deputy member
Martin Melin (Lib)Deputy member
Erik Ottoson (Mod)Deputy member
Annelie Sjöberg (SweDem)Extra deputy member
Ulf Holm (Grn)Extra deputy member