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Tuesday 10 September 2019 King Carl XVI Gustaf has opened the Riksdag session 2019/20, marking the start of the new parliamentary working year. Parts of the broadcast from the ceremony were interpreted into English and can be watched on demand.

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Monday 9 September 2019 On 9 September, the Speaker Andreas Norlén received the Speaker of the Eduskunta – the Finnish Parliament, Matti Vanhanen, during his official visit to Sweden.

Photo: The Seimas - the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

Friday 6 September 2019 On 3-4 September, the Speaker Andreas Norlén made an official visit to Lithuania together with a delegation of members of the Riksdag. The programme included meetings with the Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis, President Gitanas Nausėda, the Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Deputy Speaker Gediminas Kirkilas.

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Tuesday 3 September 2019 On 1 September, the Speaker Andreas Norlén represented Sweden at a ceremony in Warsaw to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War.

Photo: The National Assembly of Armenia

Monday 2 September 2019 Each electoral period the Speaker, Deputy Speakers and party group leaders make a joint visit abroad. This time, the delegation paid official visits to Armenia and Georgia on 26-29 August.

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Monday 1 July 2019 On 25 – 27 June, the Speaker Andreas Norlén led a delegation of members of the Riksdag on an official visit to Ljubljana, Slovenia. The programme included meetings with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, the Prime Minister Marjan Šarec and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Cerar.

Friday 28 June 2019 The Speaker Andreas Norlén will inaugurate the Almedal Week in Visby and would like to invite you to a number of seminars and coffee at the Riksdag stand. The Speaker will also present a travelling exhibition on the advent of democracy.

Tuesday 18 June 2019 The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government's proposals in the spring revised budget for changes to revenue and expenditure for 2019, as well as amended use of appropriations.

Photo: Anders Löwdin

Monday 17 June 2019 On 14 June, the Speaker Andreas Norlén received the South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on an official visit to Sweden.

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Thursday 13 June 2019 The Speaker Andreas Norlén received the President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan with his delegation on an official visit to Sweden on 10–13 June.

Wednesday 12 June 2019 The Government has proposed certain legislative amendments to make it easier for British citizens living in Sweden in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place. The Riksdag supports and says yes to the Government's proposal. The new rules will come into force on 15 July 2019.

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Monday 10 June 2019 On 4 – 5 June, the Speaker Andreas Norlén led a delegation of members of the Riksdag on an official visit to the Norwegian Parliament – the Storting in Oslo.

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Friday 7 June 2019 The Speaker Andreas Norlén held his ceremonial speech at the National Day celebrations at Skansen on 6 June 2019. The programme also included performances by artists, the Swedish National Anthem and the handing out of flags and banners.

Tuesday 4 June 2019 The Riksdag voted in favour of reintroducing tax reductions for donations to non-profit organisations. This means that the procedure for approval of recipients of donations associated with this will also be reinstated, but without the previous application and annual fees.

Wednesday 15 May 2019 The Riksdag considers that the time-constrained budget process during the autumn of 2018 has given rise to a number of questions about the budget process after elections and the limited time frame available for preparation and decisions in the Riksdag.

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Monday 13 May 2019 On 9 May, the Speaker Andreas Norlén participated in a Europe Day event at Stockholm Central Station, which was arranged in the run-up to the coming elections to the European Parliament.

Wednesday 8 May 2019 The European Commission proposes a gradual shift to qualified majority voting in tax policy decisions. The Riksdag is very critical of the European Commission's proposal.

Thursday 2 May 2019 The Riksdag has approved the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the EU, its member states and Armenia, and has thus voted in favour of the Government's proposal.

Thursday 2 May 2019 The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government's proposed legislative amendments stating that fewer judges in the Supreme Court shall be required to decide on extradition. Such an extradition shall apply for a person who is suspected, charged or convicted for a crime in another country and who is in Sweden.

Photo: Anders Löwdin

Friday 26 April 2019 On Saturday 27 April, the Riksdag will be holding an Open Day. This time we will be opening our doors during Stockholm Culture Night from 6 p.m. to midnight.