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After turbulent negotiations, the Regional Council in Stockholm may be postponed before the first meeting, as the Left Party has signaled that they intend to vote for the Moderates' candidate for the chairman of the regional board. #Stockholm #Regionfullmäktige #Politik (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson questioned whether the Stureplanscenter was allowed to dictate the terms for the entire Center Party. She wrote that the Left Party and C governed together in many municipalities and regions, but that C risked leaving Stockholm without regional governance for tactical reasons related to national government negotiations, according to her. Gabrielsson stated that C had told the media that the party could let V in Stockholm when the government issue was resolved. She argued that C showed greater maturity and responsibility in collaborations elsewhere in the country, and warned that political games could create instability within Stockholm's healthcare. Gabrielsson questioned whether C could build stable collaborations and expressed concern for the party's ability to govern the country together with others. (translated)

I cannot paint any red lines in that way in the negotiations outward. That would be really stupid. But we say that the volume must be reduced, says EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz (M). I cannot imagine anything else. There is a broad consensus in the parliament. It is in our common interest to safeguard taxpayers' money, says EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz. #EUavgift #Sverige #budget (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson wrote that there was very little time left before the budget tables needed to be ready and that she saw it as unrealistic to manage to produce a budget, even if the work started immediately. She stated that C had not yet decided whether V would be part of the government support. A transitional budget was, according to Gabrielsson, the solution when a new government was not in place. It would allow parties that later agreed to govern together to allocate the reform space in a supplementary budget. She wrote that V could agree on individual issues in the ongoing work of the parliament, even in the budget work. Gabrielsson described S, V, C, and MP as a common cartel but said that C still refused to participate in the coordination and did not want to attend the parties' joint preparatory meetings. Therefore, none of the red-green parties could claim that they would manage to produce a common budget, she wrote. She argued that V had not primarily blocked the work. Before the parties agreed on cooperation during the term, they needed, according to Gabrielsson, to clarify who would cooperate, how it would take place, and what the negotiations would aim for. However, she wrote that this was not primarily the reason the parties had failed to agree on a common budget. https://t.co/YtGI6l7zpX #Budget #Regering #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that Ukraine and Moldova have taken an important step towards EU membership after the EU member states agreed to open clusters two and three in the negotiations. The author believed that the countries belong in the European community. #EU #Ukraina #Moldavien #UA #MD #EU (translated)

The Finnish model for government negotiations means that a preliminary government basis is usually ready before the parties start discussions, which differs from the current situation in Sweden where the negotiations are slow and unclear questions remain. #Regeringsförhandlingar #Sverige #Finland (translated)

The sender wrote that negotiations on the EU's next budget were ongoing and that the Moderates said no to the proposal on the table. An increase in Sweden's EU fee by up to 70 percent was described by the sender as unacceptable. https://t.co/0DjIC8vAjX #EUbudget #Moderaterna #Sverige #SE #EU (translated)

Negotiations are underway in the Stockholm Region for a new coalition consisting of the Social Democrats, the Green Party, the Centre Party, the Christian Democrats, and the Liberals, which could reduce the Left Party's influence over healthcare in the region. #Sjukvård #RegionStockholm #Politik (translated)

Lennart Wallger wrote that Moska12H from SSU and Maria Forsberg (V) were two names that were not mentioned very often in the government negotiations. He suggested that they could receive significant and prominent positions in a social democrat-led government if things were to go really poorly. https://t.co/EgOtqZWj7P #politik #regering #SSU (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson argued that the government formation should be based on the fact that S, V, MP, and C had campaigned for a change of power and had Magdalena Andersson as a common candidate for prime minister. She wrote that C could not count in parties that did not support Andersson and at the same time demand influence based on their mandates. According to Gabrielsson, voters had given C 7 percent and V 8.4 percent, and V would not accept C pursuing right-wing policies with the support of V's mandate. Gabrielsson stated that C could seek support from Ulf Kristersson or try to get KD and L to switch sides. If that did not happen, C needed to negotiate with S, V, and MP to get a majority behind Andersson, according to her. She wrote that V was willing to compromise, but that the parties supporting a prime minister candidate must also be able to accept each other as a government basis. She criticized C’s growth proposals, including continued privatization of the Employment Service and permanent tax subsidies to cleaning companies and large restaurant chains. Gabrielsson claimed that the Economic Institute, the Fiscal Policy Council, and others had assessed the proposals as ineffective, expensive, and ineffective in creating jobs. She also wrote that the proposals would be financed through cuts to unemployment benefits and sick pay as well as cuts in welfare. Gabrielsson asserted that the most voters preferred a red-green government, followed by the Tidö alternative, while C's centrist alternative lagged far behind. She wrote that more people had voted for S, V, and MP than for the previous Alliance if SD was excluded. Finally, she urged C to first clarify its political direction and implied that the party needed to choose a side if it could not find a centrist solution. #Regering #Sverige #Politik (translated)

The Left Party criticizes the Social Democrats' decision to begin negotiations with right-wing parties, which they consider a betrayal of voters who supported a red-green policy for equal healthcare in the Stockholm Region. #Vänsterpartiet #JämlikSjukvård #RegionStockholm (translated)

Sandra Stiskalo writes about the political uncertainty surrounding Britain's potential re-entry into the EU after Brexit, where Prime Minister Andy Burnham opens for new negotiations while public opinion among the British shows dissatisfaction with the exit. #Brexit #EU #AndyBurnham (translated)