Johan Pehrson: Sweden must start preparing for the euro – now
The fact that the Liberals want Sweden to introduce the euro as a currency is no secret. Now party leader Johan Pehrson believes that the serious economic situation, including Donald Trump’s various customs notice, means that it is high time to start paved the way for a new currency.
– It is a very difficult -to -interpret situation right now and we need to prepare Sweden if the situation continues to be so serious, he says.
Therefore, the party now wants the Riksdag to decide to support a so-called « Euro-option ». The model is the former Finnish NATO option that left the door open to membership in the defense alliance.
-A euro-option would purely mean that we start the work on completing Sweden’s accession to the euro.
Johan Pehrson means That the path to connecting to the euro can take several years – if and when such a decision is made. But with the option, preparations, such as cooperating with the European Central Bank and the European Commission, can begin directly.
– If we start tomorrow with the preparations, we can only press the button whenever we want. We can’t just stand aside and wait and hope for the best in the trade war situation we are in.
This is not the first time the Liberals have been proposing to rake for a future currency change. In 2023, the argument was that the krona was vigorously weakened against the euro – then got The proposal noble by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) who said that the government « will not pursue that issue ».
What makes you think you would get a majority now?
– I hope that the Social Democrats and the Moderates realize the seriousness of Sweden. And that it must lead to action. One act is to protect Sweden by having a more stable currency. In this situation, standing alone with a Swedish crown – a small currency area in a stormy world ocean – is not recommended if you care about Swedish prosperity.
Recently, this has been moving in the euro issue. Before the election to the European Parliament said the S leader Magdalena Andersson to DN That she « welcomes a discussion » about the euro. In one Interview with Expressen At the end of March, PM Nilsson, former Secretary of State at Ulf Kristersson (M) and today CEO of the think tank Timbro, said that he sees in front of him that Sweden will lighten to the euro already this year due to American foreign and trade policy.
In a debate article in Svd Writes 18 environmental parties, with MP Rasmus Ling at the forefront, that their party, who has been against the euro as Swedish currency, should instead take a stand for the euro. They suggest this in a motion for the autumn congress.
When Ulf Kristersson received questions about a future « lightning connection » to the euro at a press conference last week, he meant that he did not see a clear link between the customs war and a change of currency – even though the Moderates have been for the euro for a long time.
– We have respect that we have had a referendum and that the Swedish people then said no. But I think it is good that we have an incipient serious discussion about the euro in Sweden, said the prime minister.
L leader Johan Pehrson says it’s time for M and S to « release the shadows ».
– I have noted that they are late on the ball and have a hard time taking a stand. This does not mean that they are right in their welfare. We need a euro option now, he says.
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