Swedish Premier Calls for Closer EU Collaboration After Crisis

(Bloomberg) --

Sweden’s prime minister said he wants the European Union to work closer together on a number of issues and develop a crisis management system to better cope with future disasters.

There was a lack of solidarity between member states when the coronavirus pandemic first struck, but collaboration has since improved, Stefan Lofven wrote in an editorial published by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper on Saturday.

Lofven said the EU must work together to make the economic recovery process green, to digitalize its internal market and to strengthen democratic freedoms and rights in the member states. He also called for the bloc to strengthen its role in the world and become “a voice for democracy and equality.”

“We need a strong EU, where we stand together,” the prime minister said. “No matter what challenges the EU faces, cooperation is the best way forward.”

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