Sweden needs to be more offensive in order not to fall behind in EU politics, write Marcus Wallenberg, Anders Lindberg and Tuula Teeri In a debate article in Dagens Nyheter.
According to the writers – who are chairman, vice-chairman and CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences (Iva) – a stronger Sweden in the EU is a prerequisite for both Sweden and Swedish companies to compete in international competition.
They also highlight a report from Iva, to point to solutions.
The debaters believe that all new EU proposals should be tested against the internal market and that the government should press ahead with work on a new competition strategy and prioritize trade negotiations with the US and China. They also write that Sweden should push for all EU countries to invest at least three percent of their GDP in research.
In order to reduce the risk of unnecessary detailed control within the EU, they suggest that Sweden should raise the issue of how the subsidiarity principle of proximity to decision-making levels can be strengthened. They also emphasize that the EU should increase energy security and counter protectionism.