Sweden took over the rotating Presidency of the EU on 1 July. Speaking about his country’s EU Presidency, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said that it was firstly a question of leading the EU through the financial and economic crisis, dealing with unemployment in Europe and continuing the work to tackle climate change.

"The most important thing is to ensure that we are able to gather the EU together to respond to the challenges that people care about and where strong European cooperation can make a difference. Together we must deal with the financial crisis and tackle the rising unemployment that is currently affecting the whole of Europe. Together we must also do our bit and bring together the whole world to tackle climate change. These two priorities will dominate our Presidency," said Fredrik Reinfeldt.

For more information, visit the Swedish EU Presidency web page.