- The new executive must respond to Brussels’ demand to scrap border controls with Denmark as soon as possible, Swedish Home Affairs European Commissioner Ylva Johansson declared on Tuesday as political parties continue talks to form a new government.
- Border controls between Denmark and Sweden in Malmö, Helsingborg, Trelleborg, and Ystad were introduced in the wake of the 2015 refugee crisis for Sweden to control refugee flows.
- This goes against a rule that internal border controls can last a maximum of six months.
Abolish border controls, Brussels tells Stockholm
