Löfven gets OK for austere line ahead of EU budget talks

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven got the go ahead from the Swedish parliament's EU committee this afternoon for his austere line ahead of negotiations in the EU over the next few days about the EU's new long-term budget.

Sweden wants its contribution to the EU budget to be no more than one percent of gross national income, and for it to be able to keep its rebates.

But the European Commission has a much higher proposal, and on top of that wants to scrap the rebates that the UK first negotiated. With the UK out of the EU it is logical to remove them altogether, according to the commission.

We are looking forward to some interesting days in Brussels",

Löfven says.