Sweden in Europe
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Stiftelsen Sverige i Europa ("Sweden in Europe") was the main campaign organisation on the yes side in the 2003 referendum
on the euro
. Sweden in Europe involved all political groups supporting the euro, including Social Democrats, in the campaign and published leaflets arguing for the euro from a left-wing point of view. Most of its funding came from the business organisation the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
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Ulf Dinkelspiel
, its chairman, was a Moderate Minister in the government of Carl Bildt
between 1991 and 1994 and during the campaign former Moderate Youth League
chairman Thomas Idergaard was its Chief Executive.
It has recently been restarted to activate supporters of further European integration
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Swedish euro referendum, 2003
A referendum on introduction of the euro was held in Sweden on 14 September 2003.The voter turnout was 82.6%, and the suggestion failed by 55.9% against 42.0%. Sweden in Europe was the main umbrella group campigning for a Yes vote.-Result:...
on the euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
. Sweden in Europe involved all political groups supporting the euro, including Social Democrats, in the campaign and published leaflets arguing for the euro from a left-wing point of view. Most of its funding came from the business organisation the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise is a major interest organisation for business and industry in Sweden. It has 48 member associations representing close to 55.000 member companies with more than 1.5 million employees....
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Ulf Dinkelspiel
Ulf Dinkelspiel
Ulf Adolf Roger Dinkelspiel is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics. His father was a wealthy businessman of Austrian Jewish descent...
, its chairman, was a Moderate Minister in the government of Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt
, Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...
between 1991 and 1994 and during the campaign former Moderate Youth League
Moderate Youth League
The Moderate Youth League , officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party. It had 12 051 members in 2010...
chairman Thomas Idergaard was its Chief Executive.
It has recently been restarted to activate supporters of further European integration
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe...
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