Sweden

The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) is the EU programme that provides tailor-made technical expertise to EU Member States to design and to implement reforms at the national level, with an emphasis on the green and digital transitions. The TSI also supported the preparation and implementation of Recovery and Resilience Plans.

Initiated in 2021, the TSI is the successor of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). Since 2017, both programmes have helped design, develop and implement over 2000 reform projects in 27 Member States.

COMPLETED AND ONGOING REFORM PROJECTS IN SWEDEN*

27 Reform projects

Sweden has so far benefitted from 27 reform projects financed by the Technical Support Instrument or by its predecessor, the Structural Reform Support Programme.

10 Policy areas

The support addressed a broad range of policy areas, including public administration, better regulation, public spending, financial literacy, healthcare and education. A particular focus has been on digitalisation in both private and public sectors.

12 Multi-country

12 of the projects were part of a multinational effort to support reforms benefitting several Member States.

* The above data include all projects completed and ongoing at the time of the announcement of the annual TSI financing decision. During their execution, projects can be further split or aggregated, cancelled or withdrawn. Therefore, figures related to the approved reform support projects can slightly differ.

Reform projects approved under the Technical Support Instrument

The Technical Support Instrument yearly cycle is launched during the dedicated TSI Annual Conference. In May 2025, High-Level representatives from the European Commission and EU countries, showcased how EU support helps Member States deliver on their reform agendas and align national reforms with EU priorities.

The conference also started the discussion with Member States on potential TSI 2026 multi-country projects - geared at addressing common issues among Member States thereby emphasizing the EU added-value of the instrument.

2026

For 2026, the Commission approved the following 4 reform support projects for Sweden:

Multi-country projects:

Economic Analysis for Climate Action 2
Improving capacity in Member States to effectively implement the FASTER Directive
Support for Implementation of eInvoicing and Digital Reporting Requirements under ViDA package
Energy Regulation Academy

2025

For 2025, the Commission approved the following 5 reform support projects for Sweden:

Multi-country projects:

Improving capacity in Member States to effectively implement the Pillar 2 Directive (Directive 2022/2523)
Digital approaches to fiscal reporting in Sweden
Futureproof Education: Supporting schools in the AI evolution
Rethinking Healthcare – Reimbursement of university hospitals in future health care systems
Digital Finance Academy - Swedish FSA

2024

For 2024, the Commission approved the following 3 reform support projects for Sweden:

GAIDE
Policy measures to accelerate the Green and Digital transition of manufacturing industry SMEs in Sweden
Provision of data through an AI-based model to support clinicians in making informed medical prescriptions

Multi-country projects:

2023

For 2023, the Commission approved the following 7 reform support projects for Sweden:

Development of analytical and statistical tools to estimate the shadow economy in Sweden
Strengthening the Governance of the Swedish Skills System
Joint Management of Data and Analysis for Swedish Healthcare Regions

Multi-country projects:

Improve the quality of multi-level governance and strengthening the resilience of island economies of Croatia, Greece and Sweden
Industrial ecosystems
Proof of concept of AI models in market abuse monitoring
Migrant integration and talent attraction

2022

In 2022, the Commission approved 4 reform projects for Sweden:

Multi-country projects:

EU Supervisory Digital Finance Academy - FI (Swedish FSA)
Regional and local authorities - Enhancing cooperation & Quality of public administration – Supporting implementation capacity of sustainable green development in European Artic Northern Sparsely Populated Areas

More information can be found in the 2022 Country Factsheets.

2021

In 2021, the Commission approved the following 2 reform projects for Sweden:

More information can be found in the 2021 Country Factsheets.

Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) projects (2017-2020)

The TSI expands on the experience of the SRSP programme in building capacity in Member States. You can find the full list of SRSP projects here.

Highlighted projects

2022 - Implementation of the Just Transition in Upper Norrland (Sweden)

The European Commission supported the Swedish authorities in implementing the Just Transition in the regions of Norrbotten and Västerbotten in Upper Norrland (Northern Sweden), in particular with regards to regional planning.