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Week Ahead: 2026-02-28 to 2026-03-06

Parliamentary calendar, committee meetings, and chamber debates for the coming week

Why This Week Matters

This is a particularly dense parliamentary week with all 15 standing committees convening on both Tuesday and Thursday. The chamber holds two working plenary sessions with voting on Wednesday, and a Question Time on Thursday. Key legislative focus areas include defence and security (FöU), environment and agriculture (MJU), finance (FiU), and justice (JuU). The EU Committee meets Friday ahead of upcoming Council discussions. A special seminar marking 150 years of the Prime Minister's office and a Research Day on long-term policy challenges add strategic depth to the week.

Upcoming Legislative Agenda

Tuesday, 2026-03-03

Civil Affairs Committee meeting

Education Committee meeting

Constitutional Affairs Committee meeting

Defence Committee meeting

Culture Committee meeting

Transport Committee meeting

Environment and Agriculture Committee meeting

Taxation Committee meeting

Justice Committee meeting

Social Insurance Committee meeting

Finance Committee meeting

Interpellation answers

Wednesday, 2026-03-04

Working plenary session

Voting session

Seminar: 150 years of the Prime Minister's office

Thursday, 2026-03-05

Foreign Affairs Committee meeting

Labour Market Committee meeting

Industry Committee meeting

Civil Affairs Committee meeting

Environment and Agriculture Committee meeting

Justice Committee meeting

Taxation Committee meeting

Social Affairs Committee meeting

Social Insurance Committee meeting

Education Committee meeting

Constitutional Affairs Committee meeting

Transport Committee meeting

Defence Committee meeting

Finance Committee meeting

Debate: Support for persons with disabilities — sign language interpretation

Working plenary session

Question Time

Interparliamentary committee meeting on women's rights and democracy

Research Day: Politics and long-term challenges

Friday, 2026-03-06

EU Affairs Committee meeting

Interpellation answers

Parliamentary Questions to Ministers

Åtgärder för att nå transportmålet

(MP)

Onlyfans-lagen

(S)

Fasta för barn i skolan under ramadan

(SD)

Översyn av effekttariffernas utformning

(V)

Ekonomisk ordning inom elitidrotten

(S)

Skyddet för yttrandefriheten i förhållande till proposition 2025/26:133

(SD)

Interpellations Pending

Transportmålet och Sveriges klimatinriktning

(S)

Oanvända klimatstöd

(S)

Stödet till Islamic Relief

(V)

Fattigdomen i Sverige

(S)

Sveriges EU-avgift i förhandlingarna om nästa långtidsbudget

(S)

Färdtjänst och regeringens fortsatta beredning av Trafikanalys förslag

(S)

What to Watch