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Stockholm Business Region’s board approved the minutes from the Disability Council meeting on 7 May 2026.

The Board received the CEO’s report by email. No further information or decision regarding the report was noted.

Stockholm Business Region’s board approved the company’s participation in the citywide procurement of support for finance and purchasing processes. The procurement concerns support for the city’s operations, but the minutes provided no further details.

Stockholm Business Region adopted action plans through 2030 for an age-friendly city, the rights of national minorities and the Sámi, the rights of LGBTQI people, and Roma inclusion. Previous guidelines and programmes on minority rights, LGBTQI rights, and Roma inclusion were discontinued.

Stockholm Business Region decided to adopt Stockholm Stadshus AB’s financial policy for 2026. It replaced the previous financial policy from 2025.

The board of Stockholm Business Region decided to adopt the rules of procedure for the board and the instructions for the operations of Stockholm Business Region AB.

The Board approved the report on Stockholm Business Region’s results for the second four-month period of the year and its annual forecast, and submitted it to Stockholm Stadshus AB. The Moderates and Centre Party made a special statement addressing, among other things, declining ratings of businesses’ contacts with the city, unemployment, and the failure to meet the target for international establishment enquiries: 107 enquiries had been registered, against a full-year target of 200.

The Environment and Health Protection Committee opposed the proposal to introduce type approval for small houses, based on the available information, and approved the administration’s statement as its response. The Moderate Party wanted to support the proposal, which it believed could reduce construction red tape, processing times and housing costs, but its proposal was not supported; all Moderate Party members entered a formal reservation.

The Environment and Health Protection Committee approved the administration’s report as its response to the consultation on the City of Stockholm’s tree policy. The Moderates’ proposal to replace each municipal tree removed with two new trees was rejected; the Moderates and the Centre Party’s Ashna Ibrahim entered reservations. Members from the Sweden Democrats and the Liberals highlighted, among other things, the need to preserve valuable trees and keep costs and administration at a reasonable level.

The Environment and Health Committee approved the administration’s response to the consultation on guidelines for saunas in public spaces, and did not reject the proposal. The Moderates’ proposal to send the matter back for further review was not supported, and all Moderates entered reservations; Joakim Rönnbäck (L) and Ashna Ibrahim (C) also entered reservations against the decision. Critics warned, among other things, that rules on accessibility, operation and pricing could make it harder to run association-led and private saunas.

The Environment and Health Protection Committee approved the Environment Department’s report as the City’s response to the consultation on a national ban on PFAS in certain consumer products. The Moderate Party and the Liberals welcomed the proposal but wanted the ban to cover more products and the City to phase out PFAS more quickly, especially in facilities for children; the committee adopted the department’s proposal.

The Environment and Health Committee approved its second interim report for 2026 and forwarded it to the City Executive Board. The Moderate Party, the Liberals and the Centre Party submitted separate statements, pointing, among other things, to missed emissions targets, postponed inspections and more complaints about the residential environment; the report was nevertheless adopted as proposed by the administration.

The Sports Committee approved the 2026 interim report and annual forecast and sent them to the City Executive Board. In a joint statement, the Centre Party, Moderate Party and Sweden Democrats noted that the report showed a surplus of SEK 11.8 million, but that several sports facilities were delayed and access to sports halls and swimming pools remained limited; they called for clearer timelines and an account of the consequences.

The Elderly Affairs Committee adopted the administration’s response to the audit report on welfare technology in elderly care and sent it to the Audit Office. The auditors called for clearer strategies and faster implementation to help ensure a sustainable workforce; the administration disagreed with the audit’s view of how responsibilities are divided. Members from the Moderate Party, the Liberal Party and the Centre Party submitted separate statements calling for greater political will and faster, tangible results.

The Elderly Care Administration proposes that, from 1 November 2026, people aged 65 or over who live in Stockholm should be able to receive digital support and visit meeting places for seniors without an individual needs assessment. The digital support would help with digital tools, contacts with public authorities and online safety, while the meeting places would offer exercise, social interaction and cultural activities without visitors’ identities having to be documented; advisory conversations, discussion groups, eviction prevention, support for relatives and the Senior Guide are instead proposed as working methods within other services.

The Elderly Care Committee approved the January–August 2026 interim report and forwarded it to the City Executive Board and the city’s auditors. The committee also applied for a SEK 12.6 million budget adjustment for Project NU and a SEK 5 million change; the administration’s proposal was adopted over the Moderates’ proposal. The Liberals and Centre Party made separate statements, including on the need for more nursing homes and senior housing, while the Moderates criticised the report’s account of the challenges facing the services.

The Environment Department proposes that the committee approve a consultation response on Stockholm’s new climate adaptation action plan, which will replace the 2022–2025 plan. The plan includes 25 activities to address heatwaves, drought, cloudbursts, flooding and other climate risks, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups, biodiversity and resilient urban development; the department also wants to prioritise improved data sharing and consideration of the risk that soil contaminants may spread through infiltration.

The Environment and Health Administration proposes that Stockholm approve a new cooperation agreement for Environmental Cooperation in Stockholm County for 2027–2030 and authorize the head of the administration to sign it. The cooperation aims to make municipalities’ supervision of the environment, public health, and food more consistent and efficient through shared methods, training, and resources; Stockholm’s fee is proposed to be SEK 199,000 for 2027.

The Environment Administration proposes that the committee approve the response to questions about how Stockholm treats phosphorus in lakes and waterways. Sediment treatment is generally considered to have a longer-lasting effect than adding aluminium to the water, but it costs somewhat more and may pose risks to pipelines, archaeological remains and contaminated lakebeds; therefore, water treatment is used, for example, in Riddarfjärden. The City has not yet compared the cost per amount of phosphorus bound, and treatment may need to be repeated if new phosphorus discharges continue, as illustrated by Långsjön after about 20 years.

The Environment Administration proposes that the committee approve the report on three ongoing EU projects under Interreg Europe: GH2M, Refocus, and TAAS, running from April 2024 to March 2028. The projects cover areas including green hydrogen, fossil-free transport, and more sustainable tourism, and aim to provide proposals for developing Stockholm’s climate action plan while improving the city’s methods and monitoring.