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The City Executive Board has approved its activity plan and budget for 2026, totaling SEK 862.1 million, with a focus on strengthening welfare, increasing safety, accelerating climate transition, and managing the city's economy responsibly. Opposition parties – the Moderates, Liberals, Sweden Democrats, Centre Party, and Christian Democrats – reserved against the decision, proposing alternative plans that emphasized tax cuts, core services, an improved business climate, and safety initiatives.

The City of Stockholm has responded to a consultation proposal from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) regarding new rules for reporting cyber incidents and information obligations. This is part of a new cybersecurity law aimed at improving protection against cyberattacks in critical societal functions and businesses. The new regulations mean that authorities, municipalities, regions, and certain companies must report serious cyber incidents quickly, which is expected to lead to increased cybersecurity and reduced incident costs.

The City of Stockholm has responded to a consultation from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) regarding new cybersecurity regulations. These rules will impact how the city and other organizations must protect their digital information and systems, ensuring essential public functions operate even during cyberattacks or disruptions. For residents, this means increased protection for vital digital services, though meeting these new security requirements may incur some costs for the municipality.

The City Executive Board has decided to extend Charlotte Goliath's appointment as head of the Service Department. She will continue in her role from March 2026 to February 2031. The City Manager will determine her salary and employment terms.

Two Liberal politicians, Sara Svanström and Elin Hjelmestam, propose that Stockholm investigate and implement higher parking fees for fossil-fueled vehicles to reduce climate emissions and improve air quality. The city responded that this isn't currently possible under existing legislation but is pushing for a law change to allow such differentiated fees, with the Liberals emphasizing the motion's importance as a signal to the government to expedite this change.

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the EU budget, aiming to simplify the current complex system, increase transparency, and ensure funds are used effectively towards EU goals like environment and gender equality. The City of Stockholm was asked to provide its opinion on the proposal, which includes a common web portal allowing citizens easy access to information on how EU funds are used and their resulting outcomes.

Jonas Naddebo (C) has proposed that Stockholm increase its efforts to install green roofs on new and existing properties, making them standard for new city-built constructions, inventorying and installing them on current municipal properties, and assisting private owners. While the Environmental Administration supports the intention, they suggest focusing on broader nature-based solutions rather than mandating green roofs as a universal standard, preferring site-specific measures, though they are positive about aiding private property owners.

The Liberals inquired about the City of Stockholm's efforts to combat organized crime in waste management, which contributes to environmental damage and high costs. The Environment Department replied that they already conduct both planned and unannounced inspections of waste management, focusing on hazardous waste and excavation spoil, and collaborate with partners like the Police to detect and prevent waste crime.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and county administrative boards have been tasked with developing a new digital system, FMR, for companies' environmental reporting, replacing the outdated current one. Stockholm's Environmental Administration welcomes the proposal and the EPA's lead role, but emphasizes the need for further investigation into public access, confidentiality, and municipal involvement to prevent future issues.

The City of Stockholm has investigated how district administrations can better involve local associations in the city's environmental and climate work. The study shows the importance of building upon existing methods and collaborations rather than creating new ones. The Environmental Administration and the City Executive Office are now tasked with developing support and methods for this, including strengthening inter-departmental cooperation and offering association support that incorporates environmental and climate issues.

The Environmental and Health Protection Committee has developed its activity plan for 2026, outlining how it will work to achieve Stockholm's environmental goals. This includes strengthening oversight of environmental crimes, improving data collection for environmental analysis, reducing the city's consumption-based emissions, and supporting property owners in energy efficiency and solar panel installation. The committee is also requesting additional funds to cover increased costs and revenues for supervision, environmental monitoring, externally financed projects, and initiatives related to the city's water bodies.

The Council for Disability Issues met to discuss several key items, including Boverket's new accessibility regulations, which only require 20% of student apartments to be fully accessible, causing concern. They also reviewed the Property Committee's 2026 budget, which includes investments in Vällingby swimming and sports hall and the City Library, promising continued accessibility improvements in city sports facilities. Furthermore, the Environment and Health Protection Committee's 2026 budget and focus areas were presented, prioritizing issues like allergen-free meals in restaurants, chemicals in child-resistant closures, and making nature reserves more accessible.

The Liberals, represented by Jan Jönsson, Isabel Palmqvist-Smedberg, and Hanna Wistrand, propose that the City investigate how to improve and simplify conditions for Stockholm's associations to become the best in Sweden. The Culture Administration supports this and is positive about participating in such an inquiry, suggested to be led by the City Executive Office. The aim is to map obstacles and develop concrete measures to make it easier for all types of associations to operate and grow.

The Culture Committee is set to approve a new member for the Disability Advisory Board's culture section. Lovisa Axelqvist, representing Ung med Synnedsättning Stockholm Gotland, will fill a vacant seat on the board, which works to ensure accessible culture for people with disabilities across the city. The board is a joint body for the Culture Committee, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, and the Beauty Council.

Stockholm's Culture Committee proposes merging the grant for youth-led cultural projects with another cultural grant, "Support for personal creation, participation, and popular education," starting in 2027. This aims to simplify administration for both applicants and the cultural administration, while maintaining the 2 million SEK budget, the annual award for young cultural projects, and the ability to track funding for youth cultural initiatives.

The City of Stockholm is procuring a new digital system for summer camp applications and administration, replacing an outdated system that can no longer be updated. This new system, estimated to cost between 4.5 and 9 million SEK and to be implemented by autumn 2026, will improve functionality and security, simplifying the application process for parents and administration for caseworkers.

The City Archives presented its 2026 activity plan, aiming to enhance archive accessibility for all Stockholmers, digitally and physically. Plans include improving the "Rotemannen" database search function, offering more tailored lectures, and displaying maps and older social archives online. The 2026 budget is SEK 71.1 million, a decrease of SEK 7.7 million from the previous year.

The Culture Department has presented its 2026 operational plan, aiming to make culture more accessible to all Stockholmers, especially children, young people, seniors, and those with disabilities. Key initiatives include extended library hours, year-round activities for Kulturskolan, and increased participation among 13–18 year olds. The department also plans to strengthen cultural life by investing in venues and meeting places, and will seek budget adjustments for a new roof for the Kungsträdgården stage and to offset lost revenue from closed museums.

The Culture Committee's Archive Subcommittee has approved the City Archives' activity plan for 2026. This means the committee proposes that the City Executive Board approve the plan and request a budget change of 33.6 million SEK. Furthermore, the City Archives' result units for the eDok IT price list and the e-archive IT price list will merge starting in 2026.

The City of Stockholm is implementing a new common functional program for preschool premises, aiming for a consistent design and function, both indoors and outdoors, in new preschools. This initiative also seeks to make planning more cost and time efficient. The program includes guidelines for safety, movement opportunities, flexibility, and environmental requirements for both the indoor and outdoor environments of preschools.