In Sweden, “the government believes that it no longer even has to pretend to support the peace movement” The main Swedish NGOs working for peace and disarmament are losing their public funding. The right-wing government, supported by the far right, thus silences the criticism of these century-old pacifist organizations.
The total amount of aid to the 18 peace organizations in Sweden amounts to only 20 million crowns (around 1.8 million euros) That's a drop in the ocean compared to the 10 billion euros that Sweden will spend on its defense this year.