For Sweden, a discount on the membership fee, keeping the size of the long-term budget down and ensuring that the recovery fund is reduced and mainly consists of loans is most important.

The Riksdag and Löfven also want EU support to be conditional on the member state living up to the EU's basic principles. During the Prime Minister's consultation with the EU Committee, a majority of the parties pressed hard for this to really happen.

- It is not possible to fold, said Löfven.

According to the Prime Minister, the Swedish fee to the EU will increase by almost ten billion kronor in what is now on the table. This corresponds to an increase of 23 percent in kronor. Then the proposed discount of just over 8 billion per year is deducted.

- An agreement must be acceptable to everyone. To get there requires changes in what is on the table now, says Löfven.

The leaves in Paris

In the end, the different countries try to influence each other. Löfven paid a visit to French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his way to Brussels. According to a written statement from Stefan Löfven, it was a good conversation.

"There is still a long way to go before we can reach an agreement in the EU. We both want to see a strong link between the budget and respect for the principles of the rule of law and that climate initiatives should be in focus for investments, ”says Löfven.

The EU Commission will borrow the money in the fund and the EU countries will jointly pay it off for a long time. According to Stefan Löfven, Sweden's share of borrowing corresponds to SEK 190 billion.