State Secretary Paula Carvalho Olovsson told the Swedish press corps late tonight that the countries appear to be closer to a settlement than ever before during the four days of the summit.

- In the proposal that is now, we see several things that have gone our way, in terms of climate ambitions, discounts and conditions, she says.

- The question of the rule of law has been the most difficult, apart from the grants, but I think it can go the way, if it does not, there will be no settlement, says Carvalho Olovsson.

Summit President Charles Michel presented the latest compromise proposal earlier in the evening. There, the grant part of the support package has been reduced to EUR 390 billion, while the loan part is EUR 360 billion.

- We have worked very hard and this proposal is the fruit of a great collective work with all the leaders and their assistants, he says according to Reuters.

Several locks

The chair of the EU Committee, Åsa Westlund (S), announced during the evening that Stefan Löfven is free to approve the proposal.

- I would say that he has been given a very clear mandate to say yes, she says to TT.

The negotiations have been a tug of war on many levels. In addition to the distribution between support and grants, the question of how much demand should be placed on the countries has been discussed. 

Several countries, including Sweden, have pushed for the countries to which grants are awarded to live up to the fundamental principles of the rule of law, which i.a. Poland and Hungary opposed.

Proposal for increased discount for Sweden

Sweden, together with the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Finland, has advocated that the support be given in the form of loans as far as possible. According to the European Commission's original proposal, € 500 billion would be provided in the form of grants and € 250 billion in loans.

In the new bid for the long-term budget for the years 2021–2027, the Swedish discount on the membership fee is proposed to be EUR 1,069 million per year, just over SEK 10 billion. This means EUR 236 million more per year compared to the previous compromise offer.