"It has not really sunk in" that it is probably his last summit, says Stefan Löfven but calls it an incredible privilege to have been a part of the development of EU policy. 

- Then I will not miss the night shortages until 4-5 in the mornings.

I will not cry over that.

But it feels a little special.

He also says that there are those EU colleagues he will miss a little extra.

He specifically mentions the Nordic leaders and Portugal's António Costa and Spain's Pedro Sánchez.

And Germany's Angela Merkel seems to have been a very much appreciated colleague.

- We have had a very good collaboration as countries, but also personally I really appreciate her, says Stefan Löfven to SVT's European correspondent.

Migration the most difficult issue

Stefan Löfven mentions migration and the refugee crisis in 2015 as the most difficult issue during his 66 meetings. 

- It was very difficult.

It took many meetings and a lot of time.

There was no real support for taking joint responsibility. 

He takes up his statement from the autumn of 2015 that "my Europe does not build walls" and states that this did not happen.

- Europe should not build walls, but if we help each other, we will be able to do it.

Now it did not turn out that way.

I'm sorry.

Conflict with Poland

This week's meeting was about the pandemic and the energy crisis, but after a "rule of law dispute" with Poland flared up, large parts of the meeting have been overshadowed by that issue. 

The Polish Constitutional Court recently ruled that Polish law trumps EU law, something that has provoked the EU.

The decision has created a debate about what tools can be used to put pressure on Poland.

Stefan Löfven does not want to comment on what tools he would like to see, but highlights the possibility of using the recently introduced condition mechanism - which is an opportunity for the EU to withhold contributions if a country does not comply with the rule of law. 

- Ultimately, this is a matter of trust, we must be able to trust each other and that we stand up for these basic values ​​and rules.

If that trust breaks, then the market breaks and then we know that everyone, including Poland, is in a bad way, says Stefan Löfven.