Preliminary rulings by the European Court of Justice - Swedish courts' attitude and practice (2010:2)

The Swedish courts are now in a legal system covering the whole of Europe and their practices. In the case of a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice, this is central to the EU's impact in Sweden. Over time it has also become more common that Swedish courts requests preliminary rulings, but statistics show that courts are still cautious.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Legal Problems of Large Companies

There has been criticism from both the Swedish Government and representatives of Swedish industry and commerce of application of regulations pertaining to control of mergers and the manner in which it affects planned mergers in small member states.

It has been maintained, for example, that the Commission does not take economic policy into account in its examinations and that this has an adverse effect on the ability of European companies to compete in a global market.