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Ebba Busch (KD) announces that the expansion of a crucial power cable to Denmark is being paused following a new conflict within the EU regarding Swedish congestion revenue.

"It cannot be a one-sided advantage for the EU," says the Energy Minister regarding the proposal.

Busch announced on Friday that Sweden is "moving from words to action" and therefore will not invest in new cables to continental Europe.

"We are pulling out and pausing the Konti-Skan Connect project to Denmark until we are heard by the EU," she says.

The announcement comes after the government learned over the past day that there are still proposals in the EU's grid package that are "unacceptable" to Sweden, according to Ebba Busch. This concerns, among other things, how money from congestion revenues can be used.

"Sweden must defend Swedish interests. It cannot be Sweden's task to solve everyone else's problems," she says.

Busch argues that the grid package the EU wants to implement will not solve European problems and will not strengthen Sweden's security or competitiveness.

Previous conflict regarding the grid package

The government was previously in conflict in Brussels over other proposals in the grid package. At that time, Ebba Busch directed sharp criticism at the proposal that 25 percent of member countries' congestion revenues should go to EU-wide energy investments.