Sweden in Europe
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Stiftelsen Sverige i Europa ("Sweden in Europe") was the main campaign organisation on the yes side in the 2003 referendum on the Euro. Most of its funding came from the business organisation the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. Although it had vastly more money than the organisations opposing the euro, Sweden soundly rejected joining the euro.
It has clear ties to the Moderate Party. Ulf Dinkelspiel, its chairman, was a Moderate Minister in the government of Carl Bildt between 1991 and 1994 and during the campaign former Moderate Youth League chairman Thomas Idergaard was its Chief Executive. Still, Sweden in Europe involved all political groups supporting the Euro, including Social Democrats, in the campaign and published leaflets arguing for the euro from a left-wing point of view.
It has recently been restarted to activate supporters of further European integration.
