Swedish euro referendum debate 2003

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event political debate public debate

The Swedish euro referendum debate of 2003 was a nationwide political and public discussion in Sweden over whether to adopt the euro as the national currency, culminating in a referendum in which voters ultimately chose to retain the Swedish krona.

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Label	Occurrences
Swedish euro referendum 2003	2
Swedish euro referendum debate 2003 canonical	1

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Target entity: Swedish euro referendum debate 2003
Context triple: [Göran Persson, participatedIn, Swedish euro referendum debate 2003]

A. Karlstad negotiations
The Karlstad negotiations were the 1905 diplomatic talks between Sweden and Norway that peacefully resolved tensions and led to the formal dissolution of their union.
B. Schleswig plebiscites
The Schleswig plebiscites were 1920 referendums held in the aftermath of World War I to determine the border between Denmark and Germany in the historically contested region of Schleswig.
C. Finnish parliamentary elections
Finnish parliamentary elections are nationwide democratic contests held every four years to choose members of Finland’s unicameral Parliament (Eduskunta), shaping the country’s government and legislative agenda.
D. Swedish Wikinews
Swedish Wikinews is the Swedish-language edition of the Wikinews collaborative, free-content news project.
E. Swedish krona
The Swedish krona is the official currency of Sweden, used for everyday transactions and major national and international payments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Swedish euro referendum debate 2003
Target entity description: The Swedish euro referendum debate of 2003 was a nationwide political and public discussion in Sweden over whether to adopt the euro as the national currency, culminating in a referendum in which voters ultimately chose to retain the Swedish krona.

A. Karlstad negotiations
The Karlstad negotiations were the 1905 diplomatic talks between Sweden and Norway that peacefully resolved tensions and led to the formal dissolution of their union.
B. Schleswig plebiscites
The Schleswig plebiscites were 1920 referendums held in the aftermath of World War I to determine the border between Denmark and Germany in the historically contested region of Schleswig.
C. Finnish parliamentary elections
Finnish parliamentary elections are nationwide democratic contests held every four years to choose members of Finland’s unicameral Parliament (Eduskunta), shaping the country’s government and legislative agenda.
D. Swedish Wikinews
Swedish Wikinews is the Swedish-language edition of the Wikinews collaborative, free-content news project.
E. Swedish krona
The Swedish krona is the official currency of Sweden, used for everyday transactions and major national and international payments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event ⓘ political debate ⓘ public debate ⓘ
aimedAt	informing voters before the 2003 euro referendum in Sweden ⓘ
context	Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union ⓘ linked to: European Union economic and monetary union Sweden's membership in the European Union ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
culminatedIn	referendum on Sweden's adoption of the euro ⓘ
electorate	Swedish citizens eligible to vote in 2003 referendum ⓘ
endTime	14 September 2003 ⓘ
followedBy	Swedish euro referendum 2003 ⓘ linked to: Swedish euro referendum debate 2003
hasAspect	European integration ⓘ democratic accountability in the EU ⓘ economic policy ⓘ employment and growth ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ public finances ⓘ
hasLanguage	Swedish ⓘ
hasOutcome	rejection of euro adoption by Swedish voters ⓘ
location	Sweden ⓘ
mainTopic	adoption of the euro in Sweden ⓘ replacement of the Swedish krona with the euro ⓘ
mediaCoverage	Swedish newspapers ⓘ Swedish television ⓘ public debates and town hall meetings ⓘ
opposedBy	Eurosceptic parties in Sweden ⓘ
partOf	Swedish euro referendum 2003 ⓘ linked to: Swedish euro referendum debate 2003
precededBy	negotiations on Sweden's position on the euro ⓘ
relatedTo	Swedish krona ⓘ euro ⓘ referendums in Sweden ⓘ
resultedIn	decision to retain the Swedish krona ⓘ
significantParticipant	Centre Party (Sweden) ⓘ Christian Democrats (Sweden) ⓘ Green Party (Sweden) ⓘ linked to: Swedish Green Party Left Party (Sweden) ⓘ Liberal People's Party (Sweden) ⓘ Moderate Party (Sweden) ⓘ linked to: Swedish Moderate Party Swedish Social Democratic Party ⓘ Swedish business organizations ⓘ Swedish government ⓘ Swedish trade unions ⓘ linked to: Swedish labour movement anti-euro campaign organizations ⓘ pro-euro campaign organizations ⓘ
startTime	2003 ⓘ
supportedBy	pro-European integration parties in Sweden ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Göran Persson → participatedIn → Swedish euro referendum debate 2003 ⓘ

Swedish euro referendum debate 2003 → followedBy → Swedish euro referendum 2003 ⓘ

linked to: Swedish euro referendum debate 2003

Swedish euro referendum debate 2003 → partOf → Swedish euro referendum 2003 ⓘ