Some 30 representatives of Swedish government agencies, public bodies and civil society met in Stockholm on 9 September 2025 to discuss the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the basis of the third evaluation report issued by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) and the related Committee of the Parties’ recommendation .
The round-table meeting was co-organised by the Anti-Trafficking Division of the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Employment of Sweden.
The meeting was opened by Ms Anna-Carin Svensson, Ambassador-at-Large for Combating Trafficking in Persons, who underlined the importance of keeping the fight against human trafficking high on the political agenda. Ms Petya Nestorova, Head of the Anti-Trafficking Division of the Council of Europe, noted the need for a coordinated whole-of-government and whole-of-society response to human trafficking, backed by sufficient resources.
The discussions focused on improving trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies, the criminal justice response to human trafficking, the identification and protection of victims of trafficking, and the application of the non-punishment principle to victims of trafficking.
Sweden is expected to report to the Committee of the Parties on the measures taken to comply with its recommendation by 15 December 2025.
OSCE and Council of Europe’s GRETA conduct high level meetings with Sweden
