STOCKHOLM (dpa-AFX) - German Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) will travel to Sweden for two days next week. The reason for the visit is the EU presidency, which the Scandinavian country took over from the Czech Republic for six months at the beginning of the year. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Habeck will first hold talks on Thursday with a number of Swedish cabinet representatives, including Deputy Head of Government and Minister of Economic Affairs Ebba Busch.

With Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari, he wants to discuss, among other things, emissions trading and the EU climate package "Fit for 55". With this, the EU states want to reduce their CO2 emissions by 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990. On Friday, visits to an innovation hub in Stockholm and to the research site of battery cell manufacturer Northvolt in Västerås about 100 kilometers to the west are scheduled./trs/DP/ngu