SWEDEN Trends and Developments Contributed by: Niclas Rockborn, Astrid Svensson and August Hansson, Gernandt & Danielsson
the freedom of expression and information under the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and the Swedish Fundamental Law on Free- dom of Expression. Accordingly, the Swedish constitutional protection for holders of pub - lishing licences may not always take prec - edence over the GDPR, and a balance must be struck in each individual case between the privacy protection interest expressed by the GDPR and the constitutional protection.
Additionally, a report presented by the Swed - ish Government in November 2024 includes proposals to amend the Freedom of the Press Act and the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression, which would impact search services publishing personal data. Legal policy develop - ments in Sweden concerning search services with a publishing licence must, therefore, be closely monitored.
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