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Sweden became a member of the [[European Union]] (EU) in 1995. In September 2003 Sweden held a referendum on entering the European Monetary Union. The Swedish people rejected participation, with 56% voting against and 42% for. All parliamentary parties pledged to respect the outcome of the referendum. No new referendum is planned for the foreseeable future.
Sweden became a member of the [[European Union]] (EU) in 1995. In September 2003 Sweden held a referendum on entering the European Monetary Union. The Swedish people rejected participation, with 56% voting against and 42% for. All parliamentary parties pledged to respect the outcome of the referendum. No new referendum is planned for the foreseeable future.
==Further reading==
==Bibliography==
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* Derry, Thomas Kingston. ''A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.'' (1979). 447 pp.
* Derry, Thomas Kingston. ''A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.'' (1979). 447 pp.
* Kent, Neil. ''A Concise History of Sweden'' (2008), 314pp [http://www.amazon.com/Concise-History-Sweden-Cambridge-Histories/dp/0521012279/ref=sr_oe_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241590510&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Moberg, Vilhelm, and Paul Britten Austin. ''A History of the Swedish People: Volume 1: From Prehistory to the Renaissance,'' (2005); ''A History of the Swedish People: Volume II: From Renaissance to Revolution'' (2005)
* Moberg, Vilhelm, and Paul Britten Austin. ''A History of the Swedish People: Volume 1: From Prehistory to the Renaissance,'' (2005); ''A History of the Swedish People: Volume II: From Renaissance to Revolution'' (2005)
* Nordstrom, Byron J. ''The History of Sweden'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/History-Sweden-Greenwood-Histories-Nations/dp/0313312583/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241584511&sr=1-21 excerpt and text search]
* Nordstrom, Byron J. ''The History of Sweden'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/History-Sweden-Greenwood-Histories-Nations/dp/0313312583/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241584511&sr=1-21 excerpt and text search]