The Swedes told them to get fucked
[quote]An official in Sweden has condemned a U.S. demand that his city apply the Trump administration's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies for contractors dealing with the American embassy.
[quote]Jan Valeskog, Stockholm's planning vice mayor, described as "bizarre" a letter by the U.S. Embassy in Sweden calling for the capital city's authorities to formally agree to cease diversity initiatives.
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[quote]The U.S. embassy had given Stockholm's planning office 10 working days to sign a contract stating it would comply with U.S. federal antidiscrimination laws and not operate any DEI programs that violate them, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. The letter, which was started with "dear city planning office," explained how everyone the U.S. government purchases goods and services from must sign the contract, the paper said.
[quote]Valeskog told the newspaper that it would refuse such a move which was "the opposite of what we stand for," as he called for the U.S. to withdraw the demand. He said it the U.S. embassy that benefits from the City of Stockholm, not the other way around. If the U.S. ended ties with the city's planning office, the embassy would have difficulty getting a permit for construction. "It's their headache, not ours," Valeskog, added according to a translation.