📋 Issue Type

Feature - News Content Generation

🎯 Objective

Create an investigative news article analyzing the June 2025 wave of committee reports (betänkanden) that reveal parliamentary responses to government proposals across economic policy, justice reform, and social services.

📊 Current State

• Data Available: 10 committee reports from June 2025 retrieved via riksdag-regering-mcp
• Committees Involved: SkU (Skatteutskottet - Tax), FiU (Finansutskottet - Finance), SfU (Socialförsäkringsutskottet), SoU (Socialutskottet), CU (Civilutskottet), KU (Konstitutionsutskottet), TU (Trafikutskottet)
• Publishing Gap: No comprehensive analysis of committee work revealing coalition voting patterns and opposition strategies

🚀 Desired State

• Deep-dive investigative article (1500-1800 words) analyzing committee dynamics
• Voting pattern analysis showing party discipline and coalition cohesion
• Opposition strategy assessment (S, V, MP responses)
• Multi-language versions (Swedish, English)
• Published as static HTML with interactive voting visualizations (CSS-only)

📊 Riksdag-Regering MCP Data Context

Data Source: Retrieved via riksdag-regering-get_betankanden with filters:

• rm: "2024/25"
• limit: 10

Key Committee Reports to Analyze:

1. Economic Policy & Taxation (3 reports)

• Bet. 2024/25:SkU18 - "Godkännande för F-skatt - nya hinder och återkallelsegrunder"

  • F-tax reform: New obstacles and revocation grounds for F-tax approval
  • Committee: Skatteutskottet (Tax Committee)
  • Published: June 16, 2025
  • Outcome: Riksdag approved - targeting F-tax system abuse
  • Key provisions:
    • Revocation for non-repayment of green tech tax credit overpayments
    • Foreign companies without Swedish presence must provide special tax info
    • Effective November 1, 2025

• Bet. 2024/25:FiU24 - "Uppföljning och utvärdering av Riksbankens penningpolitik 2024"

  • Riksbank evaluation: Independent expert assessment of 2024 monetary policy
  • Committee: Finansutskottet (Finance Committee)
  • Published: June 12, 2025
  • Key findings:
    • Inflation target (2%) maintained despite volatility
    • Sweden's economy grew 1% in 2024
    • Expert critique: Riksbank could have lowered rates faster
    • Exchange rate effect on inflation questioned
  • Political significance: Central bank accountability, interest rate policy debate

• Bet. 2024/25:FiU33 - "Extra ändringsbudget för 2025 - Kapitaltillskott till Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier AB"

  • Emergency budget: 700M SEK capital injection to APL (state-owned pharmaceutical company)
  • Committee: Finansutskottet
  • Published: June 12, 2025
  • Rationale: Critical medicine production capacity, preparedness for crises/war
  • Urgency: Extra budget outside regular schedule

2. Justice & Migration (1 report)

• Bet. 2024/25:SfU22 - "Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar"
  • Migration detention: Expanded coercive measures at Migrationsverket detention centers
  • Committee: Socialförsäkringsutskottet
  • Published: June 12, 2025
  • New powers:
    • Enhanced body searches, room inspections, entry checks
    • Glass partition visitation (separation between visitor and detainee)
  • Effective: August 1, 2025
  • Political context: SD-backed tougher migration enforcement

3. Social Policy & Welfare (2 reports)

• Bet. 2024/25:SoU29 - "Ett fritidskort för barn och unga – en aktiv och meningsfull fritid i gemenskap med andra"

  • Children's activity card: State-funded recreational activities access
  • Committee: Socialutskottet (Social Committee)
  • Published: June 11, 2025
  • Coverage: Sports, culture, outdoor activities, civic organizations
  • Implementation: E-hälsomyndigheten handles applications
  • Eligibility: Children of custodial parent residing in Sweden
  • Effective: September 8, 2025

• Bet. 2024/25:FiU20 - "Riktlinjer för den ekonomiska politiken och budgetpolitiken"

  • Economic policy guidelines: Spring budget framework approved
  • Committee: Finansutskottet
  • Published: June 12, 2025
  • Government priorities:
    1. Strengthen households, support recovery
    2. Restore "work first" principle, reduce unemployment
    3. Increase growth and investments
  • Context: Extended recession, trade policy uncertainty, revised GDP/unemployment forecasts
  • Motions rejected: 9 opposition motions from 2024 general debate

4. Constitutional & Administrative (2 reports)

• Bet. 2024/25:KU22 - "Indelning i utgiftsområden"

  • Budget structure dispute: Riksdag REJECTED government proposal
  • Issue: Moving security-enhancing funding for civil society orgs from budget area 1 (State Governance) to area 17 (Culture, Media, Faith Communities, Leisure)
  • Committee: Konstitutionsutskottet (Constitutional Committee)
  • Published: June 11, 2025
  • Rationale: Insufficient justification for moving long-standing appropriation
  • Political significance: Rare committee rejection of government proposal

• Bet. 2024/25:KU21 - "Behandlingen av riksdagens skrivelser"

  • Government accountability: Annual report on government actions following Riksdag directives (tillkännagivanden)
  • Committee: Konstitutionsutskottet
  • Published: June 11, 2025
  • Riksdag emphasis: Government must act swiftly on parliamentary directives
  • Transparency demand: Detailed reporting on actions taken, ongoing, planned

5. Infrastructure & Environment (2 reports)

• Bet. 2024/25:CU18 - "Ett nytt konkursförfarande"

  • Bankruptcy reform: Modernizing and streamlining bankruptcy proceedings
  • Committee: Civilutskottet (Civil Law Committee)
  • Published: June 11, 2025
  • Changes: Tingsrätt (district court) role simplified, more tasks to bankruptcy administrators
  • Effective: July 1, 2026

• Bet. 2024/25:TU15 - "Sjöfartsfrågor"

  • Maritime policy: Government response to Riksrevisionen audit on shipping emissions
  • Committee: Trafikutskottet (Transport Committee)
  • Published: June 11, 2025
  • Key issue: Riksrevisionen recommends ban on "scrubber water" discharge in Swedish territorial waters
  • Government response: Accepts most recommendations, planning actions
  • Motions rejected: 80 opposition motions on maritime competitiveness, icebreaking, environment, recreational boating

🔧 Implementation Approach

Article Structure (Investigative Style)

1. Lede (150 words) - Hook: Rare committee rejection (KU22) signals cracks in coalition discipline
2. Thesis (100 words) - June 2025 committee work reveals coalition cohesion under stress, opposition strategy of targeted resistance
3. Section 1: The Rejection (300 words) - Deep dive on KU22, constitutional significance, what it signals
4. Section 2: Economic Policy Consensus (300 words) - F-tax reform, Riksbank evaluation, APL emergency funding all passed
5. Section 3: Migration Hardening (250 words) - SfU22 detention powers, SD influence, opposition critique
6. Section 4: Social Investment (250 words) - Fritidskort as coalition bridge, child welfare vs fiscal discipline
7. Section 5: Voting Pattern Analysis (250 words) - Data visualization of committee votes, party discipline scores
8. Section 6: Opposition Strategy (200 words) - S, V, MP tactical choices - where to fight, where to fold
9. Implications (200 words) - What June's committee work tells us about autumn budget battle

Data Visualization (CSS-only)

• Committee voting patterns heat map (8 committees, 4 parties)
• Timeline of committee reports (June 11-16)
• Budget areas affected (7 policy domains)

Technical Requirements

• Semantic HTML5 with proper article structure
• CSS-only voting pattern visualizations (no JavaScript)
• YAML front matter with committee tags
• Responsive design (mobile-first)
• WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
• Swedish character encoding

🌐 Translation & Content Alignment

Translation Guide(s): Swedish-Translation-Guide.md (political terminology)
Related Homepage Page(s): cia-features.html (voting pattern analysis)
Multi-Language Scope: Swedish (primary), English (secondary)

Implementation Notes:

• Use riksdag-regering-mcp get_betankanden and search_voteringar for voting data
• Integrate CIA platform's voting discipline metrics
• Reference 45 risk rules framework for accountability analysis

🤖 Recommended Agent

news-journalist - Investigative journalism specialist with expertise in:

• Legislative monitoring and committee work analysis
• Voting pattern analysis and party discipline assessment
• Swedish parliamentary procedure and coalition dynamics
• Data-driven political journalism
• riksdag-regering-mcp integration (32 tools including voteringar)

Custom Instructions:

1. Investigative journalism style: fact-dense, data-driven, critical analysis
2. Use riksdag-regering-mcp to fetch:
   - Betänkanden (committee reports) for June 2025
   - Voteringar (voting records) for these reports if available
   - Related documents (propositions that sparked these reports)
3. Analyze voting patterns showing:
   - Coalition cohesion (M, SD, KD, L voting together)
   - Opposition unity (S, V, MP coordination)
   - Rare cross-party consensus (F-tax, pharmaceutical preparedness)
4. Highlight constitutional significance of KU22 rejection
5. CSS-only visualizations for voting patterns
6. Generate Swedish primary, English secondary versions
7. Target 1500-1800 words, investigative journalism tone
8. Link to all source documents on riksdagen.se
9. WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility required
10. Static HTML/CSS only - no JavaScript dependencies

✅ Acceptance Criteria

• Investigative article created (1500-1800 words)
• All 10 committee reports analyzed with context
• Voting pattern analysis with data visualization (CSS-only)
• Political dynamics explained (coalition cohesion, opposition strategy)
• Constitutional significance of KU22 rejection highlighted
• Swedish version complete with proper encoding
• English version complete
• Linked to source documents (riksdagen.se URLs)
• YAML front matter with committee tags
• Semantic HTML5 structure
• WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
• Mobile-responsive design
• Passes HTMLHint validation
• Zero broken internal links
• Published to content/ or news/ directory

📚 References

• Repository: https://github.com/Hack23/riksdagsmonitor
• MCP Server: https://riksdag-regering-ai.onrender.com/mcp
• Data Source: Riksdagen Open Data API (committee reports, voting records)
• Translation Guide: Swedish-Translation-Guide.md
• ISMS Policy: Secure Development Policy
• Architecture: ARCHITECTURE.md

🏷️ Labels

type:feature, priority:high, component:content, agent:news-journalist, data-source:riksdag-mcp, language:sv, language:en, analysis:voting-patterns