Demonstrations against the Bilderberg Group in Stockholm

The legendary Bilderberg Group’s annual gathering is drawing to a close. 

For four days they have been renting the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm and a closing dinner is expected tonight. 

At the same time, several demonstrations are being held against the group – in which the Nazi NMR and the right-wing populist Alternative for Sweden are participating.  News, reports and analyses in Sweden and around the world.

A hundred people have met annually since its inception in 1954 in what has come to be known as the Bilderberg Group. The guest list varies slightly from year to year and they meet around the world.

This week, 114 world leaders, business leaders and high-ranking academics met at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, and the hotel will not reopen to the public until Monday. On Saturday evening, the guests will leave the hotel for a dinner at the luxury villa Täcka Udden on Djurgården, according to information provided to Aftonbladet.

In recent days, Swedish politicians such as Ulf Kristersson and Magdalena Andersson have stepped behind the gold-plated screens, as have Spotify founder Daniel Ek, Volvo CEO Martin Lundstedt, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The Atlantic journalist and author Anne Applebaum and well-known tech investor Peter Thiel have also been invited.

Two demonstrations are held

The Bilderberg Group itself has stated that the participants will discuss, among other things, Ukraine, the American economy, migration, the Middle East and future defense, according to a press release.  

On Saturday, two gatherings have been granted permission in connection with the meeting. One will be held at Blasieholmstorg and according to the organizer, an estimated 20 people will participate. Then there is a slightly larger demonstration of around 100 people that has gone from Gustav Adolfs torg to Karl XII torg. Present at the demonstration is the Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement, NMR, which is handing out flyers. The right-wing populist Alternative for Sweden also participated, and the previously active Sweden Democrats MP Roger Richthoff, now active in Alternative for Sweden, spoke.

Robert Sennerdahl at the police says that they have not received any reports of disturbances in connection with the gatherings.

– We are on site with several units, he says.