The Nordic countries showed once again a united front at the yearly UN top summit on Gender Equality (CSW68) this week. The summit is an opportunity to showcase policies that work in the Nordics, for the Nordic countries to meet and compare progress but also to get inspired by others, and have a larger conversation on global gender issues.
A new report is being published today on what’s needed to change our eating habits in the Nordic countries. The report demonstrates that taxes and subsidies are key policy tools and also suggests co-operation on labelling and marketing regulations to make it easier for people in the Nordics to enjoy healthier and more climate-friendly diets.
A new report is being published today on what’s needed to change eating habits in the Nordic countries. The report demonstrates that taxes and subsidies are key policy tools and also suggests co-operation on labelling and marketing regulations to make it easier for people in the Nordics to enjoy healthier and more climate-friendly diets.
How can the Nordic countries bolster their co-operation on defence and security in the North Atlantic and the Arctic? What new opportunities arise once all the Nordic countries are members of NATO? The Nordic Council will debate these issues as delegates gather for their annual theme session on 8 and 9 April in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.
A more simple Nordic tax treaty is high on the Nordic Freedom of Movement Council’s list of priorities for 2024, it decided at a kickoff meeting in Copenhagen on 22–23 February.
Following the adoption of a fund for responding to loss and damage, the establishment of the framework for the global goal of adaptation, and the agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels at COP28, the Nordic Co-operation is preparing for COP29.
Thirteen novels, poetry collections, and short stories have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The list of nominees for this year delivers a strong literary field spanning the entire Nordic Region. The prize has been awarded since 1962.
From 19 February, you can apply for a grant from the Embassy Programme. The aim of the programme is to promote co-operation between Nordic embassies and diplomatic missions in line with Vision 2030, which seeks to deliver a Nordic Region that is green, competitive, and socially sustainable. Applications are welcomed for any size of project from all the Nordic embassies outside the Nordic Region.
Governments in the Nordic Region should introduce common principles for Nordic producer responsibility regarding textiles. That’s the proposal of the Nordic Council Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region. The committee unanimously approved the proposal at its meeting in Stockholm on Tuesday.
Two new members have joined the Freedom of Movement Council, which advocates freedom of movement in the Nordic Region. Bertel Haarder is newly elected from Denmark, and Fredrik Karlström is a new member from Åland. Both of them have extensive past experience of Nordic co-operation.
For eight years, the Nordic countries have co-operated on democracy, inclusion, and cohesion through a network of education policy experts, called the DIS network. The report “Democracy, inclusion, and cohesion” gives an account of Nordic co-operation and the countries’ ongoing efforts within our education systems to protect and promote democratic values.
The prize for 2024, worth DKK 300,000, shall be awarded to a person or entity in the Nordic Region who has made a special contribution to the development of a sustainable construction sector. From today through to 30 April, the public can nominate candidates for the prize.
Sustainable development in the Arctic and the people of the North top the agenda as researchers, policy makers and business leaders gather for the annual Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway, from 29 January to 1 February. Dialogue about the Arctic has never been more important.
The Nordic Council of Ministers will conduct a strategic review of efforts to address obstacles to freedom of movement, i.e. barriers that impede free movement in the Nordic Region. The aim with the analysis is to streamline efforts to tackle obstacles to freedom of movement.
