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Nordic Council at defence conference: more security and co-operation on defence policy needed Backing for young people fighting biodiversity loss and climate change Nordiska rådet: Järnvägssatsningar viktiga för att uppnå det nordiska samarbetets Vision 2030 Call for Submission of event proposals at the Nordic Pavilion Nominations for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2024 The nominations for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2024 Nordiskt utskott: Gruvdrift på djuphavsbotten bör förbjudas tills vidare The Presidium of the Nordic Council: The Helsinki Treaty should be updated and a Nordic defence and security commission is needed See all the candidates for the Environment Prize 2024 Here are the nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Music Prize Final call till Nordiska rådets miljöpris 2024 Nordic Council: The Nordic Region must have a joint plan for the Baltic Sea Meet the nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize Behov av stärkt samarbete om hållbar mobilitet Bevara kompetensen i gränskommittéerna The Nordic Council debates security co-operation in Tórshavn Nordic Council working group: The Helsinki Treaty should cover security policy The Nordic Council issues statement regarding Israel and Palestine Vice Admiral Louise Dedichen guest speaker at Nordic Council theme session in the Faroe Islands Nordiska rådets välfärdsutskott på CSW – ”viktigt forum för att främja jämställdhet i Norden och världen” Security, peace, and preparedness in the North Atlantic to be debated as Nordic Council meets in Faroe Islands in April Here are the nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize Committee: Producer responsibility should result in more sustainable textiles 2024 Nordic Council Environment Prize to focus on sustainable construction Presidium of Nordic Council meets in Finland – visit to President and discussions on security policy COP28: The Programme is live What was decided at the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council New youth format for Nordic Talks at COP28 Peace and Security in the Arctic are keywords for the Icelandic programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council in 2024 Only Sweden is against a new ministerial council for transport Biodiversity should be a priority when expanding offshore wind power Murder between partners must be combated One year after the biodiversity agreement: Is the Nordic Region’s nature policy on the right track? Meet the winners of the Nordic Council prizes for 2023 Joanna Rubin Dranger wins Nordic Council Literature Prize 2023 The Danish film "Empire" wins 2023 Nordic Council Film Prize Rán Flygenring wins 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize Maija Kauhanen wins the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize Renewcell wins the 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize Jens Stoltenberg: “We must invest more in defence” Exhibition on freedom of expression with contributions from Nordic young people opens in conjunction with Session of Nordic Council Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess to award the Nordic Council Environment Prize on 31 October Jens Stoltenberg to speak at the Session of the Nordic Council Nordic Council prizes to be awarded in Oslo on 31 October Security, the climate and young people’s influence – the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council More co-operation is the key to Nordic Vision 2030 Nordic Council highlights young people’s participation in political debate at meeting of European speakers The Nordic Region is stepping up its efforts reduce food waste Strong support for Ukraine and focus on democracy in new Nordic-Baltic co-operation agreement Journalists, it’s time to apply for accreditation for the Nordic Council Session and awards ceremony Nordiska rådet arrangerade rundabordssamtal om försvarsfrågor Nordic Committee: Increase knowledge sharing regarding nuclear decommissioning “Restrict industrial trawling for herring in the Baltic Sea!” Meet the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize Östersjöns tillstånd och nukleärt samarbete på Nordiska rådets agenda i september Which films stand a chance of winning the 2023 Nordic Council Film Prize? Flere unge sliter, vi må trå til! “Urgent co-operation needed on offshore wind power if Nordics are to be leaders” The Nordic Council looks into updating Helsinki Treaty Committee seeks to attract pilgrims to Nordic Region Summer camp on Utøya brings together young people from the Nordic Region and Ukraine Join us at the democracy festivals Ten years of the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize Here are the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize Nordic Council at Baltic conference: security and co-operation in the east are important The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands celebrates 40th anniversary Final call for the 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize Nordic Council Presidium to meet European Parliament Meet the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize Measures required to strengthen vocational training in the Nordic Region Democracy, security and climate - keywords in the international strategy of the Nordic Council Debate starts about action plan 2025–2030 for Our Vision More energy co-operation – not less Norden-föreningarnas generalsekreterare Henrik Wilén har avlidit President of Iceland to address the Nordic Council Theme Session Anniversary of the invasion – continued Nordic support for Ukraine Theme Session 2023: Energy supply at a time of uncertainty. Meet the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize Nordic Council debated revision of Nordic Region’s “basic charter” New security situation on agenda when Nordic Council meets Do the Nordics need a common cyber security strategy? “A new era for Nordic defence” with every Nordic country a member of NATO Ett steg närmare formellt nordiskt transportsamarbete The decisions made at the 74th Session of the Nordic Council Bertel Haarder: Time to renew “basic charter” of the Nordic Council Jorodd Asphjell – new President of the Nordic Council "Ta ett nordiskt grepp om de invasiva arter som hotar ekonomi och ekosystem!" Concern that more children are growing up in poor families in the Nordic Region Nordic co-operation on education and research is crucial for the green transition President of Finland to the Nordic Council: A renaissance for co-operation Meet the winners of the 2022 Nordic Council prizes Solvej Balle wins 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize Nora Dåsnes wins 2022 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize City of Mariehamn in Åland wins 2022 Nordic Council Environment Prize Karin Rehnqvist wins 2022 Nordic Council Music Prize See more Information Who will win the 2024 Nordic Council prizes? Practical information for journalists attending the 2024 Session of the Nordic Council in Reykjavik Live streaming from the democracy festivals 2024 Here you can watch streams from the various democracy festivals that were held in 2024. Rekommandationsoversigt 2024 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2024 Bakgrundsmaterial för temadebatt och aktualitetsdebatt Practical information about the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands Here is some practical information ahead of the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands How to generate interest for the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council CSW68 - The Nordic Approach to Gender Equality and Women's Economic Freedom at UN Summit Iceland’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2024 Programme for the Nordic Pavilion at COP28 Broadcasts from the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo Broadcast from the press conference with Jens Stoltenberg Practical information for journalists attending the Session and the awards ceremony for the Nordic Council prizes 2023 Nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council prizes How to generate greater interest in the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council Practical information about the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo Here is some practical information ahead of the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo About the Nordic Council About the Nordic Council’s prizes The history of the Nordic Council Rekommandationsoversigt 2023 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2023 The Norwegian Presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2023 Jorodd Asphjell, President of the Nordic Council in 2023 Helge Orten, Vice President of the Nordic Council in 2023 Nominees for the 2022 Nordic Council prizes Nordiska rådet har besökt sommarens nordiska demokratifestivaler Nordic Council’s international co-operation Seventy years of the Nordic Council Democracy festival videos 2022 Here is a selection of videos from this year’s democracy festivals. People’s Festival 2022 Sagsliste/Ärendelista Samlet oversigt over Nordisk Råds aktuelle sager, sessionsdokumenter og skriftlige spørgsmål Nordic and Baltic democracy festivals 2022 Finland’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2022 Erkki Tuomioja, President of the Nordic Council for 2022 Lulu Ranne, Vice-President of the Nordic Council for 2022 Rekommandationsoversigt 2022 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2022 The Nordic Environmental Relay Rekommandationsoversigt 2021 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2021 Guidelines for appearances before committees of the Nordic Council Rekommandationsoversigt 2020 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer vedtaget i løbet af 2020 Your personal data is protected About the Sessions of the Nordic Council Events UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 Dates 21.10-01.11.2024 Type Conference The Nordic Council prizes 2024 – TV programme Dates 22.10.2024 07:40 PM - 08:45 PM Type Online 2024 Session of the Nordic Council in Reykjavik Dates 28-31.10.2024 Type Event UN Climate Change Conference COP29 Dates 11-22.11.2024 Type Conference Nordic Council Theme Session 2024 The Nordic Council will hold its annual Theme Session in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, on 8 and 9 April. The theme is security, peace and preparedness in the North Atlantic.
The Presidium of the Nordic Council: The Helsinki Treaty should be updated and a Nordic defence and security commission is needed
Nordiska rådets välfärdsutskott på CSW – ”viktigt forum för att främja jämställdhet i Norden och världen”
Security, peace, and preparedness in the North Atlantic to be debated as Nordic Council meets in Faroe Islands in April
Peace and Security in the Arctic are keywords for the Icelandic programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council in 2024
Exhibition on freedom of expression with contributions from Nordic young people opens in conjunction with Session of Nordic Council
Nordic Council highlights young people’s participation in political debate at meeting of European speakers
Live streaming from the democracy festivals 2024 Here you can watch streams from the various democracy festivals that were held in 2024.
Rekommandationsoversigt 2024 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2024
Practical information about the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands Here is some practical information ahead of the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands
Practical information for journalists attending the Session and the awards ceremony for the Nordic Council prizes 2023
Practical information about the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo Here is some practical information ahead of the 2023 Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo
Rekommandationsoversigt 2023 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2023
Sagsliste/Ärendelista Samlet oversigt over Nordisk Råds aktuelle sager, sessionsdokumenter og skriftlige spørgsmål
Rekommandationsoversigt 2022 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2022
Rekommandationsoversigt 2021 Oversigt over Nordisk Råds rekommandationer og interne beslutninger vedtaget i løbet af 2021