European Union and the Arctic Main developments July 2008–July 2010 The interest for the Arctic region has been intense in recent years, as demonstrated by... 04.03.14
The European Union and the Arctic Developments and perspectives 2010-2014 The report analyses the policy statements on Arctic issues released from 2010 by the EU... 12.12.14
The European Union and the Arctic Policies and actions The developments in the Arctic are increasingly a subject for political dialogue and po... 04.03.14
Emissions trading outside the European Union The global market for greenhouse gas emission allowances and emission reductions has gr... 04.03.14
Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products The report is carried out by Viegand Maagøe A/S for the Nordic Working Group for Circul... 08.05.24
Nordic Region prepares for closer European co-operation on energy Communiqué from a meeting of the Nordic ministers for energy in Copenhagen on 10 Novemb... 10.11.15
Nordic ministers to co-operate more closely on energy at European level The Nordic energy ministers have pledged to work me closely together at both Nordic and... 23.11.17
Analysis of Nordic regulatory framework and its effect on waste prevention and recycling in the region At an important time in Nordic Waste Policy, as the 2018 Circular Economy Package makes... 23.04.19
The Nordic Region and the African Union urge the COP27 to talk about gender equality The Nordic Region will join forces with the African Union and highlight the importance ... 04.11.22
Comments on COM (2006) 676 Building a global market Directive 2003/87/EC established a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading... 04.03.14
Creating for tomorrow Projects in the Northern Dimension 12 projects supported by the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture through the firs... 04.03.14
Nordic Council highlights young people’s participation in political debate at meeting of European speakers Young people should be involved in decision-making and political debate to give them a ... 28.09.23
Nordic Management-Labour Relations and Internationalization Converging and Diverging Tendencies An important query for the book Nordic Management-Labour Relations and Internationaliza... 09.10.14
EU Emission Trading Scheme and the Effect on the Price of Electricity Starting from 1st January 2005 the European Union will implement a scheme for trading w... 04.03.14
Cost of Late Action - the Case of PCB The purpose of this study is to estimate environmental costs for the use of polychlorin... 04.03.14
Common concern for the Arctic Conference arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers 9-10 September 2008, Ilulissat, Greenland Developments in the Arctic are increasingly a subject for politi-cal dialogue and polic... 04.03.14
Cordless Power Tools in the Nordic Countries The toxic heavy metal cadmium is used in rechargeable nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries, ... 04.03.14
Urban Development Nordic strengths and challenges under the heading of a new global agenda This study is the third in the series. The subject, Nordic urban research, is one that ... 31.12.07
The use of emissions trading in relation to other means of reducing emissions A Nordic comparative study For quite a long time the Nordic countries have had explicitly formulated climate chang... 04.03.14
Implementing Smart Specialisation strategies in Nordic regions Smart Specialisation (S3) as a policy tool has quickly been adopted across the European... 02.07.19
From migrants to workers Regional and local practices on integration of labour migrants and refugees in rural areas in the Nordic countries The increase in immigration has been especially large since 2000 driven in part by seve... 01.06.17
The Linking Directive and the Potential for Joint Implementation in the Baltic Sea Region The "Linking Directive" establishes a link between the European Union Greenho... 04.03.14
Sustainable and secure energy supplies Status, targets and political & financial tools In 2000 the EU Green Book ³Towards a European Strategy for the security on en... 04.03.14
Access to Information in the Nordic Countries A Comparison of the Laws of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland and International Rules Principles of freedom of information require authorities and other public agencies to p... 12.12.14
Addressing resource efficiency through the Ecodesign Directive A review of opportunities and barriers The European Union has initiated a number of initiatives to improve resource efficiency... 08.04.14
The influence of hazard classification on the use of chemicals A pilot project The purpose of this pilot project is to investigate the relationship between the implem... 04.03.14
Environmental Information in Instructions for Use of Consumer Products The European Union has highlighted the issue of environmentally sound use of products i... 04.03.14
Climate and Air Pollution – future challenges for the Nordic countries in relation to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the EU The Climate and Air Group under Nordic Council of Ministers supports the work within th... 04.03.14
The United Nordic Federation The Nordic Region 2030: The five Nordic countries have formed a federal political entit... 04.03.14
Knowledge Infrastructure for the Fifth Freedom in the Baltic Sea Area There is an outstanding window of opportunity to place the Nordic and Baltic Sea countr... 04.03.14
Baltic Investment Programme – Twenty Years of Joint Nordic Financial and Technical Assistance to the Three Baltic Countries The Baltic Investment Programme was first launched for the period 1992-1995. It was the... 04.03.14
The Role of 5G in the Transition to a Digital and Green Economy in the Nordic and Baltic Countries: Analytic Report The report provides an overview of the status of 5G roll-out and its industrial uptake ... 14.06.23
Public Service Media's Contribution to Society: RIPE@2021 Public Service Media (PSM) across Europe and beyond are increasingly under pressure, wi... 06.06.23
Food Labelling Nordic Consumers' Attitudes to Food Labelling This report summarizes the final results of a quantitative study on Nordic consumers... 04.03.14
Nordic-Baltic Demographic Vulnerability Assessment at municipal level Across the world people are moving nationally from rural areas to bigger towns and citi... 31.07.17
The Nordic Region leading in green growth Status report for the Nordic Prime Ministers Summer Meeting, 27 May 2014 In November 2011, the Nordic Prime Ministers commissioned the Nordic Council of Ministe... 04.07.14
The Next Big Thing? Trends Shaping Nordic Innovation The Next Big Thing? Trends Shaping Nordic Innovation is written for people interested i... 04.03.14
Safe and Wholesome Food - Nordic Reflections Conference Proceedings Modern food production technology, marketing and transport systems, together with liber... 04.03.14
Nordic Energy Co-operation Strong today – Stronger tomorrow On 27 October 2015, the Nordic Council of Ministers for Business, Energy and Regional P... 20.06.17
Policy Area Innovation - Strategy Guide Putting the Action Plan into practice The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) that was launched by the European Un... 02.09.16
Polar Peoples in the Future Projections of the Arctic Populations Projections of the future size, composition and distribution of the populations of the ... 04.05.20
Relationship between CO2, fuel and electricity prices and the effect on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in Nordic countries The European Union emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) has rea-ched the end of the first ... 04.03.14
Promotion of Renewable Energy Globally Based on Johannesburg Follow-up Renewable energy sources made their first real entry onto the international energy scen... 04.03.14
More important role for the Nordic Region in Europe Commenting on the outcome of the UK referendum, the Secretary General of the Nordic Cou... 23.06.16
Scalable Consumer Content in the Future Digital Environment A Nordic consortium has studied IPR related obstacles and opportunities that digitalisa... 03.09.18
Baltic co-operation brings participants from the EU and the Nordic Region together in Jurmala, Latvia How can Baltic co-operation be strengthened? How should existing barriers to co-operati... 15.06.15
“Democratic networks in Europe more important than ever” Trying to build networks between European countries subscribing to essential values as ... 20.03.15
Freedom of Movement Council and the Öresund Region an example for Europe The European Commission is using the Öresund Region as inspiration for how countries ca... 16.01.18
Nordic campaign against illegal employment practices Cash-in-hand jobs, tax evasion and human trafficking, indeed all forms of illegal emplo... 13.04.18
Nordic Council takes part in celebrations for 30th anniversary of the Baltic chain “Dear Baltic friends. The world admired you on 23 August 1989, and we still do.” This w... 23.08.19
Nordic Baltic condemnation of violence in Kyiv The Presidents of Nordic Council and Baltic Assembly jointly condemns the use of force ... 22.01.14
Making Blue Growth cool The Ministry of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands hosted the first Large Ocean Nations For... 06.10.17
Nordic support for green recovery in Ukraine The Nordic Green Bank is currently supporting more than 20 projects on the ground to im... 06.03.23
The Nordics have solutions for a fossil-free future Nordic solutions are the right way to go to achieve fossil-free energy production. Thes... 03.03.21
Origins of immigrants Immigrants come to the Nordic Countries from all over the world. Many from other Europe... 28.02.22
Nordic Council and German EU Committee in joint talks “We will always want to discuss issues with our neighbours” – Henrik Dam Kristensen ... 25.02.16
Joint Nordic declaration on unemployment benefits urges the EU to change the rules The Nordic Ministers for Employment and Labour has presented the EU Commission with a j... 07.12.15
Nordic Freedom of Movement Council gets new Swedish representative Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of the Swedish National Board of Trade, has been appoin... 26.09.23
Border controls affect freedom of movement in the Nordic Region On Wednesday, the Swedish government decided to impose temporary border controls starti... 13.11.15
Digital disruption in the bioeconomy is changing consumer behaviour The digital transformations of our societies were discussed from a sustainable perspect... 15.06.17
Brussels welcomes Nordic culture Over the three fall months of 2019, Brussels will play host to more than 400 Nordic art... 11.10.19
President of Nordic Council calls for closer relations with Germany Germany is more important to the Nordic Region than ever, the President of the Nordic C... 26.09.18
Former president of the Nordic Council receives Benelux Award On Friday, Höskuldur Þórhallsson, former president of the Nordic Council and Icelandic ... 17.06.16
Can the Nordic countries co-operate on refugee policy? Ahead of the official opening of the Nordic Council’s Session, politicians had already ... 27.10.15
Christer Haglund is the new director of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia After 14 years’ service in the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a further 14 yea... 04.02.15
Nordic Council discusses Brexit and the future of the EU with Benelux The impact of Brexit, the future of the EU, and the situation in Belarus were the focus... 02.10.20
Nordic Council meets Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tichanovskaja The Nordic Council has held a digital meeting with the Belarusian opposition leader, Sv... 02.09.20
”We face the same challenges” Franz Thönnes (SPD) of the German Bundestag on co-operation with the Nordic Council and... 09.03.16
The Nordic Region represents sustainability “Nordic co-operation is crucial for those of us living in the island territories of the... 01.07.15
Security, peace, and preparedness in the North Atlantic to be debated as Nordic Council meets in Faroe Islands in April How can the Nordic countries bolster their co-operation on defence and security in the ... 07.03.24