Agenda
01.11.22
14:30 - 14:45
1.
Opening of the Session
1.0.
Opening of the Session
14:30 - 14:45
1.1.
Opening speech by the President of the Nordic Council
14:30 - 14:45
1.2.
Approval of the list of delegates, Document 2d/2022
14:30 - 14:45
1.3.
Approval of the agenda, Document 2c/2022
14:30 - 14:45
1.4.
Approval of the standing orders for the 74th Session, Document 2b/2022
14:30 - 14:45
1.5.
Recommendations and internal resolutions considered and adopted in 2022, Document 16/2022
14:45 - 16:30
2.
Nordic Summit with the prime ministers and heads of government
The future of Nordic co-operation and the Nordic Region’s role in Europe and the world.
14:45 - 16:30
2.1.
Nordic Council Summit 2022 - debate, Debate paper (Document 4/2022)
16:30 - 17:20
3.
Guest speaker and debate
16:30 - 17:20
3.1.
Speech by President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö
16:30 - 17:20
3.2.
Debate
17:20 - 17:30
4.
Programme for the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2023
17:20 - 17:30
4.1.
The Prime Minister of Iceland presents Iceland’s Programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2023, Document 15/2022
02.11.22
09:00 - 10:00
5.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs
09:00 - 09:45
5.1.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs (oral), Document 8/2022
10:00 - 10:20
6.
Foreign policy
09:45 - 10:15
6.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic co-operation on the Western Sahara, A 1911/PRE
09:45 - 10:15
6.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a student exchange programme for Belarusian students, A 1878/presidium
09:45 - 10:15
6.3.
Vote
10:20 - 11:00
7.
Report by the ministers for defence
10:15 - 11:00
7.1.
Statement from the ministers for defence (oral), Document 9/2022
11:00 - 12:00
8.
First debate on new members’ proposals
11:00 - 12:00
8.1.
Member’s proposal on joint Nordic pilgrim initiative, A 1930/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region, Social Democratic Group
11:00 - 12:00
8.2.
Member’s proposal on common Nordic security and defence, A 1926/PRE, Centre Group
11:00 - 12:00
8.3.
Member’s proposal to improve conditions for trade in the Nordic Region, A 1928/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region, Conservative Group
11:00 - 12:00
8.4.
Member’s proposal for a nuclear-weapon-free Nordic Region, A 1931/PRE, Nordic Green Left
11:00 - 12:00
8.5.
Member’s proposal on changing pricing in the electricity market, A 1935/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region, Nordic Freedom
14:00 - 15:00
9.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
14:00 - 15:00
9.1.
Report by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation (oral), Document 10/2022
14:00 - 15:00
9.2.
Question time
15:00 - 15:30
10.
Reports from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
15:00 - 15:30
10.1.
Report by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation on mobility and freedom of movement, Document 12/2022
15:00 - 15:30
10.2.
Mid-term evaluation of the vision of the Nordic Council of Minister, Document 7/2022
15:30 - 15:45
11.
Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget
15:30 - 15:45
11.1.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget for 2023, B 339/presidium
The council of ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget for 2023 can be obtained by contacting senior advisor Bo Grubbe Jensen at bogjen@norden.org
15:30 - 15:45
11.2.
Vote
15:45 - 16:25
12.
Crisis preparedness in the Nordic Region
15:45 - 16:25
12.1.
Report by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation on Nordic crisis preparedness, Document 13/2022
The report will be followed by a speech by Iceland’s Minister for Nordic Co-operation and chair of the Haga collaboration as a presentation for political dialogue on crisis preparedness in the Nordic Region, Rec. 26/2021, 28/2021 and 1/2022
16:25 - 16:55
13.
Welfare in the Nordic Region
17:00 - 17:30
13.1.
Nordic Council of Ministers’ report on Nordic co-operation on social care and health policy, Document 6/2022
17:00 - 17:30
13.2.
Nordic Council of Ministers’ gender equality report, Document 20/2022
16:55 - 17:30
14.
International co-operation
16:25 - 17:00
14.1.
Speeches by international guests
03.11.22
08:30 - 10:00
15.
Knowledge and culture in the Nordic Region
09:00 - 10:30
15.1.
Committee proposal on research policy report, A 1920/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
09:00 - 10:30
15.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on friendship schools and friendships between educational institutions, A 1880/culture
09:00 - 10:30
15.3.
Consideration of Council of Ministers’ proposal for Nordplus, new programme period 2023 to 2027, B 343/UKK
09:00 - 10:30
15.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on friendship schools and friendships between educational institutions, A 1880/, culture, Reservation
09:00 - 10:30
15.5.
Consideration of member’s proposal on strengthening the Nordic perspective in teacher training, A 1892/culture
09:00 - 10:30
15.6.
Consideration of member’s proposal on tomorrow’s circular libraries, A 1901/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
09:00 - 10:30
15.7.
Consideration of member’s proposal on anti-racist curricula, A 1908/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region, Reservation
09:00 - 10:30
15.8.
Vote
10:00 - 11:00
16.
Welfare in the Nordic Region, cont.
08:30 - 09:00
16.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on a human-rights-based narcotics policy in the Nordic Region, A 1896/welfare, Reservation
08:30 - 09:00
16.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on aesthetic injections and other surgical cosmetic procedures, A 1903/Committee for Welfare in the Nordic Region
08:30 - 09:30
16.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal for the reduction of the number of children and young people growing up in persistent low-income circumstances, A 1907/Committee for Welfare in the Nordic Region
08:30 - 09:30
16.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic co-operation on the post-viral illness long-covid, A 1910/UVN
08:30 - 09:00
16.5.
Vote
11:00 - 11:30
17.
Growth and development in the Nordic Region
12:30 - 13:00
17.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on a certification scheme for sustainable tourism, A 1893/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
12:30 - 13:00
17.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on the electrification of shipping and ports, A 1771/growth
12:30 - 13:00
17.3.
Vote
12:30 - 13:45
18.
A sustainable Nordic Region
10:30 - 11:30
18.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on ecocide legislation, A 1863/sustainability, Reservation
10:30 - 11:30
18.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic co-operation to control invasive species, A 1912/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
10:30 - 11:30
18.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal to make the Nordic Region a leader in Europe in the capture, transport and storage of CO2 (CCS), A 1909/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
10:30 - 11:30
18.4.
Committee proposal on the establishment of Nordic and national Youth Climate Councils, A 1917/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region, Reservation
10:30 - 11:30
18.5.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Swan labelling of packaging, A 1872/sustainability
10:30 - 11:30
18.6.
Vote
13:45 - 14:15
19.
The Presidium
13:45 - 14:15
19.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ financial statements, A 1900/PRE
13:45 - 14:15
19.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal for national anchoring of Nordic co-operation, A 1914/PRE
13:45 - 14:15
19.3.
Vote
14:15 - 14:30
20.
The Nordic Council’s internal affairs
13:00 - 13:45
20.1.
Control Committee’s report on activities in 2022, Document 18/2022
13:00 - 13:45
20.2.
Consideration of the Danish National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council on the audited accounts of the Nordic Council’s activities 2021, C 3/2022/cc
13:00 - 13:45
20.3.
Consideration of the Danish National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ activities for 2021, C 4/2022/cc
13:00 - 13:45
20.4.
Consideration of the Danish National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the activities of the Nordic Cultural Fund in 2021, C 5/2022/cc
13:00 - 13:45
20.5.
Nordic Council Annual Report 2021, Document 1/2022
14:30 - 14:45
21.
Elections 2023
13:45 - 14:00
21.1.
Election of the President and Vice-President of the Nordic Council, Document 19/2022
13:45 - 14:00
21.2.
Election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons to the Nordic Council’s committees and the Control Committee, Document 19/2022
13:45 - 14:00
21.3.
Election of members to the Nordic Council Presidium and committees, Document 19/2022
13:45 - 14:00
21.4.
Election of members to the Nordic Cultural Fund’s board, Document 19/2022
14:45 - 14:55
22.
Norway’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2023
14:00 - 14:10
22.1.
Presentation by the president-elect from Norway of the country’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2023, Document 5/2022
14:55 - 15:00
23.
Closing of the Session
14:10 - 14:15
23.1.
Announcement of date and venue of the next Session
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