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- Russian election under fire
- Dec 06, 2011
- International observers covering the election to the State Duma on Sunday 4 December have issued a statement criticising the conduct of the ballot.
- Nordic election observers in Russia
- Nov 29, 2011
- The Nordic Council is to send a small delegation of election observers to Russia in December.
- Funding boost for Russian and Nordic journalism
- Nov 08, 2011
- A major new grant will allow Russian journalists to learn more about Nordic democracy and the free press, while Nordic journalists will acquire more in-depth knowledge of Russia.
- Who should pay for safety at sea in the Arctic?
- Nov 04, 2011
- "Individually, the Nordic countries are small, while the Arctic waters cover a vast area, so the Nordic Region will have to work together to improve safety at sea in the far north. And why not ask shipping companies to help foot the bill?" the Nordic Council asked at its annual Session in Copenhagen, 1-3 November.
- Visa freedom with Russia is long-term goal
- Oct 31, 2011
- Finland's prime minister, Jyrki Katainen, announced at the Nordic and Baltic prime ministers' press conference in Copenhagen that he supports visa freedom with Russia.
- Nordic-Baltic cooperation at a turning point
- Oct 27, 2011
- Top diplomats discuss the past and future of Nordic-Baltic cooperation at the BDF Summit in Gdansk, October 24-26. Regional cooperation supplements and strengthens EU integration, they agree.
- Baltic Sea Region heads for calmer seas despite stormy global economy
- Oct 26, 2011
- The Baltic Sea Region is recovering faster than most from the current crisis, concludes the annual State of the Region Report, presented at this year’s Baltic Development Forum Summit in Gdansk, October 24-26.
- Nordic cooperation strengthens growth in the Baltic Sea region
- Oct 23, 2011
- The Nordic Council of Ministers focuses on bioenergy and new targets for the EU Baltic Sea strategy at the BDF Summit 2011. Nordic activities at this year's Baltic Development Forum follow up on the conference “Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region” from May 2011.
- Gender equality conference in St Petersburg on combating violence against women
- Oct 04, 2011
- A new four-year co-operation programme: “Gender Equality Creates Sustainable Societies” between the gender equality sector of the Nordic Council of Ministers and North-West Russia has been launched.
- The Russian Ministry of Education and Science and the Nordic Council of Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding
- Sep 29, 2011
- On 29 September 2011 the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and the Nordic Council of Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in education and research.
- The fight for the Arctic
- Jun 09, 2011
- The snow is melting and marine traffic is increasing. The climate is changing and the extraction of natural resources is being intensified. But what is happening to the Arctic and what role do the Nordic countries play in the race for a place in the midnight sun?
- Exchange visits by Nordic and Russian MPs
- May 13, 2011
- A Nordic Council delegation headed by the chair of the Welfare Committee Siv Friðleifsdóttir is visiting Pskov and St Petersburg, 16-20 May.
- Keeping an eye on nuclear power
- Apr 01, 2011
- The Nordic Council Environment Committee is to attend meetings about safety at nuclear power plants in Russia and Great Britain. “ It’s important to follow up on nuclear safety in neighbouring countries,” says committee chairperson, Ann-Kristine Johansson MP (Sweden).
- Youth unemployment theme for Nordic-Russian youth forum
- Mar 24, 2011
- Arkhangelsk hosted a forum for young politicians from Northwest Russia and the Nordic countries on 21 - 23 March. An important theme this tine was stronger action against youth unemployment which has risen after the financial crisis.
- NGO partnership? Apply for Nordic funding!
- Mar 01, 2011
- Each spring, the Nordic Council of Ministers accepts applications for project funding from its NGO programme. One of the stipulations is that at least three NGOs must be involved, at least one from a Nordic country, one from Russia or Belarus and one from Poland or the Baltic states.
- Nordic key issue on international agenda
- Feb 23, 2011
- Improved labelling of food products and limiting the use of trans fats in food were added at the last minute to the final conference statement from the Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum between Russia, the EU and the Nordic and Baltic countries on 23 February in Tromsø.
- New Impetus for Co-operation between the Nordic countries and Northwest Russia
- Feb 21, 2011
- On 17 February 2011, the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation gathered for a meeting in Saint Petersburg for the first time. The co-operation with the Baltic States and Northwest Russia plays a vital role for the Nordic countries. Finland, which holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2011, proposed therefore that the ministerial meeting be held in Saint Petersburg.
- Nordic Council, EU and Russia meet to tackle development issues in the Arctic and Barents region
- Feb 17, 2011
- The Nordic and Baltic countries meet February 22 with Russia and the EU, as well as representatives from the Arctic and Barents regions, to tackle issues such as the pollution of the Baltic Sea, improvement of the Northern Axis transportation corridor linking Europe and Asia, as well as energy policy and other matters of common concern.
- Nordic co-operation is the key to growth and influence
- Feb 11, 2011
- "Nordic co-operation has led a dormant existence but that must end now. The region is the world's tenth largest economy and geographically bigger than India. This weight must be used to make its mark in the world", write the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation in the Danish Commonwealth of the Realm in an opinion piece in the newspaper 'Information'.
- Research cooperation between the Nordic Council of Minsters and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- Dec 21, 2010
- The Ministers of Education and Research of the Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) met in Copenhagen on 8 November 2010 to discuss present and future co-operation in the fields of education and research
