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Agreement to combat tax evasion signed with the Bahamas
Mar 10, 2010
The Nordic countries signed an agreement on exchange of information with the Bahamas on Wednesday. Information exchange agreements are part of a Nordic Council of Ministers' project to strengthen global efforts to prevent tax evasion.
Recognise, include and support women's participation
Mar 09, 2010
There is no reason to shelve gender equality in the Nordic countries. According to five Nordic experts, gender and the climate, female representation in business, and violence against women represent some of the challenges facing the Nordic countries.
Promotion of Nordic Higher Education and Research - Classification and Ranking on the Nordic Agenda
Mar 08, 2010
How can Nordic strengths within higher education and research be made visible and communicated on a global scale?
Global interest in Nordic gender equality
Mar 06, 2010
A combination of political will and the Nordic welfare model has propelled the Nordic countries along the path towards gender equality but many challenges remain, including violence against women, stereotyping and the pay gap. The equality ministers presented the results and the challenges still faced by gender-equality policy to delegates from all over the world at a Nordic fringe event at the UN on Tuesday March 2.
Icesave vote a threat to global finance?
Mar 05, 2010
The people of Iceland face the prospect of a referendum on the deal their government cut with the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse. Many commentators think it could constitute a threat to the entire global financial system if people are allowed to vote their way out of massive debt.
International agreement needed for shipping in Northwest Passage
Mar 05, 2010
The Canadian Minister of Transport John Baird has announced that Canada will introduce a compulsory register of shipping for all large vessels in the Northwest Passage from 1 July this year. The Nordic Council objects to the proposal in a part of the world the Nordic countries have considered a top priority for international co-operation for many years.
"We must combat violence against women"
Mar 03, 2010
One of the Nordic flagship policies in gender equality, combating violence against women, was raised when the Norwegian Minister for Gender Equality, Audun Bjørlo Lysbakken, addressed the Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW54) and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Wednesday 3 March.
Nordic support for new UN entity for gender equality
Mar 03, 2010
The Nordic countries support the setting up of a new UN entity for gender equality and the advancement of women. This was apparent when the Nordic ministers for gender equality spoke at the UN Session of Commission on the Status of Women (CSW54) and participated in a Nordic fringe event on Tuesday 2 March.
"No more Chernobyl"
Mar 03, 2010
"The risks involved in the reprocessing of nuclear waste are enormous. We should therefore investigate other alternatives for disposing of nuclear waste", said the Swedish MP, Jan Lindholm, member of the Nordic Council, at a conference on nuclear waste in Brussels on Wednesday. The conference focused mainly on the controversial British nuclear waste plant Sellafield.
Nordic countries reinforce cooperation on renewable energy
Mar 01, 2010
The co-operation mechanisms of the EU’s Renewable Energy sources (RES) Directive are new and consequently it is still not fully clear how these flexible mechanisms should be used, nor their consequences on the electricity market and renewable energy sources. Thus, the Nordic Council of Minister’s Working Group for Renewable Energy commissioned GreenStream to evaluate the usefulness and consequences of utilising the co-operation mechanisms of the RES Directive in the Nordic Countries.
Green banks compete for the Nordic Council's Environment Prize
Mar 01, 2010
A total of 15 candidates are competing for the Nordic Council's Nature and Environment Prize 2010. Eight candidates are from Sweden, three from Norway, two from Finland and two from Denmark. Neither Iceland nor any of the autonomous territories, Greenland, the Faroe Islands or Åland, have any candidates this time.
What progress has the Nordic Region made towards gender equality since the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995?
Mar 01, 2010
What progress has the Nordic Region made towards gender equality since the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995? The Nordic Council of Ministers is attending the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW54) in the UN Building in New York in early March. The ministers will be on hand to discuss national and Nordic results as well as future challenges.
Good news from Nordic forests
Feb 26, 2010
These days there are many exciting projects for everyone to enjoy taking place in the Nordic forests. A new website collects all the many initiatives in a kind of inspiration catalogue, which describes how one can successfully add value locally and ensure that the local community gets optimal pleasure from the nearby forests. The examples have been gathered by a working group in the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Tax agreement with Andorra
Feb 24, 2010
The Nordic countries have signed an information-exchange agreement with Andorra about tax affairs. The deal is part of a Nordic Council of Ministers’ project and an international campaign to combat tax evasion.
Karen Ellemann new Minister for Nordic Co-operation
Feb 24, 2010
Former Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs Karen Ellemann (V) was appointed Denmark's new Environment Minister and Minister for Nordic Co-operation on Tuesday.
Free press faces difficulties in Russia
Feb 22, 2010
A new report concludes that the Nordic Council of Ministers' mobility programme is still important for the development of democracy in the east. The Nordic Journalist Center is continuing the hard struggle of providing training courses for Russian journalists.
Nordic Food at the world's largest organic trade fair
Feb 18, 2010
Nordic cuisine is creating an image for itself at the world's largest organic trade fair, Biofach, in Nürnberg, Germany. The Nordic Council of Ministers is co-financing a major Nordic joint venture at BioFach 2010 from 17-20 February. The aim is to give visitors an experience of Nordic food, but also to make contacts and promote exports of the Nordic cuisine.
Unanimous support for Belarusian exile university
Feb 17, 2010
The Nordic countries are prepared to provide an additional €300,000 to fund the European Humanities University, the Belarusian exile university. The move will serve as a further reminder of the strength of Nordic-Baltic relations.
Thirteen nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2010
Feb 17, 2010
The nominees for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2010 have now been selected.
Broad parliamentary support for democratic development in Belarus
Feb 17, 2010
Nordic-Baltic co-operation and dialogue with Belarus is key to the Nordic Council's international commitments. The Nordic Council parliamentarians support Nordic funding of the Belarusian exile university in Vilnius.
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