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History of the Nordic Council of Ministers

The Nordic Council of Ministers was established in 1971 after an attempt at Nordic economic co-operation, the so-called Nordek, had failed the year before. Denmark and Norway voted on membership of the EC in 1972, and one of the goals of the Nordic Council of Ministers was to maintain Nordic co-operation, in the event that some of the Nordic countries also became EC members.
The period up to 1971
There were negotiations at many levels in the run-up to the establishment of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
1972-1989
The number of pan-Nordic institutions increases.
After 1989
The Nordic Region finds its place in the new world order after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Literature and links
Further information on the history of the Nordic Council of Ministers
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