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.
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The period up to 1971
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There were negotiations at many levels in the run-up to the establishment of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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1972-1989
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The number of pan-Nordic institutions increases.
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After 1989
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The Nordic Region finds its place in the new world order after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Literature and links
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Further information on the history of the Nordic Council of Ministers