Agenda
The Nordic Council's 61st Session in Stockholm, 27 - 29 October 2009
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Time 14.30–18.00
- Opening of the Session
- Approval of Delegates
- Approval of Agenda
- Standing Orders and Voting procedures
- Nordic Summit
- Nordic Council of Ministers' Programme 2010
- General debate
- Arctic policies and natural resources
- Freedom of Movement
- The climate and energy
- Debate on closer Nordic co-operation in foreign and defence policies
- Question time with the ministers of co-operation
- Trafficking and gender equality
- Research and Education
- Welfare and culture
- Plans for Nordic Co-operation 2010
- Removal and Adoption of Recommendations, Statements and Internal Resolutions
- Elections
- Speech by the President-elect
- Announcement of date and venue of the next Session
- Closing of the Session
Standing orders 2009 (Document 2)
Time 14.45-18.00
Theme debate with the Prime Ministers and national leaders of the major opposition parties on the role of the Nordic Region in EU co-operation
Time 17:30 - 18:00
The Danish prime minister's presentation of the Danish Programme for the Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2010 (Document 12)
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Time 9.00–10.30
Ministers for Co-operation Report (Document 17)
Council of Ministers' proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ total budget 2010 (B 263/Presidium; C 2)
Time 14.00-15.30
Report on a Nordic dialogue on the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (Document 14)
Report on Nordic co-operation in relation to Arctic policies (Document 7)
Member's proposal on more resource-friendly fishing and a ban on fish dumping, A 1471/environment
Member's proposal on an international conference on developments in the Arctic region, A 1459/Presidium
Time 11.30-12.30
Report by the Ministers for Co-operation on freedom of movement (Document 3)
Member's proposal on access to civil registration numbers during temporary stays in a Nordic country, A 1470/citizens
Time 12.30-14.00 Lunch break
Time 14.00-15.30
Council of Ministers' proposal on the action plan for the energy sector, 2010-2013, (B 262/environment)
Report on Nordic efforts to help achieve a result in the climate negotiations (Document 13)
Report on Nordic work on globalisation, (Document 6)
Member's proposal on a competency database for the environment and energy, A 1463/business
Climate initiatives in the Nordic countries and internationally, Rec. *7/2007/environment
Environment policy for the Nordic Council of Ministers, Statement 2/2009/environment
Time 15.30-17.30
Report by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Document 4)
Report by the Ministers for Defence (Document 5)
Member's proposal for the establishment of a Nordic office in Minsk, Belarus, A 1435/Presidium
Member's proposal for Nordic review of the EU's green and white papers, A 1438/Presidium
Member's proposal on concentrated efforts for a joint Nordic defence, A 1455/Presidium
Member's proposal on Nordic co-operation on space travel policy,
(A 1464/business)
Member's proposal on migration, A 1479/citizens
Thursday 29 October 2009
Time 09.00–10.00
Time 10.00 – 12.00
Annual written report on initiatives and measures in the Nordic Council of Ministers to combat human trafficking (Document 8)
Gender equality report (Document 9)
Member's proposal on children as victims of human trafficking,
A 1449/citizens
Member’s proposal for strong joint Nordic action against drugs, A 1467/citizens
Report on the development of the MR-U's strategy in the area of education and research 2008-2010
(Document 11)
Report on the follow-up to the Language declaration based on reports from the countries and the autonomous territories (Document 10)
Member's proposal on increased research co-operation in the northern region, A 1474/culture
Member's proposal on Nordic research on polar low pressure,
A 1472/culture
Joint Nordic research on drop-out rates and residual groups in the Nordic educational systems, Rec. *31/2008/culture
Committee proposal on Culture in schools, A 1469/culture
Member's proposal on Nordic co-operation on small crafts/cultural skills , A 1473/culture
Time 12.00-13.30 Lunch break
Time 13.30-15.00
Council of Ministers' proposal Restructuring of NIOM to a co-operative body, B 264/welfare
Report on the status of the action plan for diet and exercise (Document 16)
Committee proposal on how to create an inclusive and sustainable Nordic working environment, A 1480/welfare
Committee proposal on consumer policy networks,
A 1478/citizens
Medlemsförslag om trafikinfrastruktur i Mittnorden,
A 1458/näring
Committee proposal on follow-up to the cultural reform,
A 1481/culture
Committee proposal on copyright, A 1482/culture
Committee proposal on Nordic funding for the development of computer games, A 1475/culture
Nordic Council Annual Report 2008 (Document 1)
Nordic Council of Ministers' total activities - annual accounts 2008 (C 1)
Control Committee's report on activities 2009
Auditor General's report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the activities of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2008
(C 3/cc)
Auditor General's report to the Nordic Council on the activities of the Nordic Council 2008 (C 4/cc).
Auditor General's report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the activities of the Nordic Cultural Fund 2008
(C 5/cc)
Member's proposal on changes to the rotation of the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Council, A 1468/Presidium
Member's proposal for stronger support for Nordic co-operation in the national parliaments, A 1439/Presidium
Election of members to the Presidium of the Nordic Council
Election of the President of the Nordic Council
Election of the Vice-President of the Nordic Council
Election of members to the Nordic Council committees and to the Control Committee
Election of chairpersons and substitutes to the Nordic Council committees and the Control Committee
Election of members to the Nordic Council Election Committee
Election to the Nordic Investment Bank Control Committee
