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- Raising the level of the fisheries debate
- Feb 02, 2012
- The Nordic countries may have unique experience of matters relating to the marine environment and marine management but those involved find it hard to make their voices heard in the public debate, according to a number of experts. A new Nordic think tank seeks to redress this imbalance.
- Theme session to focus on the Arctic
- Feb 01, 2012
- The Arctic will be the theme of the first Nordic Council theme session of the year in Iceland on 23 March. The plenary debate, which will highlight Arctic issues from an environmental-, equality- and welfare perspective, will be broadcast live over the Internet from the Alting in Reykjavik
- Sasi: Välfärdsservicen har exportpotential
- Jan 25, 2012
- Världens bästa välfärdslösningar ska lyftas fram och exporteras. Nordiska rådets president Kimmo Sasi ser särskild potential i de servicelösningar och -modeller som tagits fram inom den nordiska hälsovården.
- Public-Private Partnerships to solve the climate crisis
- Jan 24, 2012
- More cooperation between government and business is the only road ahead to save the climate, according to former UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer. He spoke at a Nordic Council seminar in Oslo on January 24, where he urged the Nordic countries to take the lead towards a global climate solution.
- Cloud computing
- Jan 19, 2012
- The report "Nordic Public Sector Cloud Computing - A discussion paper" focuses on the benefits of the cloud to the public sector. Published by the Nordic Council of Ministers' informal forum for IT directors, the report also suggests ways of reaping those benefits.
- Tax agreement with Uruguay
- Dec 14, 2011
- On Wednesday 14 December Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland as well as Greenland and the Faroe Islands, signed an information-exchange agreement with Uruguay. The agreement is part of the Nordic countries' joint endeavour to put a stop to tax evasion and is the continuation of a project in the formal framework of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
- Nordic Climate and Energy Solutions at COP17
- Dec 07, 2011
- The Nordic countries are all gearing up to contribute to the global green transition. At COP17 in Durban the Nordic Council of Ministers is showcasing the winners from the Nordic Energy Municipality competition 2011.
- Starkare tillväxt i Norden genom färre gränshinder
- Dec 05, 2011
- Genom att reducera antalet gränshinder mellan de nordiska länderna kommer pendlingen, handeln och investeringarna att öka vilket innebär en starkare tillväxt i Norden. Sammantaget kommer det stärka Nordens internationella konkurrenskraft och attraktivitet. Det var en av slutsatserna från rapporten ”Har vi råd med Gränshinder” som Copenhagen Economics presenterade i Stockholm den 30 november.
- UN Climate TV features Nordic activities at COP17
- Dec 05, 2011
- The Nordic Council of Ministers is participating at COP17 in South Africa with two activities: A presentation of local government energy and climate solutions and two side events on the Nordic Partnership Initiative. UN Climate Change TV featured an overview of the Nordic participation at COP17 in the first week of the conference.
- New research platforms pave the way for green growth
- Nov 30, 2011
- The platforms for Nordic co-operation on research built up by the Council of Ministers' Top-level Research initiative are already creating the conditions for green growth, according to the interim report at the half-way point of the initiative.
- The Nordic Way at COP17 in Durban
- Nov 26, 2011
- "The Nordic Way" implies a concrete, goal oriented cooperation towards common objectives that promote sustainable living and benefit society at large. This concept is the principle guiding the participation of the Nordic Council of Ministers at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.
- Exporting Nordic know-how on ecolabelling
- Nov 23, 2011
- The Nordic ecolabel, the Swan, may soon fly south, all the way to South America. The Nordic Council of Ministers has just initiated a joint venture with the United Nations Environment Programme, where Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay may set up a new ecolabel inspired by the Nordic countries.
- Nordic Climate Facility launches Third Call for Proposals
- Nov 07, 2011
- The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) has just launched the third Call for Proposals on "Innovative low-cost climate solutions with a focus on local business development in eligible developing countries." The deadline for submitting proposals is 16 January 2012.
- Nordic agency signs framework cooperation agreement with China
- Nov 07, 2011
- The Nordic Environment Financing Corporation (NEFCO) and the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China have signed a Framework Agreement to establish environmental cooperation together with the China Development Bank Corporation.
- Agreement to combat tax evasion signed with Barbados
- Nov 07, 2011
- Information exchange agreements are part of a Nordic Council of Ministers' project to strengthen global efforts to prevent tax evasion.
- Matspill ska bekämpas med kunskap
- Nov 04, 2011
- Nordiska rådet vill bekämpa matspill, som globalt sett medför samma utsläpp av växthusgaser som världens samlade transportsektor. Nordiska rådet beslutade därför på sitt möte den 3 november att dra igång det som kan bli upptakten till en större nordisk framstöt om matavfall. Det är i linje med de nordiska statsministrarnas önskan om att upprioritera samarbetet om avfallshantering i Norden.
- Nordic Council demands climate back on the agenda
- Nov 03, 2011
- The prime ministers must take a greater responsibility for the climate and the finance ministers must calculate climate matters into all budget considerations. This will bring the Nordic Region back in the lead when it comes to international climate policies, according to the Nordic Council. The Council also proposes setting up an international fund for technology development in climate issues.
- Scandic Hotels win the Nordic Council Environment Prize: We will be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
- Nov 02, 2011
- The Scandic hotel chain has won the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2011. The chain's Norwegian Director, Svein-Arild Steen-Mevold, accepted the prize in Copenhagen on 2 November at an award ceremony during the Nordic Council Session.
- Rettferdig fordeling av økonomisk vekst
- Nov 02, 2011
- Velferdsstaten er hovedtema for Norges formannskap i Nordisk ministerråd 2012. Norges statsminister Jens Stoltenberg sier fokuset vil bli på videreutvikling av den nordiske samfunnsmodellen.
- Closer co-operation on climate change
- Nov 02, 2011
- "Building up a green economy will create the conditions for a less polluted environment and for the sustainable use of resources. This will help keep the ecosystem in balance and provide a boost to the economy," the Nordic environment ministers said at their meeting in Copenhagen on 2 November.
