Nordic Council Theme Session 2024
The Nordic Council will hold its annual Theme Session in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, on 8 and 9 April. The theme is security, peace and preparedness in the North Atlantic.
Agenda
09.04.24
09:05 - 09:10
1.
Opening of the Session
1.1.
Approval of the list of delegates, Document 1/2024
1.2.
Approval of the agenda, Document 5/2024
1.3.
Standing Orders for the Theme Session, Document 3/2024
09:10 - 10:30
2.
Theme debate: Security, peace, and preparedness in the North Atlantic
Moderated debate doc xx/2024
10:45 - 11:45
3.
Topical debate: The future of Nordic co-operation on transport
Moderated debate doc 16/2024
12:50 - 12:55
4.
Joint matters
4.1.
Approval of recommendations, internal resolutions, and political dialogues considered and adopted, Document 7/2024
4.2.
Approval of the Nordic Council’s Annual Report 2023, Document 9/2024
12:55 - 13:20
5.
Orientation - Working group for the updating of the Helsinki Treaty
5.1.
Chair of the working group to present the working group’s recommendation to the Presidium with subsequent questions (oral)
13:20 - 13:40
6.
Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
6.1.
Committee proposal on simplification of the Nordic tax agreement, A 1975/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
6.2.
Committee proposal for the Nordic border committees, A 1974/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
6.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a Nordic voice in national transport plans, A 1963/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
6.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on pricing in the electricity market, A 1947/Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region, Reservation
12:45 - 15:30
6.5.
Vote
13:40 - 14:00
7.
Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
7.1.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers' proposal on the Language Declaration (Nordic language policy), Document 20/2024
7.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on a Nordic venture to assist students in unstable countries, A 1954/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region, Reservation
7.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a lending scheme for cultural assets between the Nordic institutions, A 1949/Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
7.4.
Vote
14:00 - 14:27
8.
Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
8.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on moratorium for deep-sea mining, A 1978/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
8.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on export of waste water in the Nordic Region, A 1972/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
8.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on sustainable tourism, A 1971/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
8.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal to establish common principles for Nordic producer responsibility for textiles, A 1969/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
8.5.
Committee proposal on green tax reform and climate policy for the future, A 1962/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
8.6.
Consideration of member’s proposal to promote solar panels at large parking facilities, A 1959/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
8.7.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a Nordic Baltic Sea strategy, A 1924/Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
8.8.
Vote
14:27 - 14:48
9.
Presidium
9.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic recognition of the state of Israel and aid efforts in the war between Hamas and Israel, A 1983/Presidium
9.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal to promote a free trade agreement between the Faroe Islands and the EU, A 1967/Presidium
9.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal to strengthen co-operation between the Nordic and Baltic countries, A 1965/Presidium
9.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal to make the Nordic Region self sufficient and independent of authoritarian regimes, A 1952/Presidium
9.5.
Presidium proposal for addition to §72 of the rules of procedure, A 1922/Presidium
9.6.
Vote
14:48 - 15:27
10.
Report from and question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
10.1.
Report by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation and subsequent questions (oral)
15:27 - 15:30
