Plenary agenda - Friday 17 April
Time
13:00 - 16:15
Date
Friday 13.03.2026
Venue
Stortingsbygningen
Place / room
Stortingssalen
08:30 - 08:45
1.
Opening of the 2026 Nordic Council Theme Session
1.1.
Welcome speech by Norway’s second deputy speaker, Lise Selnes
1.2.
Opening speech by the President of the Nordic Council
1.3.
Finalisation of participant list
1.4.
Approval of agenda
1.5.
Approval of rules of procedure for the theme session
1.6.
Approval of the finalised and upheld recommendations and internal decisions
1.7.
Report on the Nordic Council’s annual report for 2025
08:45 - 11:15
2.
Theme debate: Are the Nordics prepared for crises? Flexible co-operation and freedom of movement as a basis for Nordic resilience
2.1.
Prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre
2.2.
Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine, Ihor Kopach
2.3.
Debate
11:15 - 12:00
3.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
3.1.
Introduction by Minister for Nordic Co-operation, followed by question time
13:00 - 14:15
4.
New member proposals - first reading
4.1.
Social Democratic Group: Member’s proposal for co-ordinated Nordic efforts for children’s and young people’s mental health with a focus on school and protection in digital environments, A 2024/UVN
4.2.
Centre Group: Member’s proposal for increased co-operation between the Nordic countries and Canada, A 2045/PRE
4.3.
Conservative Group: Member’s proposal for a joint Nordic vaccination register for persons over the age of 65, A 2043/UVN
4.4.
Nordic Green Left: Member’s proposal for Nordic collaboration to ensure digital security of supply, A 2039/UVU
14:15 - 15:00
5.
Presidium
5.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal for an impact description of the Nordic advantage, regional integration, and the removal of obstacles to freedom of movement, A 2022/PRE
5.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal to change the Nordic Investment Bank’s investment policy, A 2021/PRE
5.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a Nordic Democracy Conference, A 2026/PRE RESERVATION
5.4.
Vote
15:00 - 15:15
6.
Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
6.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal for a pan-Nordic peer review of teaching and research, A 2028/UKK
6.2.
Vote
15:15 - 15:30
7.
Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
7.1.
Committee proposal for a greener fashion industry A 2008/UHN
7.2.
Vote
15:30 - 15:45
8.
Committee for Welfare in the Nordic Region
8.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal for increased Nordic co-operation against violence in close relationships, A 2017/UVN
8.2.
Vote
15:45 - 16:00
9.
Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
9.1.
Committee proposal for simple bank transfers in the Nordic Region, A 2002/UVU
9.2.
Vote
16:00 - 16:10
10.
Closing of the session
10.1.
President of the Nordic Council closes this year’s theme session