Nordic Council Session 2021
The 73rd Session of the Nordic Council takes place from 1 to 4 November. This year, the Session will be held in person at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark. The topic of the Session’s summit of the members of the Nordic Council and the Nordic prime ministers is: What can the Nordic Region learn from the coronavirus crisis, and how can co-operation be strengthened going forwards?
Agenda
02.11.21
14:00 - 14:15
1.
Opening of the Session
14:00 - 14:10
1.0.
Opening of the Session
1.1.
Approval of the list of delegates, Document 2d/2021
11:00 - 11:05
1.2.
Approval of the agenda, Document 2c/2021
14:00 - 14:15
1.3.
Approval of the standing orders for the 73rd Session, Document 2b/2021
14:15 - 15:15
2.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs
14:15 - 15:15
2.1.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs (oral), Document 8/2021
15:15 - 16:15
3.
Foreign policy
15:15 - 16:15
3.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic co-operation on the EU’s Arctic strategy, A 1876/presidium
15:15 - 16:15
3.2.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal for an Arctic Co-operation Programme for 2022 to 2024, B 336/presidium
15:15 - 16:15
3.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic co-ordination on relations between the Nordic countries in relation to the People’s Republic of China, A 1855/presidium
15:15 - 16:15
3.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on the exchange of information regarding major international events taking place in authoritarian states and non-democracies and for trying to strive for a common Nordic position, A 1884/presidium
15:15 - 16:15
3.5.
Vote
16:15 - 17:00
4.
Report by the ministers for defence
16:15 - 17:00
4.1.
Statement from the ministers for defence (oral), Document 9/2021
17:00 - 17:30
5.
Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
17:00 - 17:30
5.1.
Verbal statement by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation, Document 10/2021
17:00 - 17:30
5.2.
Statement on freedom of movement
17:30 - 18:15
6.
Proposals from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
11:30 - 12:00
6.1.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget for 2022, B314/presidium
11:30 - 12:00
6.2.
Vote
03.11.21
09:00 - 09:30
7.
Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
09:00 - 09:30
7.1.
Statement on children and young people, Document 11/2021
09:00 - 09:30
7.2.
Statement on gender equality, Document 20/2021
09:30 - 10:00
8.
International co-operation - guest contributions
8.1.
International co-operation - guest contributions
10:00 - 11:15
9.
Comprehensive Security in the Nordic Region
17:00 - 18:15
9.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on maintaining freedom of movement in the Nordic Region in crisis situations, A 1850/presidium
17:00 - 18:15
9.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on tightened Nordic security against cyber attacks, A 1885/presidium
17:00 - 18:15
9.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness co-operation, A 1866/presidium
17:00 - 18:15
9.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on strengthened crisis preparedness in the Nordic Region, A 1883/presidium
17:00 - 18:15
9.5.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness storage facilities for use in crises, A 1882/presidium
17:00 - 18:15
9.6.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic vaccine production, A 1871/welfare
17:00 - 18:15
9.7.
Vote
11:15 - 12:00
10.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
10.1.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation
12:00 - 14:00
10.
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20
11.
International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
11.1.
International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
14:20 - 15:00
12.
Guest speaker debate
12.1.
Guest speaker debate
15:00 - 17:00
13.
Nordic Summit with the prime ministers
What can we learn from the coronavirus crisis in the Nordic Region, and how can we strengthen our co-operation going forwards?
15:00 - 17:00
13.1.
Debate paper for the Nordic Council summit, Document 4/2021
17:00 - 17:15
14.
Norway’s programme for the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2022
17:00 - 17:15
14.1.
The Norwegian Prime Minister’s presentation of the Programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2022, Document 15/2021
04.11.21
08:45 - 09:30
15.
First debate on new members’ proposals
08:45 - 09:30
15.1.
Member’s proposal on a certification scheme for sustainable tourism, A 1893/growth, tabled by the Social Democrat Group
08:45 - 09:30
15.2.
Member’s proposal on the approval of student discounts on trips throughout the Nordic Region, A 1891/growth, tabled by the Centre Group
08:45 - 09:30
15.3.
Member’s proposal on a Nordic digital payment platform for use within and between the Nordic countries, A 1897/growth, tabled by the Conservative Group
08:45 - 09:30
15.4.
Member’s proposal on sustainable freight transport, A 1895/growth, tabled by the Nordic Green Left
08:45 - 09:30
15.5.
Member’s proposal on friendship schools and friendships between educational institutions, A 1880/culture, tabled by Nordic Freedom
09:30 - 10:15
16.
Welfare in the Nordic Region
09:00 - 09:45
16.1.
Council of ministers’ statement on Nordic co-operation on health and social affairs, Document 6/2021
09:00 - 09:45
16.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on the review of all statutes concerning cross-border ambulatory and medical transport, A 1835/welfare
09:00 - 09:45
16.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on increased co-operation between Nordic embassies to help children and young people subject to honour-related violence return home, A 1816/welfare
09:00 - 09:45
16.4.
Vote
10:15 - 11:00
17.
Working Life in the Nordic Region
09:45 - 10:30
17.1.
Council of ministers’ statement on the Nordic project on the future of the labour market 2017-2021, Document 22/2021
09:45 - 10:30
17.2.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ co-operation programme for the labour market for 2022 to 2024, B337/growth
09:45 - 10:30
17.3.
Committee proposal on the future of work in the Nordic Region, A 1869/growth
09:45 - 10:30
17.4.
Vote
11:00 - 11:45
18.
Growth and development in the Nordic Region
10:30 - 11:15
18.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on 5% bio jet fuel in the Nordic Region, A 1867/growth Reservation
10:30 - 11:15
18.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic banking services in real time, A 1864/growth
10:30 - 11:15
18.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on state aid rules in the Nordic Region, A 1800/growth
10:30 - 11:15
18.4.
Vote
11:45 - 12:30
19.
Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
11:15 - 12:00
19.1.
Committee proposal on digital solutions in education, A 1861/culture
11:15 - 12:00
19.2.
Committee proposal on an increased focus on the Nordic Region in schools, A 1888/culture
11:15 - 12:00
19.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on reducing geoblocking, A 1865/culture
11:15 - 12:00
19.4.
Vote
12:30 - 13:30
19.
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:15
20.
A sustainable Nordic Region
13:30 - 14:15
20.1.
Committee proposal on the Youth Fund for Biodiversity and Climate, A 1862/sustainability, Reservation
13:30 - 14:15
20.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on a joint Nordic strategy for decommissioning wind turbines and recycling waste from the wind turbine industry, A 1852/sustainability
13:30 - 14:15
20.3.
Committee proposal on a joint Nordic final repository for NORM waste, A 1860/sustainability
13:30 - 14:15
20.4.
Vote
14:15 - 15:15
21.
The Nordic Council’s internal affairs
14:15 - 15:15
21.1.
Presidium proposal on the Nordic Council EU office, A 1844/presidium
14:15 - 15:15
21.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Sami representation in the Nordic Council, A 1870/presidium
14:15 - 15:15
21.3.
Changes to the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure 2021, A 1887/presidium
14:15 - 15:15
21.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on contract interpretation in Nordic law, A 1829/presidium
14:15 - 15:15
21.5.
Vote
15:15 - 15:30
22.
Nordic Council reports
15:15 - 15:30
22.1.
Kontrolkomiteens beretning om virksomhed 2021, Dokument 18/2021
15:15 - 15:30
22.2.
Consideration of the National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council on the audited accounts of the Nordic Council’s activities 2020, C 4/2021
15:15 - 15:30
22.3.
Consideration of the Danish National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ activities for 2020, C 3/2021/cc
15:15 - 15:30
22.4.
Consideration of the Danish National Audit Office’s report to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the activities of the Nordic Cultural Fund in 2020, C 5/2021/cc
15:15 - 15:30
22.5.
Nordic Council Annual Report 2020, Document 1/2021
15:15 - 15:30
22.6.
Recommendations and internal resolutions considered and adopted in 2021, Document 16/2021
15:30 - 15:45
23.
Elections 2022
15:30 - 15:45
23.1.
Election of the President and Vice-President of the Nordic Council, Document 19/2021
15:30 - 15:45
23.2.
Election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons to the Nordic Council’s committees and the Control Committee, Document 19/2021
15:30 - 15:45
23.3.
Election of members to the Nordic Council Presidium and committees, Document 19/2021
15:30 - 15:45
23.4.
Election of the Nordic Investment Bank’s Control Committee, Document 19/2021
15:30 - 15:45
23.5.
Vote
15:45 - 15:55
24.
Finland’s annual programme for the Nordic Council in 2022
15:45 - 15:55
24.1.
Presentation by the president-elect from Finland of the country’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2022, Document 14/2021
15:55 - 16:00
25.
Closing of the Session
15:55 - 16:00
25.1.
Announcement of date and venue of the next Session
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