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?

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Agenda

Nordic Council Session 2021

1. Opening of the Session

1.0. Opening of the Session

1.1. Approval of the list of delegates, Document 2d/2021

1.2. Approval of the agenda, Document 2c/2021

1.3. Approval of the standing orders for the 73rd Session, Document 2b/2021

2. Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs

2.1. Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs (oral), Document 8/2021

3. Foreign policy

3.1. Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic co-operation on the EU’s Arctic strategy, A 1876/presidium

3.2. Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal for an Arctic Co-operation Programme for 2022 to 2024, B 336/presidium

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

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

3.5. Vote

4. Report by the ministers for defence

4.1. Statement from the ministers for defence (oral), Document 9/2021

5. Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

5.1. Verbal statement by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation, Document 10/2021

5.2. Statement on freedom of movement

6. Proposals from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

6.1. Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget for 2022, B314/presidium

6.2. Vote

7. Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

7.1. Statement on children and young people, Document 11/2021

7.2. Statement on gender equality, Document 20/2021

8. International co-operation - guest contributions

8.1. International co-operation - guest contributions

9. Comprehensive Security in the Nordic Region

9.1. Consideration of member’s proposal on maintaining freedom of movement in the Nordic Region in crisis situations, A 1850/presidium

9.2. Consideration of member’s proposal on tightened Nordic security against cyber attacks, A 1885/presidium

9.3. Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness co-operation, A 1866/presidium

9.4. Consideration of member’s proposal on strengthened crisis preparedness in the Nordic Region, A 1883/presidium

9.5. Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness storage facilities for use in crises, A 1882/presidium

9.6. Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic vaccine production, A 1871/welfare

9.7. Vote

10. Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

10.1. Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

10. Lunch break

11. International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

11.1. International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

12. Guest speaker debate

12.1. Guest speaker debate

13. Nordic Summit with the prime ministers

13.1. Debate paper for the Nordic Council summit, Document 4/2021

14. Norway’s programme for the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2022

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

15. First debate on new members’ proposals

15.1. Member’s proposal on a certification scheme for sustainable tourism, A 1893/growth, tabled by the Social Democrat Group

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

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

15.4. Member’s proposal on sustainable freight transport, A 1895/growth, tabled by the Nordic Green Left

15.5. Member’s proposal on friendship schools and friendships between educational institutions, A 1880/culture, tabled by Nordic Freedom

16. Welfare in the Nordic Region

16.1. Council of ministers’ statement on Nordic co-operation on health and social affairs, Document 6/2021

16.2. Consideration of member’s proposal on the review of all statutes concerning cross-border ambulatory and medical transport, A 1835/welfare

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

16.4. Vote

17. Working Life in the Nordic Region

17.1. Council of ministers’ statement on the Nordic project on the future of the labour market 2017-2021, Document 22/2021

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

17.3. Committee proposal on the future of work in the Nordic Region, A 1869/growth

17.4. Vote

18. Growth and development in the Nordic Region

18.1. Consideration of member’s proposal on 5% bio jet fuel in the Nordic Region, A 1867/growth Reservation

18.2. Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic banking services in real time, A 1864/growth

18.3. Consideration of member’s proposal on state aid rules in the Nordic Region, A 1800/growth

18.4. Vote

19. Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region

19.1. Committee proposal on digital solutions in education, A 1861/culture

19.2. Committee proposal on an increased focus on the Nordic Region in schools, A 1888/culture

19.3. Consideration of member’s proposal on reducing geoblocking, A 1865/culture

19.4. Vote

1.
Opening of the Session

1.0.
Opening of the Session

1.1.
Approval of the list of delegates, Document 2d/2021

1.2.
Approval of the agenda, Document 2c/2021

1.3.
Approval of the standing orders for the 73rd Session, Document 2b/2021

2.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs

2.1.
Statement from the ministers for foreign affairs (oral), Document 8/2021

3.
Foreign policy

3.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic co-operation on the EU’s Arctic strategy, A 1876/presidium

3.2.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal for an Arctic Co-operation Programme for 2022 to 2024, B 336/presidium

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

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

3.5.
Vote

4.
Report by the ministers for defence

4.1.
Statement from the ministers for defence (oral), Document 9/2021

5.
Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

5.1.
Verbal statement by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation, Document 10/2021

5.2.
Statement on freedom of movement

6.
Proposals from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

6.1.
Consideration of the Council of Ministers’ proposal on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ budget for 2022, B314/presidium

6.2.
Vote

7.
Statements from the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

7.1.
Statement on children and young people, Document 11/2021

7.2.
Statement on gender equality, Document 20/2021

8.
International co-operation - guest contributions

8.1.
International co-operation - guest contributions

9.
Comprehensive Security in the Nordic Region

9.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on maintaining freedom of movement in the Nordic Region in crisis situations, A 1850/presidium

9.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on tightened Nordic security against cyber attacks, A 1885/presidium

9.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness co-operation, A 1866/presidium

9.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on strengthened crisis preparedness in the Nordic Region, A 1883/presidium

9.5.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic emergency preparedness storage facilities for use in crises, A 1882/presidium

9.6.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic vaccine production, A 1871/welfare

9.7.
Vote

10.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

10.1.
Question time with the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation

10.
Lunch break

11.
International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

11.1.
International guest speaker, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

12.
Guest speaker debate

12.1.
Guest speaker debate

13.
Nordic Summit with the prime ministers

13.1.
Debate paper for the Nordic Council summit, Document 4/2021

14.
Norway’s programme for the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2022

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

15.
First debate on new members’ proposals

15.1.
Member’s proposal on a certification scheme for sustainable tourism, A 1893/growth, tabled by the Social Democrat Group

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

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

15.4.
Member’s proposal on sustainable freight transport, A 1895/growth, tabled by the Nordic Green Left

15.5.
Member’s proposal on friendship schools and friendships between educational institutions, A 1880/culture, tabled by Nordic Freedom

16.
Welfare in the Nordic Region

16.1.
Council of ministers’ statement on Nordic co-operation on health and social affairs, Document 6/2021

16.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on the review of all statutes concerning cross-border ambulatory and medical transport, A 1835/welfare

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

16.4.
Vote

17.
Working Life in the Nordic Region

17.1.
Council of ministers’ statement on the Nordic project on the future of the labour market 2017-2021, Document 22/2021

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

17.3.
Committee proposal on the future of work in the Nordic Region, A 1869/growth

17.4.
Vote

18.
Growth and development in the Nordic Region

18.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on 5% bio jet fuel in the Nordic Region, A 1867/growth Reservation

18.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Nordic banking services in real time, A 1864/growth

18.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on state aid rules in the Nordic Region, A 1800/growth

18.4.
Vote

19.
Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region

19.1.
Committee proposal on digital solutions in education, A 1861/culture

19.2.
Committee proposal on an increased focus on the Nordic Region in schools, A 1888/culture

19.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on reducing geoblocking, A 1865/culture

19.4.
Vote