Agenda
02.11.21
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
03.11.21
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
What can we learn from the coronavirus crisis in the Nordic Region, and how can we strengthen our co-operation going forwards?
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
04.11.21
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
19.
Lunch break
20.
A sustainable Nordic Region
20.1.
Committee proposal on the Youth Fund for Biodiversity and Climate, A 1862/sustainability, Reservation
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
20.3.
Committee proposal on a joint Nordic final repository for NORM waste, A 1860/sustainability
20.4.
Vote
21.
The Nordic Council’s internal affairs
21.1.
Presidium proposal on the Nordic Council EU office, A 1844/presidium
21.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on Sami representation in the Nordic Council, A 1870/presidium
21.3.
Changes to the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure 2021, A 1887/presidium
21.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal on contract interpretation in Nordic law, A 1829/presidium
21.5.
Vote
22.
Nordic Council reports
22.1.
Kontrolkomiteens beretning om virksomhed 2021, Dokument 18/2021
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
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
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
22.5.
Nordic Council Annual Report 2020, Document 1/2021
22.6.
Recommendations and internal resolutions considered and adopted in 2021, Document 16/2021
23.
Elections 2022
23.1.
Election of the President and Vice-President of the Nordic Council, Document 19/2021
23.2.
Election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons to the Nordic Council’s committees and the Control Committee, Document 19/2021
23.3.
Election of members to the Nordic Council Presidium and committees, Document 19/2021
23.4.
Election of the Nordic Investment Bank’s Control Committee, Document 19/2021
23.5.
Vote
24.
Finland’s annual programme for the Nordic Council in 2022
24.1.
Presentation by the president-elect from Finland of the country’s presidency programme for the Nordic Council in 2022, Document 14/2021
25.
Closing of the Session
25.1.
Announcement of date and venue of the next Session
News
Program
The Nordic Youth Council celebrates 50 years
Information
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