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
09:05 - 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
11.
Closing of the Session
11.1.
Closing of this year’s theme session by the President of the Nordic Council
News
Program
Registration
The information desk and registration counter will be open on Sunday for participants of the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands.
Location
Hotel Føroyar
Oyggjarvegur 45
Tórshavn
Faroe Islands
Type
Other
15:30 - 18:30
Meeting of the Helsinki Treaty working group
Meeting of the Helsinki Treaty working group in conjunction with the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands.
Location
Hotel Føroyar
Flatnastova
Oyggjarvegur 45
Tórshavn
Faroe Islands
Type
Working group
19:00 - 21:00
Visit to Oy, Informal event and light meal at a local brewery
Visit to Oy, Informal event and light meal at a local brewery in conjunction with the 2024 Theme Session of the Nordic Council in the Faroe Islands.
Location
OY Brewery, pub and brewpub
Falkavegur 4
Tórshavn
Faroe Islands
Type
Social event
