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Iceland promotes safety at sea
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE NORDIC COUNCIL: Iceland would like to improve safety at sea in the North Atlantic. Even though the volume of shipping in North Atlantic waters has risen in the wake of climate...
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Joint Nordic air patrols of Arctic on the table
Discussions over establishing a joint Nordic air patrol that would monitor the regions of the Arctic Sea where ice is disappearing are currently under consideration by the Nordic countries. As global...
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Nordic leaders to meet in East Iceland
The annual meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers will take place this year in Egilsstadir, eastern Iceland on 14-15 June. Iceland takes charge of the Council of Nordic Ministers this year, meaning that...
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Denmark criticised for deporting vulnerable Nordics
The Nordic council has slammed the Danish immigration policy, claiming that fellow Nordic citizens are being unacceptably ousted. According to the convention agreed upon by the five Nordic countries,...
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Nordic Council to consider spinal cord injury research proposal
A proposal submitted by the spinal cord injury awareness initiative, Institute of Spinal Cord Injury Iceland (ISCI), has now been passed through for final consideration by the Nordic Council. The...
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Nordic Council to help in fight against spinal cord injury
An Icelandic proposal that the Nordic countries should organise a joint project to search for an effective remedy/cure for spinal cord injuries has been approved by the Nordic Council, meeting this...
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Few wanted to meet Nordic ministers
For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. No applications from Icelandic organisations...
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Nordic Council takes over Icelandic parliament
The Nordic Council’s spring meeting took place yesterday in Alþingishúsið – the Icelandic national parliament building. It was the first time the Nordic Council had met in the building and 87 members...
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