Press release: Nordic Council 66th session to focus on single labour market, education and security

Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Photo: Johannes Jansson/norden.org Photo: Johannes Jansson/norden.org

Today, 28 October, marks the start of the Nordic Council 66th session or Nordic summit in Stockholm, at which ministers and representatives of parliament from all five Nordic countries will debate how best to remove border barriers from the single labour market and education so as to enliven the economy, create jobs and boost the competitiveness of the region. The Ukrainian crisis and security policy tension in the Baltic Sea region have also seen foreign and defence policy added to the summit's agenda.

In addition to national representatives and leading opinion-makers, the annual session of the Nordic Council is attended by the government leaders and foreign, defence, finance and culture ministers of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland and their three autonomous regions – the Åland Islands, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Topical issues that will be discussed at the summit include foreign and security policy in the Baltic Sea region and Russian aggression in Ukraine. Delegations from the Russian Federation and the Baltic Assembly have been invited to the summit to take part in the discussions.

Nordic-Baltic summit

Yesterday, the day before the start of the summit, the prime ministers of the Nordic countries and Baltic States met in Stockholm. Estonia was represented at the meeting by Minister of Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship Anne Sulling. Minister Sulling led a discussion on the digital economy. Estonia's position is that the Nordic-Baltic region should take more decisive steps towards the creation of a single digital market, taking the lead role in this field in the European Union as a whole. More details are available on the website of the Government of the Republic.

Following the meeting the prime ministers gave a joint press conference which can be viewed here.

Prestigious Nordic Council prizes

At a gala awards ceremony to be held tomorrow night, 29 October, the winners of this year's Nordic Council prizes will be announced. The best of the best in the Nordic countries will be awarded in the categories of literature, children's and youth literature, music, film and environment and nature.

Take a look at the nominees here.

Attending the summit in Stockholm from the Estonian office of the Nordic Council of Ministers is communications adviser Triin Oppi.

A live broadcast of the summit can be viewed and the latest news is available on the official website of Nordic cooperation at http://www.norden.org.

For further information please contact:Triin Oppi
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