More important role for the Nordic Region in Europe

Monday, 27 June 2016
Dagfinn Høybråten. Dagfinn Høybråten. Photo: norden.org

Commenting on the outcome of the UK referendum, the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers Dagfinn Høybråten says that well-integrated and effective Nordic co-operation will be even more meaningful in this new situation. The majority of the British electorate voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on Thursday – a decision that will have consequences for Nordic co-operation.

“It’s too early to assess the impact of the result of the British referendum,” Høybråten said; “but it is my belief that Nordic co-operation will be further deepened as a result.”

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The ambition of the Nordic Council of Ministers is to boost the importance, visibility, and role of Nordic political values in Europe.


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