Ministers for Nordic Cooperation to promote the reform and effectiveness of Nordic cooperation in the European Union

Press release 128/2016
29 June 2016

The Ministers for Nordic Cooperation will meet in Copenhagen on 1 July 2016. Finland's Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will chair the meeting. Finland holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2016.

The Finnish Presidency seeks to enhance the Nordic countries' impact in the European Union and to continue the modernisation of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

The Ministers for Nordic Cooperation will hold a theme discussion on the EU and the Nordic countries and lay down guidelines for the ongoing reform of the Nordic cooperation (Norden 2.0).

They are also expected to finalise the decision-making process related to the launch of a new cooperation programme. The new programme is meant to promote exchange of best practices and experiences gained from the integration of refugees and migrants between the Nordic countries.

Inquiries:
Kari Kahiluoto, Chief of the Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, tel. + 358 295 351 556, and Kristo Lehtonen, Special Adviser to Minister Berner, Ministry of Transport and Communications, tel. +358 50 464 9779.

The Foreign Ministry's email addresses are of the format [email protected]