Nordics consider alternative to EU emissions trading system
If the European emissions trading system is not reformed to work efficiently, a Nordic carbon price floor could be introduced to secure future green investments in the region.
Nordic leaders outline visions for European security
All five Nordic leaders told EUobserver that Europe needs to invest more in its security. Sweden and Finland want to do it via the EU, but Norway wants to keep Nato centre stage.
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- Polish parliament adopts controversial justice reform
- GMO opt-out plan unlikely to go anywhere in 2017
- Slovak PM threatens to boycott inferior food
- France takes Google's 'right to be forgotten' to EU court
- Turkey accuses German companies of supporting terror
- Israel's Netanyahu caught calling EU 'crazy'
- UK does not collect enough data to expel EU nationals
- Polish president threatens to veto justice reform
Nordics could become 'Silicon Valley' of food
Five Nordic prime ministers tested seaweed for lunch and launched a new sustainable food policy initiative.
'Who rules the world? Riyadh vs. Bergen'
Nordic leaders have pitted their vision of greener economies, gender equality, and sustainable food and welfare against the fossil fuel world order.
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Nordic contribution to global goals
Prime ministers of the Nordic countries took the decision on Monday to launch a new initiative focused on Nordic solutions to global societal challenges.
Interview
Cheap meat is a bigger problem for climate and health
A leading scholar of sustainability issues has called on the EU to introduce protectionist food policies that impose tough health and environmental standards in order to stop the imports of cheap and poor quality meat.
Small EU states meet amid search to fill post-Brexit void
The Netherlands is hosting a meeting for nine small EU member states on the eve of this week's European summit. After Brexit, the Dutch will lose one of their key allies.
Trust is 'gold' in digital age
Trust is perhaps the most important resource and the key to building successes, but new Nordic research indicates that challenges may lie ahead in the digital age.
EU satellite states could be part of Brexit deal
Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway ask the EU not to forget them in negotiations with the UK.
Denmark to rebel on EU free borders if need be
Denmark has said it would defy the Commission on border checks if need be, opening a new front in a wider rebellion on migration policy.
Finland, poster child of migrant relocation
The Nordic country has taken in lone minors, teenage mothers and underage wives as part of its pledge to the EU relocation scheme.
Opinion
Time for new relations between EFTA and the EU
A second generation free trade agreement would greatly simplify the situation for both EFTA and the EU.
Norway defends NGOs in Hungary and Poland
Erna Solberg warned against "illiberal" powers that don't understand the need for an independent civil society.
Hungary and Poland risk losing €1bn in Norway aid row
The Central European nations are trying to control funds for civil society, but the biggest donor is adamant this cannot happen.
Power struggle in Greenland: Three reasons why the EU should care
Important minerals, Arctic future and climate change have made Greenland increasingly important to the EU, but a fight within the ruling party shows the precarious situation on the Arctic island.
Nordic and Baltic countries step up digitalisation efforts
The front-runners of digitalisation in Europe fear they could lose their positions, unless there is faster progress on the implementation of the European digital single market.
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European states still top media freedom list
Nordic countries Norway, Sweden and Finland still have the world's most free media, according to Reporters Without Borders, but the overall situation is declining.
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Meet the Swedish love mob fighting online hate
A Swedish group helping people to take the fight against online hate and lies had busy days after the recent terrorist attack in Stockholm.
Nordic states divided on Trump
US president Donald Trump has upset many of the values dear to Nordic nations. But the region lacks common strategies for how to stand against the US president.
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Don't let circular economy become a health hazard
The promotion of a circular economy must guarantee European consumers that products made from recovered or recycled materials, including plastics, do not also include recovered or recycled hazardous substances.
Nordic countries reboot cooperation with Russia
Disagreements between Nordic countries and Russia on Crimea and Ukraine are briefly set aside at a conference on Arctic development.
Uber: Goodbye Denmark, but not farewell
Ride-sharing service Uber has announced it will shut down activities in Denmark in protest over a new law introducing the same requirements for Uber as for other taxi services.
Nordic energy boss wants to get rid of coal
Tackling climate change is a more important goal than phasing out nuclear power, says Pekka Lundmark, president and CEO of energy company Fortum.
MEPs reject ban on Arctic oil drilling
Following pressure from Norway, MEPs voted down controversial proposals calling for a ban on the oil business in the Barents sea.
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Iceland back on track eight years after bank collapse
Capital controls introduced in 2008 are to be lifted on Tuesday, as the country hit a record high 7.2-percent growth in 2016.
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Next Le Pen is Danish and should be taken seriously
Pernille Vermund, the leader of Danish far-right party the New Conservatives, polled almost 5 percent in February - impressive for a newcomer.
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Finland: Time for EU to lead on environment
Europe should focus on implementation of environmental laws instead of making new ones, Finnish minister Kimmo Tiilikainen told EUobserver.
Sweden fights back as foreign leaders make up bad news
Not only Donald Trump but also Poland's Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Hungary's Viktor Orban and Norway's Siv Jensen have been bashing Sweden over its once liberal migration policy in recent years.
Faroes look at self-determination and closer EU relations
The autonomous archipelago will vote on a new constitution next year to change its status within Denmark, while trying to get more access to EU markets.
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