August 15th 2018

The Nordic Council of Ministers is one of the partners of the Baltic Sea Region 5G Ecosystem Forum “5G Techritory”, due to take place in Riga, Latvia on 27 and 28 September. The event is one of the most important in the world in the field of 5G.

July 22nd 2018

Stockholm to Helsinki in 30 minutes could be a reality within a decade, with the Nordic Region setting the standard for the rest of the world for fast, reasonably priced and environmentally friendly transport. “We just have to agree on a set of rules and regulations for the Hyperloop that cover the whole of the Region,” says Pyry Niemi.

July 17th 2018

Nordic Food Policy Lab and the Swedish government co-host a side-event at the UN High-level Political Forum in New York to discuss food as a golden opportunity within the sustainable development agenda.

July 17th 2018

Better intergenerational political work is the key to making patterns of production and consumption more sustainable in the Nordic Region and other high-income countries. What young people have to say was taken seriously by all of the international delegates who discussed Sustainable Development Goal 12 at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York.

July 9th 2018

Har din bästa badklippa ockuperats av tusentals vassa Stillahavsostron? Då är du inte ensam. Numera har det ovälkomna havsdjuret spritt sig till alla Nordens kuster. Och eftersom invasionen inte längre går att stoppa, undersöker nordiska forskare hur man kan dra nytta av ostronen och tjäna pengar på dem.

July 5th 2018

How has the Nordic Region used challenges relating to sustainable consumption and production to develop policy solutions that support the global sustainable development goals? During the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York, the Nordic countries will host a debate on the co-development of solutions for more sustainable lifestyles.