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What happens to employment among young people if they can pay less tax on their wage income? And is it worth investing in having children start preschool a year earlier? These types of economic-political experiments have been pursued in some of the Nordic countries to understand whether political initiatives have the desired effect in reality. The latest Nordic Economic Policy Review has now been published, and this year it has a particular focus on these kinds of experiments.

In connection with the Nordic Council Theme Session in Oslo, the committee for knowledge and culture convened for a discussion on media literacy among young people, Nordic co-operation in the audiovisual industry, and intellectual property law, which is a priority in the work plan for 2026.

A new study funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers shows how rising global trade tensions are affecting the Nordic countries in different ways. At the same time, the findings show that the Nordic countries share the same vulnerabilities related to dependence on imports from outside the Nordic region. The study highlights that a more integrated Nordic market could strengthen resilience to external pressures while also increasing the region’s overall economic capacity.

At the Nordic Council Theme Session in Oslo, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called for closer and more practical Nordic co-operation in the field of preparedness. This is in addition to efforts to update the Nordic Council’s strategy for societal security.