Nordic energy cooperation in focus at Nordic Council session
The Nordic Council is meeting this week in Helsinki for its 69th Session. The session is to end with Norway assuming the presidency of the Nordic Council for 2018.
Michael Tetzschner leads the Norwegian delegation. Photo: Storting.
The Nordic Council is an important cooperative arena for the Nordic parliaments where the foundation is laid for practical cooperation between the countries in a variety of policy areas. In Helsinki, an important topic to be discussed is energy cooperation.
See the complete programme for the 69th Session of the Nordic Council.
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The former CEO of Nokia, Jorma Ollila, has been preparing a report on Nordic energy cooperation. Ollila will present the report as a basis for political debate. Other topics on the agenda include the Nordic welfare model and asylum policy.
Leading Norway’s delegation
Michael Tetzschner (Conservative Party) leads the Norwegian delegation, which consists of 20 members of the Storting, Norway’s parliament. The delegation members are newly selected for the Storting’s 2017–2021 period.
The Nordic Council session also provides an occasion for Nordic parliamentary presidents to meet. The Second Vice President of the Storting, Morten Wold (Progress Party), is representing the Storting’s Presidium in his first such official duty outside the Storting since being elected Second Vice President in early October.
Norway assumes presidency
The 69th Session – from 31 October to 2 November in Helsinki – is taking place in Finland’s Parliament House, newly renovated for Finland’s 100th-anniversary celebration as an independent state.
The last day of the session will see the election of the President and Vice President of the Nordic Council for 2018. Norway is in line to hold the council presidency, which rotates among member states. The Norwegian delegation has recommended its head of delegation, Michael Tetzschner, as candidate for President and its deputy head, Martin Kolberg, as candidate for Vice President. The programme for Norway’s presidency of the Nordic Council in 2018 will also be presented.
Award ceremony
The Nordic Council’s prestigious annual cultural and environmental prizes are to be awarded on Wednesday. There are five prizes in all – for children’s and young people’s literature, literature, film, music and the environment. Each prize consists of DKK 350,000 and a statue. The nominees will be present during the award ceremony at Finlandia Hall.
The Norwegian delegation
Michael Tetzschner (Conservative Party), Head of the Storting’s Delegation
Martin Kolberg (Labour Party), Deputy Head of the Storting’s Delegation
Ingalill Olsen (Labour Party)
Jorodd Asphjell (Labour Party)
Nina Sandberg (Labour Party)
Stein Erik Lauvås (Labour Party)
Ruth Grung (Labour Party)
Bente S. Mathisen (Conservative Party)
Norunn T. Benestad (Conservative Party)
Marianne Synnes (Conservative Party)
Nils Aage Jegstad (Conservative Party)
Svein Harberg (Conservative Party)
Ulf Leirtstein (Progress Party)
Helge André Njåstad (Progress Party)
Hanne Dyveke Søttar (Progress Party)
Ole André Myhrvold (Centre Party)
Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen (Centre Party)
Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes (Socialist Left Party)
Solfrid Lerbrekk (Socialist Left Party)
Ketil Kjenseth (Liberal Party)
Last updated: 19.10.2018 13:53