Nordic Council of Ministers Information Office in St. Petersburg 2012

Nordic Region Nordic Council of Ministers 2 Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden Faroe islands Greenland Åland islands norden.ru norden.ru

Nordic cooperation Regional collaboration with firm traditions in politics, the economy, and culture 7 languages, 25 million people Official cooperation – 60 years of history Inter-parliamentary forum – Nordic Council from 1952 Inter-governmental cooperation – Nordic Council of Ministers since 1971 Nordic Council of Ministers norden.ru norden.ru 3

Nordic Council of Ministers 4 4 International cooperation Over 25 Nordic institutions in the Region Offices in the Baltic states & Russia Partner organisation in the Northern Dimension Partnerships Support to European Humanities University norden.ru norden.ru

Cooperation with Russia Nordic Council of Ministers 5 Information Office in St. Petersburg (since 1995) & contact centres in Arkhangelsk Murmansk Petrozavodsk Information Office in Kaliningrad (since 2006) North-West Russia: 11 regions, 14 mln. people. NCM works with 6 border regions norden.ru norden.ru

Knowledge Building and Networking Programme Main funding instrument for cooperation with North-West Russia since 2007 with 5 priority areas: Public administration Research and education Economic development Support to civil society Practice at the Nordic institutions Nordic Council of Ministers 6 norden.ru norden.ru

Projects areas Nordic Council of Ministers 7 Cultural diversity & creativity Welfare, equality, civil society Green Growth Economy, business, working life norden.ru norden.ru

Nordic Council of Ministers 8 Green Growth Waste-sorting management project: Petrozavodsk (Karelia) “Green Growth Arena”: Nordic strategies for green economic growth (St. Petersburg) Water management & climate change: adaptation strategies (Arkhangelsk & Murmansk regions, Karelia) Universal design: Nordic concept of design for all (social inclusion) norden.ru norden.ru

Green Growth Nordic Council of Ministers 9 Promotion of Swan label – Nordic eco- labelling system for goods & services Cooperation within international environmental bodies: NEFCO (Nordic Environment Finance Corporation) NDEP (Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership) HELCOM (Helsinki Commission for the Baltic sea protection) norden.ru norden.ru

Economy, business, working life Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): strengthening knowledge on IPR issues for Nordic & Russian partners (NW Russia) Corporate Social Responsibility & Anti-corruption: cooperation platform on ISO management & leadership standards and efficient anti-corruption measures based on Nordic experience Nordic Council of Ministers 10 norden.ru norden.ru

Economy, business, working life Cross-border cooperation – NotaBENe: enhancement of border region economies Labour market: presenting Nordic model of social partnership - interaction between trade unions, employers & authorities (St. Petersburg & Latvia) 2013 Nordic Council of Ministers 11 norden.ru norden.ru

Welfare, equality, civil society Combating human trafficking: Nordic-Baltic-Russian cooperation Prevention of HIV/AIDS: exchange platform for experts (St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad) Health economics: cooperation of Nordic- Russian public & private health institutions & companies 2013 Promotion of gender equality Nordic Council of Ministers 12 norden.ru norden.ru

Welfare, equality, civil society Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for NGOs and young leaders since 2007 Support to Nordic-Russian media cooperation Promoting Good Governance principles: regional & local authorities in North-West Russia (in cooperation with Council of Europe) Nordic Council of Ministers 13 norden.ru norden.ru

Cultural diversity & creativity Nordic Look – design networks Creative industries cooperation & knowledge exchange within the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture: Festival management: TV, music, films Cultural tourism Financing & legislation Nordic Council of Ministers 14 norden.ru norden.ru

Joint Nordic profiling Nordic weeks in North-West Russia : Visibility initiative of the Nordic diplomatic missions & cultural institutions as well as Nordic Council of Ministers’ Information Office in St. Petersburg Various events focusing on Nordic profiles: culture, environment & climate, innovations, welfare St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk, Pskov Nordic Council of Ministers 15

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