The Nordic Council of Ministers has convened a press conference on Wednesday, where clutter in the accounts is on the agenda.
Read more about the Council of Ministers’ tasks here:
* The Nordic Council of Ministers is the official co-operation body of the Nordic governments.
* The Nordic Council of Ministers was formed in 1971.
* Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have been members since 1971. In addition, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland have achieved expanded representation and a stronger position in the Council. This means that in practice they have the same representation as the aforementioned countries.
* The Nordic prime ministers have the overall responsibility for Nordic co-operation. But in practice, responsibility for co-operation is delegated to the Nordic co-operation ministers (from Denmark’s Minister for Nordic Co-operation Flemming Møller Mortensen (S), ed.) And to the Nordic Co-operation Committee, which continuously co – ordinates Nordic government co-operation.
* The chairmanship of the council lasts for one year at a time and changes between the five Nordic countries. Finland currently holds the presidency.
* The presidency country is drafting a program that will guide Nordic co-operation that year. The country also chairs the meetings.
* Each country has one vote in the council.
* The Council of Ministers consists of one or more members of government from each country. The Nordic Council of Ministers can thus be composed of the co-operation ministers or of ministerial ministers or consist of a combination of these. Representatives of the national government in the Faroe Islands and in Greenland, as well as of the Åland government, also participate in the work of the Council of Ministers.
* The Nordic Council of Ministers should not be confused with the Nordic Council.
* The Nordic Council is the parliamentary body for Nordic co-operation and was formed in 1952. The Council has 87 elected members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
* The members of the Nordic Council sit in the countries’ parliaments and are elected by the other parliamentarians. Therefore, no direct elections are held to the Nordic Council.
* The members of the Nordic Council meet twice a year, where they make decisions on matters on which they want the Nordic governments to find solutions.
Sources: Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Council.
Source: The Nordic Page