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Norden International together with the Edelstam Institute recently hosted a high-level discussion with Mr. Anders Ahnlid, Director-General at Kommerskollegium, Sweden’s government agency for international trade and EU policy. Led by Ambassador Mats Hellström, Chair of Norden International and former Minister of Foreign Trade, EU-Affairs- Nordic Issues and Agriculture, this insightful event brought together key voices …

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Nordic Journalist Centre (NJC) has been awarded the Nordic Cooperation Prize 2024, a new prize established by The Norden Association Sweden (Föreningen Norden Sverige). The prize honors collaborations that strengthen ties between Nordic countries. On June 13th, NJC received the prize at a ceremony at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, attended by Nordic International board …

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Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, writes an article in the Norwegian association Norden’s magazine “NORDEN”, titled “Preserve the Nordic Culture” (Ta tillvara på den nordiska kulturen). The text emphasizes the importance of preserving and developing Nordic culture, especially in uncertain times. Mats Hellström asserts that it is essential to leave the limiting “opinion corridor” …

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This week, we at Norden International, in collaboration with the European Commission in Stockholm, invited representatives from each parliamentary party to discuss Nordic issues that influence the European Parliament’s work. The session was chaired by Göran von Sydow, chairman of Sieps, and opened by Paulina Dejmek-Hack, director at the European Commission. Participants included representatives from …

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On April 6th Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, was published in a op-ed in the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. The op-ed highlights the contradiction between the government’s efforts to establish a civil defense and its simultaneous undermining of civil society through cuts to popular adult education (“folkbildning”). The government’s initiative to build a …

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Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, participated in the Austrian TV program Im Zentrum mit Claudia Reiterer on March 17th to comment on Sweden’s membership in NATO and how it affects Austrian neutrality. Participants in the conversation, led by Claudia Reiter, were:

A column by Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, Sweden’s former Minister of Foreign Trade, European and Nordic Affairs, and Sweden’s former Minister of Agriculture. The entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO open up new windows for Nordic cooperation. Security policy has limited us. Tage Erlander’s attempt to create a Nordic defense alliance failed. …

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Svenska kvinnors EuropaNätverk (Swedish Women’s European Network), in collaboration with Norden International, cordially invites you to a meeting at Europahuset on 4th of March, 2024, for a seminar from 1-3 PM. How has EU and Sweden addressed violence against women in relationships?Evin Incir, Member of the European Parliament, who serves as the lead negotiator for the …

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Recently, board members Mats Hellström and Caroline Edelstam were invited to the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies – a research institute at Stockholm University. Present for the meeting was Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano, Professor at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies and Thaïs Machado Borges, Director of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies. …

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Listen to the pod session at Engineering Day/Ingenjörsdagen on November 23rd, exploring perspectives of the engineer’s role in the climate transition. Hosted by Caroline Edelstam, Secretary General of EWB-SWE and Vice Chairperson of Norden International, with prominent guests from the European Commission, Norden International, KTH, STING, and Womengineer. Guests in this pod session were: Erik …

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