{"id":33201,"date":"2021-08-27T10:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T10:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?post_type=event&#038;p=33201"},"modified":"2021-08-30T15:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:23:13","slug":"nordic-co-operation-in-times-of-covid-19-where-are-we-heading","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/event\/nordic-co-operation-in-times-of-covid-19-where-are-we-heading\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordic co-operation in times of COVID-19 &#8211; Where are we heading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148202989 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148202989 BCX0\">In 2019, the Nordic Council of Ministers took a decision to make the Nordic region the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. Not long after, at the dawn of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic broke out, leading the states to turn inwards and implement measures that widened the gap between the Nordic countries. Much of the previous hopefulness and zeal for an integrated Nordic society seem to have be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148202989 BCX0\">come<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148202989 BCX0\">\u00a0overshadowed by the pandemic.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW148202989 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW207032053 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207032053 BCX0\">Has COVID-19 shown that Nordic cohesion is declining?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW207032053 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">What happens\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">next time the Nordic countries\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">are faced to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">deal with an international\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236880462 BCX0\">crisis?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW236880462 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65778344 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65778344 BCX0\">What are the next steps in Nordic co-operation if the countries want to achieve their goals of regional integration?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW65778344 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69964755 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69964755 BCX0\">During this debate, the most important emphases and challenges in Nordic co-operation will be discussed now and in the coming years.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW69964755 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sigur\u00f0ur\u00a0Ingi\u00a0J\u00f3hannsson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Minister of Nordic Cooperation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ald\u00eds\u00a0Mj\u00f6ll\u00a0Geirsd\u00f3ttir<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0chairman for the Youth Nordic Council<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oddn\u00fd\u00a0Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, parliamentarian and deputy at Iceland\u2019s delegation to the Nordic Council<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hrannar B. Arnarsson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0chairman for The Norden\u00a0Association Iceland<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eir\u00edkur\u00a0Bergmann<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, researcher in political science at Bifr\u00f6st University<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\">Moderator<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW166392319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\">Pia Hansson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166392319 BCX0\">, head of the Institute of International Affairs at Iceland University<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW166392319 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">This panel discussion is conducted in collaboration with the Norden Association and the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland. The event is part of the program <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\"> democracy festival <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW194906987 BCX0 DefaultHighlightTransition\">Fundur<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW194906987 BCX0\">f\u00f3lksins<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">3. and 4.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194906987 BCX0\">September.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW194906987 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, the Nordic Council of Ministers took a decision to make the Nordic region the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. 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