POLICY BRIEF: NDEP as a platform for nuclear cleanup of sunken objects in the Arctic Sea

This Policy Brief summarizes the key outcomes and recommendations from the Northern Dimension Expert Seminar1: Nuclear Waste Cleanup in the Arctic, which gathered together leading international experts and key stakeholders on nuclear cleanup projects. The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership’s Nuclear Window (NDEP NW) is an established platform for eliminating nuclear hazards inherited from the Soviet nuclear fleet operations in the …

Save the Date 28 Nov 2019: Northern Dimension Future Forum “Fresh and sustainable experiments of the Global North”

Northern Dimension Future Forum: Fresh and sustainable experiments of the Global NorthDate: 28 November 2019Venue: Aalto University, Dipoli (Otakaari 24, Espoo, Finland)Organizers: Northern Dimension Institute, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of FinlandFinanced by: DG NEAR This Open Forum is a part of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2019. The Open Forum panels present technology- and …

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NDI POLICY BRIEF 1 – Designing innovative public services published

  Northern Dimension Institute Policy Brief 1 – January 2019 Designing innovative public services   Contemporary challenges that ND area governments face are increasingly sophisticated and complex. This is due to the rapid development of technologies that blur the boundaries between the government and citizens, and because of societal changes such as ageing of the population and increasing immigration flows. …

Funding for the project ‘Development of a think tank functions of the NDI’ received from EC

The Northern Dimension Institute is happy to announce that we have signed the Grant Contract with European Commission (EC) for funding of our project Development of a think tank functions of the NDI for the next three years. The project is jointly designed and implemented by Aalto University as the Lead Partner, in partnership with University of Oulu (UOULU, Finland), …

A new Work Plan for Culture adopted by the Council of the European Union

The Council of the European Union adopted Conclusions on the Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022. The plan is considered a strategic instrument setting priorities and defining concrete actions to address the increasing shift to digital technologies, globalisation and growing societal diversity in the area of cultural policy. The Work Plan, adopted on 27 November 2018, sets out the following five …

Northern Dimension Future Forum on Health: Healthy Ageing, 28 Nov 2018, Vantaa, Finland

NORTHERN DIMENSION FUTURE FORUM ON HEALTH: Healthy AgeingDATE: Wednesday 28 November 2018, at 10:00 – 16:00VENUE: Heureka, the Finnish Science Center, address: Tiedepuisto 1, Vantaa, Finland   Northern Dimension Future Forum on Health: Towards Healthy Ageing in the Northern Europe brings together decision-makers and top experts to discuss challenges and opportunities in creating support, services and environments enhancing health and …

NORTHERN DIMENSION FUTURE FORUM ON TRANSPORT: Emerging trade routes between Europe and Asia, 20 Nov 2018, Brussels

Emerging trade routes between Europe and Asia – Impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on Northern Europe   DATE: Tuesday 20 November 2018, at 9:00 – 14:00VENUE: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Brussels, Belgium   The Forum showcases recent research, policies and business initiatives in Northern Europe focusing on Euro-Asian railway connections and the Arctic …

Register to the Northern Dimension Future Forums in November 2018!

The Northern Dimension Future Forums will focus on issues, trends and challenges that will shape the future developments in the Northern Dimension (ND) priority themes (environment, transport & logistics, culture, and health & social wellbeing) throughout the ND area and need to be somehow addressed in all the ND countries and beyond. Such issues include, for example, role of creative …

The future of Baltic Sea Region Cooperation – Registration is now open!

The future of Baltic Sea Region CooperationFocus on the Council of the Baltic Sea States   November 23, 2PM-6PM, Turku, Finland Baltic Area Legal Studies BALEX in cooperation with EUSBSR HA Neighbours welcomes you to the seminar “The Future of Baltic Sea Region Cooperation: Focus on the Council of the Baltic Sea States”. The purpose of this seminar is to …

2018 Environment and resources Information Days – calls 2019

Information and networking days on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020, Challenge “Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials” – 2019 calls – will take place on 11 and 12 September 2018 in Brussels in the European Commission’s Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170. The event targets potential applicants to the 2019 calls for project proposals under the …