Arrangement
The Northern Dimension and its Potential
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland, has the great pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with Former Prime Minister Mr. Paavo Lipponen
The Northern Dimension and its Potential
How can the EU, Norway, Iceland and Russia best utilize the new, opening opportunities?
What is the potential of the Northern Dimension today?
Programme 14:00-15:00.
- Lecture by Mr. Paavo Lipponen
- Q&A
Senior Researcher Sverre Lodgaard will moderate the seminar.
The Northern Dimension
: a policy that promotes regional cooperation in Northern Europe. The EU, Norway, Iceland and Russia are the Northern Dimension partners. The Northern Dimension has in recent years been the most dynamic track in EU-Russia cooperation and has at the same time offered Norway and Iceland a possibility to join, on an equal basis. Partnerships with concrete projects have been established: the Environmental Partnership with its 3 billion euro project pipeline has been a success story and the Public Health and Social Affairs Partnership is equally important. Recently the Transport and Logistics Partnership and the Cultural Partnership have been established.