Nordic-Baltic prime ministerial meeting in Helsinki

The Nordic Councils 64th Session 2012 started yesterday in Helsinki.


"The Nordic welfare model has shown its worth precisely by being able to withstand economic times of pressure and at the same time taking care of the vulnerable in society", said the Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, in the meeting were the economic crisis was top of the agenda.

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La Norevége, eh? La Norvége!

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). "The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe" says the Noble Committee.

The Annoncement: Link Nobel Peace Prize

"The stabilizing part played by European Union has helped to transform a once-torn Europe from a continent of war to a contingent of peace." - Nobel committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland.

José Manuel Barroso, head of the European commission: 

"At its origins, the European Union brought together nations emerging from the ruins of devastating world wars – which originated on this continent – and united them in a project for peace".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel:  a "wonderful decision".

Helmut Kohl: "The Nobel Peace Prize for the EU is above all a confirmation of the European peace project".

French President Francois Hollande: "immense honor".

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Certainly it is quite remarkable to see how unified and peaceful Europe is in the 21st Century, and that did not happen by coincidence. It happened because of the very hard work and dedication of leaders and citizens across Europe.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said: " The award of the Nobel Prize of Peace to the European Union reminds us that the EU i endlessly more than (interest-rate) spreads and bailot funds."

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Norway has twice voted "no" to joining the EU, in 1972 and 1994.

Reaksjoner på 22.juli kommisjonens rapporten

Mange kommentarer i nyhetene om hva som går galt når norske myndigheter skal administrere og gjennomføre noe. "Rapporten er en knusende dom over et regjeringsapparat med et oppsiktsvekkende sprik mellom ord og handling" sier politisk redaktør i Aftenposten, Harald Stanghelle. Det er veldig alvorlig når det er så mye som svikter når det gjelder ledelse og ansvar i det norske samfunn, fremholder ledende politikere. 

"Life of Jens: de offentlige kontorer diskuterer hva som skal gjøres med Grubbegata (video) " tvittrer næringslivsleder Johan H. Andresen:




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Torbjørn Aas 

Olav Torvund 

Maria Abrahamsson 

Jon Wessel-Aas



22. juli-dommen i engelsk oversettelse: http://bit.ly/QH5w3V #22juli

The Report of the 22 July Commission

The Report of the 22 July Commission - an independent commission mandated to review and learn from the terrorist attacks on the Government Complex in Oslo and on Utøya Island - was submitted to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Monday 13.August.

"The 22 July Commission`s report is a milstone. It has put the facts on the table. It gives us a common understanding of what happended. It gives us a basis for learning. And most important, it gives us a basis for taking further action," said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

The report and all underlying material will be awailable at the 22.July Commission website:

Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome

Minnekonsert på Rådhusplassen i Oslo ett år etter terrorhandlingene i Oslo og på Utøya 22.juli 2011. Bruce Springsteen & Little Steven på scenen i Oslo :

Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome

EUROPA - Holiday season: useful tips for a worry-free summer

EUROPA - Press Releases - Holiday season: useful tips for a worry-free summer:

The Roma - recommendations?

It seems to be deep-rooted and widespread prejudice among the Norwegian (and the European) population vis-à-vis Roma. Public discourse and media reporting tend to make a generalized link between Roma and criminality

• Read about Roma migrants in Europe: Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe

• News from Norway - NRK Nyheter  15.07. 2012 kl 19.49:

Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

TV-aksjonen 2012 | Amnesty International

Advokatforeningen støtter årets TV-aksjon «Stå opp mot urett!»,

Støtt opp om Amnesty - TV aksjonen 2012.

Amnestys arbeid handler om å skrape mer rettferdighet over hele verden, og tittelen på årets TV-aksjon er nettopp Rettferdighet.

Arbeidsområdene for midlene fra TV-aksjonen 2012 vil være:
• Rettferdighet for de som straffes for å bruke ytringsfriheten
• Rettferdighet for diskriminerte kvinner og minoriteter
• Rettferdighet for ofre etter selskapers brudd på menneskerettigheter
• Rettferdighet for ofre etter væpnede konflikter
• Rettferdige rettsystemer i Tunisia, Egypt og stater i Midtøsten

(Kilde: Foto og tekst Amnesty)

TV-aksjonen 2012 | Amnesty International