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Border barriers a hot topic in “Little Iceland”

At Jónshús, a culture house for Icelanders in Copenhagen, border barriers have become the topic of the day. Top themes: securing a bank account and claiming child benefits.
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The Freedom of Movement Council
  • Set up in 2014
  • 10 members – representatives from the five Nordic countries plus the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland, the Nordic Council of Ministers Secretary General and one representative from the Nordic Council.
  • The presidency follows the presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. During the Swedish presidency this year, Anders Ahnlid heads the Freedom of Movement Council (read our interview with him here). 
  • The secretariat shares offices with the Nordic Council of Ministers.
  • The Council’s mandate is threefold: Solve existing Nordic border barriers, prevent new ones from emerging and improve information.
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