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Matilda af Hällström, entrepreneurial Nordic Council lobbyist in Brussels interview

Matilda af Hällström, entrepreneurial Nordic Council lobbyist in Brussels

It is an active 24-year-old which the Nordic Council has chosen to be its first local representative in Brussels. Matilda af Hällström is already busy finding out how the Nordic Council can improve its cooperation with the EU and within the EU.
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| Nov 2017

Employers: EU’s social pillar threatens the Nordic model

Nordic employers fear the EU’s new social pillar could undermine the Nordic model for the labour market. They intend to defend the model tooth-and-nail. That fight will be necessary, predicts a Danish labour market researcher.
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| Nov 2017

Europe takes on social injustice – does the Nordic region show the way?

The social pillar has been missing from Europe’s development. The Gothenburg summit presented a new future. Not everyone enjoys the result, and there are differences of opinion within the Nordic region too. When national interests are at stake, and businesses say no, you get disagreements.
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The Nordic Labour Journal – also on Facebook

You can now access news and debates about the Nordic labour market on Facebook. The Nordic Labour Journal highlights trends and policies, and also stories from working life.
Iceland’s Gudbjartur Hannesson puts people’s welfare first during the crisis interview

Iceland’s Gudbjartur Hannesson puts people’s welfare first during the crisis

We have learnt that a state welfare system is immensely important and a prerequisite for a healthy working life, says Island’s Minister for Welfare Gudbjartur Hannesson. That is why protecting our welfare system has been given top priority during the crisis.
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The right use of space improves office work

Disturbing sounds like high volume conversations are often an environmental problem in workplaces, and it can lead to loss of concentration and more mistakes being made. Now new research out of Finland shows it is possible to reduce such inconveniences through flexible space concepts.
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More social enterprises on the horizon in Denmark

Social enterprises are being promoted both by the Nordic region and the EU. Denmark’s government has launched a new strategy.
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The minimum wage — threat or opportunity?

Stop worrying and join the debate about a legally binding minimum wage across the EU. That’s the bombshell from Bente Sorgenfrey, the new President for the Council of Nordic Trade Unions, NFS. Is fear for the debate the real problem, or is a statutory minimum wage a real threat to the Nordic model? The Nordic Labour Journal kicks off the debate in this month’s theme.
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Editorial: Equality means sustainability

Economic crisis, political earthquakes and unprecedented terror in the midst of the Nordic region. It has all impacted the Nordic countries. “Crisis test the strength of the Nordic welfare models” is this month’s Theme. One important question pops up: must the welfare models be adapted to avoid growing differences within the countries?
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