Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries, or the Nordics, are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (literally "the North"). The region includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the autonomous countries of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are both part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Åland Islands, an autonomous region of the Republic of Finland; Jan Mayen island and the archipelago of Svalbard, both unincorporated areas of Metropolitan Norway, are also included. Bouvet Island, a dependency of the Kingdom of …
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The Australia Institute · 28 April 2024 English
Despite repeated claims by business groups that Australia needs to reduce the share that income tax makes up of total tax revenue, the reality is that Australia is a low-tax …
income tax collection, even compared to other Nordic countries. However, adjusting for SSCs brings Denmark …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 25 April 2024 English
This study analyses the present and future of the European electricity and gas infrastructure, exploring production capacity scenarios and their impact on the electricity system (including the role of interconnections, …
impacted Member States in different ways. While Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland) had a 50 €/MWh increase …
CEPR: Centre for Economic Policy Research · 17 April 2024 English
In his non- profit activity, Vladyslav served as a member of the National Reform Council (2014-2016), Chair of the Banking Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (2010-2014) …
latter set of countries has some variation (Nordic countries have legal systems that are more conducive …
Everybody's Home · 17 April 2024 English
The impact of the rapid growth in the number of property investors after the 1999 changes to the capital gains tax regime is also apparent from the significant increase in …
such as Germany, France, the Netherlands, the Nordic countries and (low-tax) Switzerland – have much larger …
Notre Europe: Notre Europe · 16 April 2024 English
My analysis intentionally does not exceed the scope of the mandate received from the EU Council and the Commission - developed under the present Belgian, Spanish, and Hungarian trio Presidency …
ombudsman with enforcement powers (like in certain Nordic countries). Much more than a market – Speed, Security …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 15 April 2024 English
Get an inside look at SEI’s achievements in 2023 with our annual report. Learn about SEI’s funders and partners, get a snapshot of the year in facts and figures, and …
researchers working on adaptation in the Nordic countries were in conversation at the sixth Nordic …
Fern · 10 April 2024 English
y L ack of skilled foresters: Improvements are being delayed due to both the lack of access to independent consultants, and the lack of financial support for awareness raising of …
hectares of forest on behalf of its clients. Nordic countries and North Europe generally have a poor tradition …
Egyensúly Intézet · 9 April 2024 English
it at the bottom of the EU midfield, in The performance of the Netherlands the top one-third of the EU. [...] 05 07 We are the best performer in terms …
lost the most ground, losing its second the Nordic countries have been able to place since 2012. maintain … Sweden, Ireland and Finland. At the all of the Nordic countries retaining their top ranking. top, Ireland … (6. worth pointing out that there are no Nordic countries in 3.). The latter ranking may seem surprising …
DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier · 8 April 2024 English
A consensus is emerging that the current global financial architecture (GFA) is failing and requires reforms. Primarily targeted at the Bretton Woods institutions (specifically the World Bank and IMF), this …
and bigger MDBs The Precarious State of the Nordic Countries’ One China Policy agenda seeks to triple lending …
DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier · 8 April 2024 English
Geopolitics is going to sea Danish and international policy attention on maritime matters has in recent decades focused on maritime crime, e.g. piracy, illegal fishing and drugs trafficking. Yet threats …
to African governance and livelihoods. The Nordic countries face a colonial reckoning JOURNAL ARTICLE … ARTICLE The Precarious State of the Nordic Countries’ One China Policy ARTICLE Much ado, little afoot? DIIS …
