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We’re starting off our new series which explains unions and groupings in Europe by explaining the Nordic Council. The Council brings together Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark & Iceland but what does it actually do? We explain how the union came to be, what the union does and it’s core objectives.
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10 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/committee-knowledge-and-culture-nordic-region
11 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/committee-sustainable-nordic-region
12 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/committee-welfare-nordic-region
13 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/committee-growth-and-development-nordic-region
14 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/control-committee
15 – https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/election-committee
16 – https://www.norden.org/en/political_areas
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18 – https://www.norden.org/en/information/nordic-co-operation-justice-issues
19 – https://www.norden.org/en/information/nordic-co-operation-digitalisation
20 – https://www.norden.org/en/information/nordic-co-operation-disability
21 – https://www.norden.org/en/bioeconomy
22 – https://www.norden.org/en/information/nature-climate-and-environment-nordic-region
23 – https://www.norden.org/en/children-and-young-people
24 – https://www.norden.org/en/information/nordic-co-operation-energy
25 – https://www.norden.org/en/culture
26 – https://www.norden.org/en/education-and-research
27 – https://www.norden.org/en/language
28 – https://www.norden.org/en/integration
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We take a closer look at why relations soured between the two countries, and how Azerbaijan has been seeking to undermine France since.
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Since being elected, Meloni has had a major influence over the EU’s immigration policy, but the new Migration and Asylum Pact may have major consequences for Italy. So what exactly is in the new pact? And has Meloni’s hardline policy backfired?
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Sources:
https://newsbriefing.eu/politics/meloni-hardens-migration-rhetoric-as-far-right-rival-vannacci-gains-ground
https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/number-of-migrants-rises-repatriations-up-34-per-cent-in-the-first-six-months-AJVKjkm?refresh_ce=1
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:180:0031:0059:en:PDF
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/12/five-eu-member-states-are-considering-building-a-repatriation-centre-in-uganda/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/04/giorgia-meloni-pushes-italy-s-migration-strategy-as-a-model_6728172_4.html
https://www.irreview.org/articles/2024/10/27/giorgia-meloni-is-offshoring-migration-to-solve-italys-immigration-concerns-now-the-rest-of-europe-is-interested-too
https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/frontex-irregular-border-crossings-down-26-in-2025-europe-must-stay-prepared-lyKpVb
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/italy-disastrous-offshore-agreement-with-albania-must-serve-as-a-wake-up-call-to-end-eus-cruel-migration-plans/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/08/vannacci-sanchez-is-right-on-immigration-meloni-is-a-fiasco/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/deputy-premier-salvini-rome-not-193326174.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://italianismo.com.br/com-44-meloni-lidera-avaliacao-enquanto-partidos-perdem-espaco/
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Over the past few weeks, there have been many reports of Russian hybrid incidents across Europe. With reported drone incursions and explosives at a German airport, we’re looking into the escalating Russian hybrid war and why it no longer feels so hybrid.
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POLITICO: Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war isn’t so hybrid
https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-hybrid-war-on-europe-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-less-hybrid/
Germany says Russia responsible for drone incident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylm3m67n2o
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2026/09/01/germany-blames-russia-for-airport-drone-incident-hits-back-with-sanctions_6757058_146.html?srsltid=AfmBOorxo7cxCO7l0TFHlXxatD1xyz1S0UqgldCRST2dfYnQWOCJYFzH
EU-NATO talks on German drone incident
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/02/von-der-leyen-russian-drone-incidents-in-europe-are-the-new-normal
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/von-der-leyen-pledges-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks-ahead-of-rutte-meeting
Russian hybrid warfare (Aug/Sep 2026)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/poland-opens-terror-probe-into-fire-at-drone-factory
https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-jet-blasts-drone-near-offshore-gas-production-platform/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/nato-jets-scrambled-as-drone-enters-romanian-airspace
Analysis
https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2026/07/why-russia-could-escalate-hybrid-warfare-against-europe
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/where-and-how-putin-could-expand-his-war-in-europe-beyond-ukraine/
Russian drone incidents (September 2025)
https://youtu.be/bnt3CNXMPo0?si=RwEWSEx_4Vt69gSb
00:00 – Introduction
01:28 – Context
04:34 – Why It Doesn’t Feel So Hybrid
07:38 – Too Long
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After years of stagnation, German’s economy might finally look to be on the up. In this video, we’re taking a look at the latest data and ask whether Germany has finally turned the corner.
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German GDP data 2019-2025
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/23/germanys-much-ballyhooed-autumn-of-reforms-is-a-damp-squib
Germany polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-alternative-for-germany-would-govern
Revised destatis data
https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economy/National-Accounts-Domestic-Product/_node.html
https://substack.com/home/post/p-211829645
IMF estimates for GDP growth in 2026
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/EU/EURO/EUQ/IDN
Ifo institute data
https://www.ifo.de/en/facts/2026-06-18/ifo-economic-forecast-summer-2026-energy-price-increase-acting-brake-fiscal-policy
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results
Germany trade data
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/trade-balance-deficit
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports-to-china
https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/DEU/Year/LTST/Summarytext
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports
Indices
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/german-manufacturing-growth-accelerates-august-orders-surge-pmi-shows
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-pmi
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results
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Yesterday, Iceland held a referendum on restarting negotiations to rejoin the European Union, 13 years after negotiations were frozen. With the results now in, we’re taking a look at what happened and what it means for the future.
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Sources:
https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377
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03:06 – The Two Sides
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@Mrblobbie947
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
If only Scotland could join.
@themcfunnel
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Estonia fuming rn
@000Dragon50000
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Finland being included in this is kind of hilarious since they're not nordic.
@liberalegypt
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Imagine Scandinavia+Baltic+Benelux
@buhans2160
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Nordisk Ministerråd it has no value at all. Just spending money while drinking coffee
@larstarjeibennitt1479
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Good work
@TheHollandHS
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
The EU starts to look like a midwit between americans and nordics. Maybe it isnt but it does start to look like that
@kf9346
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
As a Canadian I think it's important to have smaller regional international bodies like this in addition to larger one s like the EU. 1) The unique socio-political voice of the Nordics needs amplifying; 2) It gives a stage to consider Arctic- specific issues by Arctic countries; and 3) Greenland and Greenlandic Inuit have more influence and a greater voice on matters in at the Nordic Council rather than if the same issues are discussed at the EU, UN or a larger gathering of nations.
@thomasmortensen4470
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Fun fact Scotland was invitet to the nordic council as a obsever but they chose not to show up…
@spoonkus5893
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
The Nordic council is so good that even sturgeon is fabricating that Scotland is Nordic so she can get in!
@astraviil3043
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
In my opinion it’s time to let Estonia be a nice small Nordic country. Estonia very deserves to be a Nordic country, because Estonia has done a lot of work, we have many smart people, we are good at digital things, we have northern lights and we are very similar to Finland and other Nordic countries like: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland. We are not similar to Latvia and Lithuania and the other Eastern Europe countries. It’s time to stop calling Estonia Eastern Europe country and Baltic country and forget all this terrible, rude and mean Soviet times. Let’s just stop this Eastern Europe and Soviet stigma thing and let Estonia turn the new page and let them be a normal small Nordic country next to Sweden and Finland!!! Estonians call themselves the Nordic country and many other people and tourists had also said that Estonia should be a Nordic country, because Estonian people are Finnic people not Balts and we are more similar to Scandinavia. Yes many people had agreed with that Estonia must belong to the Nordic group and seperate from Latvia and Lithuania. They don’t even need these countries, because Estonians communicate more with Finns and other Scandinavian countries. Estonia will be a very good partner for the other Nordic countries. We will do a very great work and we will be very strong!!!
@rustyspace900
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
As a Finn, I'm all in for Estonia gaining full membership and eventually an indepedent Scotland joining us. Heck why not even Ireland, they are cool too 😉
@gogledhol
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
I wish the UK became an observer state of the council.
@Arvidowitch
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
I hope the Nordics leave EU and NATO and make this alliance an official economic and defense pact
@jtrenoweth
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
I think Gretta Tunburg is getting less and less relevant because she is saying to the world you are irrelevant it's my way or the highway
@emib6599
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
As fervent europeist that support a decentralised federation, i find good the existence of smaller groups inside the EU will maybe also external members.
They are only see as a problem when are moved by populist government that don't care about the future and only want to squeeze every single bit of power for themselves from everything.
@guysimtristan6248
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Funny we like to compare our own countries to them
@OutlawToys
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
Nordic Council is only preparation for EU failure.
@maikotter9945
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
The groups build ups are a bit unusual.
Die Fraktionszusammensetzung sind etwas ungewöhnlich.
Social Democratic Group: 26 members
° Sweden (6): SAP 5; ? 1
° Norway: AP 6
° Denmark (5): SD 3; ? 2
° Finland: SDP 4
° Iceland: SDA 1
° Aland: "ASD" 1
Centre Group: 24 members
° Finland (6): KESK 3; VIHR 2; SFP 1
° Sweden (5): C 2; M 1; ? 2
° Norway (4): Sp 2; V 1; KrF 1
° Denmark (3): V 2; ? 1
° Iceland (3): FF 1; FSF 1; ? 1
° Faroes (2): SF 1; ? 1
° Aland: ? 1
Conservative Group: 15 members
° Norway (6): H 5; ? 1
° Sweden (4): M 1; ? 3
° Finland: KOK 3
° Denmark: C 1
° Iceland: ? 1
Green Left Group: 10 members
° Sweden: ? 2
° Denmark (2): EL 1; ? 1
° Iceland: VG 2
° Norway: SF 1
° Finland: "VML" 1
° Greenland: ? 1
° Faroes: "TV" 1
Freedom Group: 9 members
° Finland: PS 4
° Sweden: SD 3
° Denmark: DF 2
without group: 4 members
° Norway: FrP 3
° Denmark: "NB" 1
@davidiand7
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
How is The EU is “every expanding,” didn’t Britain just leave an more countries may follow?
@Gokaes
February 27, 2024 at 11:00 pm
swedish: Åland
Finnish: Ahvenanmaa