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| | Nordic Council / Nordic Council of Ministers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | The Nordic Council of Ministers co-operation with the adjacent areas currently comprises Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the autonomous territories - the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland - as well as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Northwest Russia and the Arctic. |
 | | The overall goal is to promote a stabile and secure development in all areas, to strengthen democracy, to promote shared values within northern Europe and to contribute to the development of economic ties and sustainable development between the Nordic region and these areas. |
 | | The budget for the Adjacent Area programme for 2005 is approximately 83 million Danish kroner. |
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