The policy covers a broad geographic area, from the European Arctic and Sub-Arctic to the southern shores of the Baltic Sea, countries in the vicinity and from north-west Russia in the east, to Iceland and Greenland in the west.
Renewed commitment
The renewed ND policy was launched at the Helsinki Summit in November 2006, which adopted a ND Political Declaration and ND Policy Framework Document.
Practical cooperation takes place within the Northern Dimension Partnerships
To facilitate ND sectorial cooperation and project implementation, four sectorial Partnerships have been established to deal with the following thematic issues:
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environment (NDEP);
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public health and social well-being (NDPHS);
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transport and logistics (NDPTL);
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culture (NDPC).
An ND Institute (NDI) and ND Business Council (NDBC) have been established to involve academia and business community into ND cooperation.
The ND Institute maintains the website and provides updated information about ND on Twitter (@ND_Institute).