Speakers to speak in Sweden

Aug 17, 2007
By Mike Collier

UPPSALA - The Speakers of the Nordic and Baltic parliaments are to hold their annual meeting in Uppsala 21-23 August.

The get-together will be the first time that Per Westerberg, the Swedish Speaker, has hosted the meeting. The agenda includes the Nordic Council, the role of the national parliaments in relation to the EU Commission and joint initiatives to build democracy in Georgia, Moldavia and Ukraine.

The Speakers will also debate how much confidence the public has in their parliaments along with Professor Soren Holmberg of Gothenburg University.

Christian Mejdahl (Denmark), Ene Ergma (Estonia), Sauli Niinistö (Finland), Helgi Bernódusson (Iceland), Endulis Emsis (Latvia), Viktoras Muntianas (Lithuania) and Thorbjörn Jagland (Norway) have all confirmed their attendance.

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