Nordic countries and Scandinavia
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Eastern Europe: Fall-out amongst Baltic neighbours
17 April 20121644 Veidas Vilnius -
Alliances: Nordic countries huddle together
7 December 201073 EUobserver.com Brussels -
Gender equality: Women on top
4 February 2010895 International Herald Tribune Paris -
Scandinavia: Putting our eggs in the Nordic basket
2 November 20092 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Sociology: The importance of being adult
31 October 2009Cafebabel.com Paris -
Belgium: Prison breaks and the Scandinavian solution
3 August 2009PresseuropDe Standaard
Historically linked by a common destiny, and often mistaken for one another, the national interests of the three small former Soviet states can, on occasion, come into conflict. Today the influence of Scandinavia has proved to be a force that is bringing them together. 
As the world gets bigger, and the rush for the resources beneath the Artic sea intensifies, the countries of Europe’s far North are seeking common cause. 
Eight years after the Norwegian government passed a law requring that 40% of all company board members be women, Nicola Clark of the International Herald Tribune looks at the drive for corporate gender equality in other European countries, where governements are considering similar laws. 
Timed to coincide with the main session of the Nordic Council, Swedish historian Gunnar Wetterberg's proposal to unite the five states of northern Europe under one symbolic monarch, was launched by Stockholm daily Dagens Nyheter on October 27. Although it has failed to achieve unanimous support, it has caused a stir in the national press. 
The transition to adulthood varies from one country to another. For sociologist Cécile Van de Velde, the author of a new study on the subject, the Scandinavian model is the best suited to the needs of young people. Interview with cafebabel.com: