Nordek plan

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The Nordek plan was a proposal for extensive economic cooperation between the Nordic countries that was submitted in 1969. The plan aimed to create a Nordic customs union, which would have involved more comprehensive cooperation than already existed within the framework of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). However, the Nordek plan faced opposition, primarily from Finland, and was ultimately abandoned in 1970. This initiative was part of a broader trend of Scandinavian collaboration, which included the establishment of the Nordic Council in 1952, aimed at fostering dialogue and coordination among the Nordic nations.12

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The so-called Nordek plan, submitted in 1969, which also aimed at far-reaching economic cooperation between the Nordic countries, met with opposition, primarily from Finland, and was abandoned in 1970. During negotiations for entry into the European Communities (EC, later European Community; the successor of the EEC), in…
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The so-called Nordek plan, submitted in 1969, which also aimed at far-reaching economic cooperation between the Nordic countries, met with opposition, primarily from Finland, and was abandoned in 1970. During negotiations for entry into the European Communities (EC, later European Community; the successor of the EEC), in…
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