As Big get-togethers go, the Nordic Council's annual sessions are chummy affairs. With several hundred politicians, diplomats and academics milling around one of the region's capitals, it is more like a big family gathering than an international summit. The agenda is long on worthy initiatives and short on substance. Yet this week's meeting in Reykjavik was different-and not just because signs were emerging of another flight-grounding Icelandic ash cloud.
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