Barents Spektakel calling for Arctic focus
February the 3rd the Barents Spektakel festival of 2010 will kick off in the Norwegian-Russian border town of Kirkenes. This year’s festival slogan is Arctic Calling and most events give their individual views upon this theme.
Children and youth are happier in the Barents region
A doctoral theses from the University of Lapland concludes that children and youth in the northern parts of Norway, Finland, Russia and Sweden are happier than in the southern parts of the same countries.
Revitalized military cooperation
NATO and Russia agreed on a framework for military-to-military cooperation at their Council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.
EU and Norway finally reached deals on fish
Two months after the negotiations on the annual fisheries agreement collapsed, EU and Norway on Tuesday reached a deal.
Successful cross-border customs cooperation
Through a well-established cooperation the customs services in the four countries in the Barents region contribute to keep the level of smuggling across the borders low.
NATO fighters scrambled 38 times in 2009
Norwegian F-16 jet fighters identified less Russian military aircrafts outside Norwegian airspace last year than in 2008.
Wants to name street after Petrozavodsk
Local politicians in Rana, Northern Norway, want to name a street in the town after Petrozavodsk, capital in the Republic of Karelia.
Oil spill more harmful to northern ecosystems
The ecosystems in the north are more vulnerable to oil spill than the marine- and coastal nature in southern areas, a new scientific report shows.
Norway, Russia pleased with progress in delineation of the Barents Sea
Russian and Norway are pleased with the progress in the talks on delimitation of the Barents Sea, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Broad EU support to ease visa regime for Russians
None of European Union’s 27 member states have voiced opposition to last week’s initiative by the Spanish Foreign Minister to ease visa requirements for Russian citizens.
