BarentsObserver NorwayBarentsObserver Norwayhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easySat, 11 Feb 2012 10:25:39 +0100 KIRKENES: Norway’s military border guards to Russia follow the signals of North Korean mass games instructors creating living pictures in a spectacular art-show. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:25:39 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-koreans-instruct-nato-border-guards.5019683.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-koreans-instruct-nato-border-guards.5019683.html This year’s opening of the Barents Spektakel was the most poetic and mystical in years. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/poetic-opening-of-barents-spektakel.5019555.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/poetic-opening-of-barents-spektakel.5019555.html KIRKENES: U.S. Ambassador to Norway Barry B. White says there is no competition for resources or a race for the Arctic. “We all have a common interest in preserving the Arctic area even as we pursue sustainable development.” Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:01:22 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/high-north-low-tension.5019512.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/high-north-low-tension.5019512.html KIRKENES: The Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes is larger than ever. One of the main attractions of the 2012 festival is the five young accordionists from North Korea. See the video of their first performance in Kirkenes. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:14 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-koreans-performing-in-kirkenes.5019501.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-koreans-performing-in-kirkenes.5019501.html KIRKENES: Transnational ideas and interaction is a powerful engine for development, Guvernor Dmitry Dmitriyenko says in the Kirkenes Conference. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:32:21 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/murmansk-goes-cross-border.5018561.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/murmansk-goes-cross-border.5018561.html Kirkenes is preparing for the Barents Spektakel 2012 festival. Stages for performances are being built, concerts are being rehearsed, people are arriving from near and far. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:57 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/festival-preparations-are-well-underway.5018052.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/festival-preparations-are-well-underway.5018052.html Next January marks the 20th anniversary of signing the Kirkenes declaration establishing the Barents cooperation. Norway now wants to take successful cross-border cooperation a step further and asks for input to a Kirkenes declaration, part II. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:43 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-kirkenes-declaration-in-progress.5017774.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-kirkenes-declaration-in-progress.5017774.html Norway announces an initiative to invest about 6 million NOK in a Norwegian-Russian project that will assess the technology needed to develop the untapped oil fields in the Arctic region, particularly in the Barents Sea. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:13:53 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-russia-plan-path-towards-arctic-energy-exploration.5017347.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-russia-plan-path-towards-arctic-energy-exploration.5017347.html Barents Spektakel arts and culture festival in Kirkenes near the Russian border opens this week with cross-border artists from around the world. A highlight is North Koreans performing “Take on Me.” See the video here. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-korean-accordionists-perform-a-ha-tune-in-barents.5017333.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-korean-accordionists-perform-a-ha-tune-in-barents.5017333.html Norwegian Government relocates State Secretary – no longer responsible for Barents. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:25 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/lahnstein-leaves-foreign-ministry.5016669.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/lahnstein-leaves-foreign-ministry.5016669.html