BarentsObserver NorwayBarentsObserver Norwayhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyThu, 11 Mar 2010 10:28:45 +0100 In May last year the Russian fish cargo vessel “Petrozavodsk” ran aground in the coastal cliffs of Bear Island outside Svalbard. The worst scenario for the planned removal of the wreck became reality recently when it broke in two pieces. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:28:45 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-vessel-petrozavodsk-disintegrating.4758266.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-vessel-petrozavodsk-disintegrating.4758266.html Regional contacts with Russia are more and more important for Norway. All three Governors of Northern Norway are heading eastward to strengthen the regions ties with Russia. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:43 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/north-norwegian-governors-tour-russia.4758260.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/north-norwegian-governors-tour-russia.4758260.html The reservoirs for CO2 storage in the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea have less capacity than expected. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:33 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/snoehvit-co2-reservoirs-with-little-capacity.4757670.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/snoehvit-co2-reservoirs-with-little-capacity.4757670.html The Foreign Ministers of the Nordic Countries will meet in Copenhagen on Thursday to discuss joint foreign- and security cooperation. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:26 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/meeting-on-nordic-security-cooperation.4757664.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/meeting-on-nordic-security-cooperation.4757664.html Halvard Rundberg and Ylva Marie Pavval have no beliefs in rising young enthusiasm through endless speeches and boring seminars. They want to address youth through their own language, with reggae, rock’n roll and focus on human rights. All of this will be displayed in a grand rock tour all over the Barents Region in 2011. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:31 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/barents-youth-will-rock-for-rights.4757598.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/barents-youth-will-rock-for-rights.4757598.html Representatives of the Barents Cooperation will on Thursday present a new pan-European initiative on cross-border cooperation to EU Commissioner on Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:35 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-cross-border-initiative-presented-to-eu-commission.4757497.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/new-cross-border-initiative-presented-to-eu-commission.4757497.html Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov is appointed new Head of the Governmental Commission for Russian presence on Svalbard. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:43:38 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/zubkov-to-lead-svalbard-commission.4757452.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/zubkov-to-lead-svalbard-commission.4757452.html Rear Admiral Trond Grytting has for several years been the key officer in charge of the Norwegian-Russian military contacts in the north. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:03:08 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/rear-admiral-grytting-to-washington.4757160.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/rear-admiral-grytting-to-washington.4757160.html The Canadian researcher Dr Aileen Espíritu has accepted the position as new Director of the Barents Insitute in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:18:56 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-director-of-barents-institute.4756805.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/new-director-of-barents-institute.4756805.html The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, the largest equity investor in Europe, has invested into 64 Russian companies. The Norwegian part of the shares were worth more than 22 billion NOK (Euro 2,75 billion) in 2009. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:02:35 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/norwegian-investment-in-russia-worth-22-billion.4756520.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/norwegian-investment-in-russia-worth-22-billion.4756520.html