BarentsObserver Rep. of KareliaBarentsObserver Rep. of Kareliahttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:31 +0100 The further gasification of the Republic of Karelia was on the agenda when Governor Sergey Katanandov yesterday met with Gazprom’s Aleksey Miller. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:31 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/the-gasification-of-karelia.4755423.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/the-gasification-of-karelia.4755423.html The Northwest Russian federal subjects in 2009 saw their budget revenues plummet with up to 40 percent. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:52:35 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/dramatic-drop-in-budget-revenues.4754937.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/dramatic-drop-in-budget-revenues.4754937.html Plans for establishments of an interregional bus connection between Murmansk and Petrozavodsk in the Karelian republic have been approved. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:50:47 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/bus-connection-murmansk-petrozavodsk.4752531.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/bus-connection-murmansk-petrozavodsk.4752531.html Foreigners do no longer need to register their private vehicle for temporary importation at the border crossing points. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:41:42 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/russia-drops-vehicle-import-certificate.4748218.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/russia-drops-vehicle-import-certificate.4748218.html There was a drop by 17 percent in the railway cargo in the Russian part of the Barents Region last year. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:02:35 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/drop-in-northern-railway-cargo.4744904.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/drop-in-northern-railway-cargo.4744904.html Northwest Russian electricity generator TGK-1 in 2009 boosted net profits to 3 billion RUB. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:26:17 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/tgk-1-boosted-profits.4744632.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/tgk-1-boosted-profits.4744632.html The two main railway lines in Northwest Russia, the October line and the Northern line, in 2009 has a drop in cargo flow of respectively 17,1 percent and 16,8 percent. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:24:25 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/railway-cargo-flows-down-in-northwest-russia.4744032.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/railway-cargo-flows-down-in-northwest-russia.4744032.html The North of Russia under the threat of depopulation. Since the year 2000 the population in the Russian part of the Barents region decreased by 462.000, or by almost 11 percent. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:36:26 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-barents-population-decrease.4743530.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-barents-population-decrease.4743530.html 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. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:35:42 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/successful-cross-border-customs-cooperation.4725193.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/successful-cross-border-customs-cooperation.4725193.html Local politicians in Rana, Northern Norway, want to name a street in the town after Petrozavodsk, capital in the Republic of Karelia. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:18:43 +0100http://www.barentsobserver.com/wants-to-name-street-after-petrozavodsk.4724723.htmlhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/wants-to-name-street-after-petrozavodsk.4724723.html