BarentsObserverBarentsObserverhttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:47 +0100 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 The energy giant looks towards the Timan Pechora province. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:17 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/gazprom-to-pechora-lng.5019474.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/gazprom-to-pechora-lng.5019474.html KIRKENES. More than 1,5 million tons of goods will be shipped along the Northern Sea Route in 2012, regional authorities in Murmansk say. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:23:32 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/shipping-to-double-on-northern-sea-route.5018647.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/shipping-to-double-on-northern-sea-route.5018647.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 Finnish government plans to slash the number of municipalities in Lapland from 21 to six. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:47:19 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/mega-municipalities-arise-in-lapland.5018287.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/mega-municipalities-arise-in-lapland.5018287.html Russia constructs a fleet of new corvettes and frigates. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:03 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/navy-gets-stronger-in-coastal-waters.5018337.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/navy-gets-stronger-in-coastal-waters.5018337.html A fire broke out aboard the coast guard vessel “Ural” yesterday while it was docked in Murmansk. This is the third fire in a military vessel in only six weeks. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:09 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/yet-another-naval-fire-in-murmansk.5018259.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/yet-another-naval-fire-in-murmansk.5018259.html The number of state officials Russia should be cut in half, leader of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service says. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:32:57 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-bureaucracy-bigger-than-the-soviet.5018122.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/russian-bureaucracy-bigger-than-the-soviet.5018122.html