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Jonas Karlsbakk

Jonas Karlsbakk
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Jonas has been working for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat since 2008. He has a Masters Degree in Geography from NTNU in Trondheim from 2003. Between 2003 and 2008 he worked as a journalist in the local newspaper in Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger Avis.

Content by Jonas Karlsbakk

Salla Border Station

Salla border crossers broke record

Person number 100.000 in 2010 crossed the Salla border station on the Finnish-Russian border this week, breaking a new barrier for the border station.

November 26, 2010
The hospital in Kirkenes was built in the 1950ties. The construction of a new hospital might start already in 2014.

Borderzone agreement speed up hospital plans

The establishment of a visa free travel zone across the Norwegian-Russian border has pushed forward the plans to build a new hospital in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes.

November 23, 2010
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Farm sent coordinates to meet the Russian Container ship.

Russian vessel fled from crash

The Russian vessel “Vladimir Timofeyev” crashed with a Norwegian fishing boat outside the coast of northern Norway. When ordered to meet the Norwegian Coast Guard for questioning, the Russian vessel set course for Russian waters instead.

November 19, 2010
Young environmentalists from norway and Russia gathering in Arkhangelsk

Young environmentalists acting across borders

Environment hazards do not stop at the border. Recently 137 young environmentalists from the Barents countries met for the the 2nd International Youth Civil Forum in Arkhangelsk to discuss sustainable development across borders in the north.

November 16, 2010
Chair of Barents Regional Council Pia Svendsgaard and chair of Barents Regional Committee, Oddgeir Danielsen.

Push for regional dimension in EU's Arctic strategy

A statement from the Barents Regional Council stresses that the European Parliament must include the regional level in their upcoming Arctic strategy debates.

November 16, 2010

Chemical ban for mining company

The iron ore mining company Sydvaranger Gruve has to stop their use of the Magnafloc 1707 chemical in their production process, because it pollutes the fiord outside the Norwegian-Russian border town of Kirkenes.

October 27, 2010
Barents Passion Week

Passionate Barents youth gathering in border town

In a four days passionate event, 80 youths from all over the Barents region will display their conceptions of Barents through art. – It will be a celebration of the good life in Barents, says the organizers in the Barents Regional Youth Council.

October 27, 2010
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg looking at the Varanger fjord towards the Barents Sea.

22 million EUR more to the High North

The Norwegian Government plans to increase the High North efforts with 22 million EUR for 2011. This will increase the Governments annual funds on the Norwegian High North to a total of 150 million EUR.

September 29, 2010
Barents focus on Margaritinskaya Fair

Barents Sea agreement set speed on Arkhangelsk cooperation

The finalization of the last unresolved dispute between Norway and Russia seems to have created an atmosphere of renewed possibilities for business investments across borders in the Barents Region. The Norwegian days in Arkhangelsk last week was a strong demonstration of this.

September 20, 2010

Norway's honorary consulate to Arkhangelsk opened

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre see the opening of the honorary consulate in Arkhangelsk as a completion of some of the visions launched with the establishment of the Barents cooperation in 1993. This Friday the honorary consulate in Arkhangelsk was opened.

September 17, 2010