Alexander Stubb, famous in the Barents Region for branding the north as the world´s most sexy region, is put on track to take over after Jyrki Katainen.
The strong pressure from several key EU member states to revise the Schengen Treaty makes it increasingly unlikely for Russia to get a quick introduction of visa-free traveling with the Union, a Russian analyst says.
This is the best political solution, Russian regional leaders in the Barents Region say about this weekend’s swop deal between Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Murmansk and Nenets are among the Federal Districts in Russia where United Russia got fewest votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Protests triggered by election fraud in the streets of Moscow last night have not spread to the north.
The newly appointed Governor Igor Orlov takes third position amongst regional leaders in North-West Russia when it comes to positive reviews in the local mass media.
MOSCOW: “Norway and Russia are leading the way for the other Arctic nations on cooperation in the far north”, says Anton Vasiliev who is the Russian Ambassador to the Arctic.
MURMANSK: Regional Duma member Pavel Sazhinov believes a permanent participation from parliamentarians will counter the reduced interest for Barents Regional Council.
KIRKENES: When the new Kirkenes Declaration is presented on Tuesday, Sami Council President Aile Javo won’t be in attendance. She doesn’t use the word “boycott,” but her message is still clear.
MURMANSK: Member of the Norwegian Sami Parliament arrested by immigration authorities after participating at the annual meeting in the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region.
