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.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday requested parliament to approve the Russian Federation’s biggest ever investment programme. In the period 2010-2015, Russia plans to the invest 13 trillion RUB (550 billion USD) in infrastructure development all over the country.
-I am convinced that we will make progress in the negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently said. Norways Jonas Gahr Støre confirms that the 175,000 square kilometre disputed zone in the Barents Sea is a topic every time he meets with the Russian minister.
President Dmitry Medvedev today officially approved amendments in the national law on the continental shelf, which gives Prime Minister Putin and his government the full control over Russian shelf developments.
Researcher Jakub Godzimirski says that Norwegian StatoilHydro is running a high risk when they get involved in businesses with the Russian energy giant Gazprom.
A new alliance of the noted opposition politicians Aleksandr Donskoy, Larisa Bazanova and Dmitrii Taskaev could pose a major challenge to the political establishment in Arkhangelsk Oblast.
A pleasant break from war-rhetoric and discussions on the disputed U.S. missile shield — the Northern Dimension meeting in Sankt Petersburg today was a success.
Several non-governmental organizations in Murmansk oppose against Governor Yury Yevdokimov and have written an appeal to the Russian Public Chamber where they ask the organ to take control over the elections to the post as Mayor of Murmansk.
Members of the Murmansk regional parliament in a session this week demanded an explanation of why Yury Yevdikimov ‘s resigned as governor. Regional senator Vyachelsav Popov believes the ex-governor might have been kicked out of his post because of the Shtokman project.
Russia and Norway should strengthen energy cooperation in the times of economic crisis, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said in yesterday’s meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
The Norwegian Barents Secretariat last week signed membership with Murmanshelf, an association of oil- and gas suppliers in Murmansk Oblast and Northwest Russia.
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, told the audience at the Murmansk International Economic Forum that there are no problems in the Arctic calling for military solutions.
