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.
Oslo asks Moscow for an explanation after BarentsObserver earlier today reported that Russia’s sanctioned Deputy Prime Minister suddenly appeared on Svalbard.
Conservative leader Erna Solberg forms a minority government with the Progress party with parliament backing from the Liberals and Christian Democrats based on an agreement not to open for controversial Arctic oil drilling.
-There is no other option than to involve and engage Russia, Head of the Norwegian Mission to the European Union Ms Oda H. Sletnes says in an interview with the EU-Russia Centre.
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.
