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.
This week U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russia’s Foreign Minister two potatoes during his visit to Moscow. On Monday, Norway’s Foreign Minister is expected to question Russia’s ban on Norwegian fish.
Board member Amund Trellevik in the press network fears entry-denial of Kremlin’s controversial propaganda-journalist Dmitry Kiselyov could be retaliated by refusing Norwegian journalists access to Russia.
President of the Norwegian Sàmi Parliament, Aili Keskitalo, presses the alarm bell to world leaders meeting in New York about how Russian authorities harass its indigenous peoples.
TROMSØ: Erna Solberg, Alexander Stubb and Kristina Persson outlined strategies for growth and cooperation in the north. No attention was given to the man sitting directly in front of the on the first row; Putin’s former special envoy for the Arctic Artur Chilingarov.
Anna Kireeva says Bellona Murmansk can not continue to work like before after her organization was placed on the “Foreign Agent” list by Russia’s Ministry of Justice.
The elections for the next Sámi Parliament began on Monday. Yle, Finland’s public broadcaster, has launched two new online services to provide information on the elections.
-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.
