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Barents Summit 2013

An indigenous voice in the Kirkenes Declaration

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.

June 03, 2013

Arctic change on Barents agenda

The four prime ministers meeting today in Kirkenes, Norway, are increasingly confronted by the consequences of climate change and enhanced industrial activities in Arctic waters. Check out and embed our visualization on shipping along the Northern Sea Route here.

June 03, 2013

Calls for regional focus

“An even more active regional level in the Barents cooperation will be of high importance for the future of this region”, says Rune Rafaelsen from the Norwegian Barents Secretariat

May 31, 2013

Kirkenes rolls out the welcome mat for Barents leaders

KIRKENES: The hotels are full, the media tents are up, and the security helicopters have been dipping and swooping all week. Kirkenes is ready for Barents Summit 2013.

May 31, 2013

A very warm welcome to Barents Summit

It has been the warmest May on record in the Barents Region with a peak of 29 degrees Celsius in Kirkenes a few days before the Prime Ministers arrives to mark the 20th anniversary of the Barents Cooperation.

May 31, 2013

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