Arctic Norway: Russian FM to attend ceremony commemorating Soviet liberation in WWII
October 25th marks the Soviet Red Army troops’ liberation of Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be freed from
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Norway to focus on civil society, press freedom as chair of Barents Euro-Arctic Council
“We look with great concern at the difficult working conditions for civil society in Russia, especially the conditions for NGOs,
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Political earthquake shakes up Northern Norway
The social-democratic party is the big loser in this Monday’s regional elections in Norway. And the downturn is the most
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Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia
“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor
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New satellites to boost communications in Arctic Norway
The Nordic country cooperates with the U.S and other allies over the development of a new broadband communication network in
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Russian military officials arrive in Oslo as Norway puts GPS jamming facts on the table
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called Norway’s allegations concerning GPS interference a fantasy, asking Oslo to provide facts. This week,
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Norwegian PM, FM to travel to Russia for Arctic Forum
Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide says both herself and Prime Minister Erna Solberg will participate at Russia’s Arctic Forum
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Supreme Court’s crab fishing ruling reaffirms Norway’s exclusive rights over Svalbard waters
The Svalbard Treaty does not prevent Norway from punishing companies that engage in catch without permission, the judges say. The
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Railway linking Barents Sea coast to Arctic Finland not commercially viable, report says
Finnish-Norwegian working group says cargo volumes are too small to justify building a railway from Rovaniemi (Arctic Finland) to Kirkenes
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“The ‘Smart Arctic’ is Indigenous,” Saami leader tells Arctic Frontiers
We Sámi people manage the life cycles of natural resources and produce little or no wastes, that is what I
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Norway’s Foreign Minister undecided about Russia’s invitation
Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide is invited to the prestigious conference “Arctic – Territory of Dialogue” in St. Petersburg
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Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018
In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic
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Report blasts Norway’s oil regulator for poor safety on Norwegian shelf
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority gets serious criticism for its followup of security in Norwegian waters. A new report (in
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Norwegian, Russian foreign ministers find common ground on northern issues at Italy meeting
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide had bilateral talks in Milan on Thursday, but
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Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia
Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th
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