Nordic countries halt all regional cooperation with Russia
The war with Ukraine leads to a full suspension of Russia from the Barents Council, Nordic Council of Ministers, as
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Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar
Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss
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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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EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says
“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå
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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to step down
Margot Wallström, 64, has been Foreign Minister since she took over after Carl Bildt in 2014. “The time has come
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Foreign Ministers line up for Barents talks in Arkhangelsk
“High north – Low tension” is the slogan for Norway’s Børge Brende when he on Wednesday travels to Arkhangelsk for
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Sweden’s foreign minister still undecided on Barents Council meeting in Russia
Swedish Foreign Minister supposed to take over chairmanship from Sergey Lavrov for next two years. Barents Council is the forum
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