European Council approves new sanctions against Russia
By Elizaveta Vereykina The sanctions target the Russian economy in the energy, finance, and trade sectors including the Arctic regions.
Read moreBy Elizaveta Vereykina The sanctions target the Russian economy in the energy, finance, and trade sectors including the Arctic regions.
Read moreBy Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Two candidates from northern Finland, and one from northern Sweden secured seats in
Read moreThe European Arctic saw above-normal temperatures for the majority of 2023, says the new European State of the Climate report from
Read moreThe Finnish Government said an application of €43 million has been sent to the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CAF), a funding
Read moreToday the Arctic Council, the main regional forum of the eight Arctic states, transferred its Chairmanship from Russia to Norway.
Read moreAs the international community undertakes a historic green transition, accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the negative impacts on
Read moreAll members of the European Commission and the entire Swedish government are in Sweden’s northernmost city Kiruna today for an
Read moreThe“Surgut” is one of the supertankers loaded with crude oil from Murmansk now sailing past Europe and instead heading to
Read moreA growing number of Russians are crossing the border to Norway in the north for shopping and transfer to other
Read moreForeign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt says the sanctions are “a necessary response to Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” The
Read moreA great Flood is on its way from the West, Igor Sechin warns. He finds salvation in Arctic project Vostok
Read moreThe country’s main natural gas producer in 2021 recorded a 13-fold increase in profits. Gazprom has never before had the
Read moreIn response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”
Read moreThe Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) has decided to start a technical review aimed to find a safe way to
Read moreFollowing a hiatus last year due to the global pandemic, and instead shifting to virtual presentations for much of 2020 and after,
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