Russia removes critical voices ahead of Arctic Council chairmanship, claims Indigenous peoples expert
Russia highlights the Arctic as territory of dialogue, but a recent court order in Moscow might indicate that not everyone
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Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group
Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,
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EU calls for introduction of new Arctic governance structure
European leaders warn that regional security is at risk and call for the introduction of a new Arctic governance structure.
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Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde is calling on the EU to increase its strategic engagement in the Arctic. Attending the
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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 government wants to go beyond EU single-use plastics ban
Following the European Parliament’s vote to ban single-use plastic items such as cutlery and straws, the Swedish government says it
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Europe needs “cool-headed” Finnish leadership, European Commission President Juncker says
The six-month Finnish presidency of the Council of the European Union is underway with a visit to Helsinki by members
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Finnish EU presidency to work on stronger Arctic policy, climate change mitigation
Mitigation of climate change must be at the heart of our Arctic policy, the Finnish government says as it takes
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More toxic blue-green algae in Finland’s lakes
The level of toxic blue-green algae in Finnish lakes is presently just slightly above normal for the time of year,
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Emissions dropping in EU, but not in Norway
Despite Arctic heat waves, Norway is not cooling down its emission of gasses causing climate crisis. Emission of climate gasses
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Thousands of Swedes take part in climate strike
The school strike for climate movement, now in its 40th week, took centre stage again in downtown Stockholm on Friday.
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EU Commission urges Finland to do more to fight water pollution from agriculture
The EU Commission has Finland in its sights over what it says are shortcomings in the country’s water conservation efforts,
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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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Finnish PM demands faster climate action at European Parliament
Addressing a plenary session of the European Parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä called for more ambitious climate policies.
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Norway and EU clash over rights to resource-rich waters around Svalbard
The dispute over rights to snow crab fishing steps up as the Committee on Fisheries says the European Commission’s diplomatic
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