Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence
“We must do more to secure our country and contribute to joint security with our NATO allies,” says Prime Minister
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Europeans step up Arctic diplomacy amid U.S. and global pressure
Amid rising global and U.S. pressure over Arctic affairs, European nations are stepping up their diplomatic efforts in the region.
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Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday,
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German, Norwegian officials urge Canada to join ‘familiar family’ in buying new submarines
Officials pitch working with long-standing traditional NATO allies for military buildup Senior German and Norwegian defence officials say they’re confident
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First fully electric garbage truck in Arctic Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina “It’s more expensive to buy this car, but it’s much cheaper to drive”, recycling point manager says. “I
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Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes
Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
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Preparing for trouble, Norway erects fence at exposed border sections
Although in much smaller scale, Norway is now following Finland on building fences to hinder illegal crossing at border with
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Norway still uncertain on port denials despite EU warnings of sabotage plans
The foreign ministry in Oslo can’t give a clear answer to whether Norway will ban port access for the two
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Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic
The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed
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Russian strategic bombers carry out scheduled flight over Barents Sea, TASS says
Two Russian TU-95M strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over international waters in the Barents Sea, which borders Norway,
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Landmark Nikel stacks fall in demolition
The sulphur dioxide pollution from the chimneys was a thorn in Norwegian-Russian cross-border relations for 30-years. Two of the three
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Swedish and Norwegian police to share unique border station next week
Swedish and Norwegian police move in together next week, sharing a police station built on the actual border between the
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Denmark takes over rotating Arctic Council chairship from Norway
Denmark took over the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship from Norway on Monday, pledging to work to keep the North
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Blog: Sámi call for inclusion in ‘total defense’ at Arctic security forum
While the Nordic countries are preparing their citizens for the worst, they are neglecting to turn to those who are
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Former energy minister charged for broken heating in naval infantry base Sputnik
Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility
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