Three candidates from the Arctic region to EU
By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Two candidates from northern Finland, and one from northern Sweden secured seats in
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Arktikugol seeks to move illegal orthodox cross at Svalbard
Norway has set June 10th as deadline to tear down the giant orthodox cross illegally erected last August in the
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Norway challenges Russia’s plans for Svalbard Education Centre
Norway’s UNIS – The University centre in Svalbard – shall be the only to offer higher education, the Government’s Report
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Russia to begin artillery firing near Norway’s Grense Jakobselv
The area closed for shipping and aviation is at the nearest just 4 nautical miles from where Russia’s land border
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Intensified GPS jamming is side effect of Russia’s self-protection of Kola bases
The jamming now seen practically every day in airspace over eastern Finnmark is likely a spillover effect of Russian electromagnetic
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Oslo looks to Brussels for strengthened security and defence
“Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has changed our security policy environment,” Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said as he
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US, Norwegian forces in Lapland for rapid reinforcement exercise
About 2,000 US soldiers, nearly 300 Norwegian and 4,500 Finns take part in the international brigade level exercise dubbed Northern
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Nordic-Baltic countries discuss building of ‘drone wall’ along border to Russia
Six NATO countries with a border to Russia agree to strengthen cooperation about security measures. Threats from the East were
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Russia conducts Barents SAR exercise without Norwegian participants
An extensive Search- and Rescue exercise took place this week headed by the Marine Rescue Service of Murmansk in cooperation
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Norway closes border for Russians tourists and shoppers
End comes to the last open land-border to Schengen-Europe for Russian citizens traveling on leisure and non-essential travel. ‘The decision
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Satellite walrus counts validated by drone, ground observations
A project examining the accuracy of public walrus population counts based on satellite imagery has validated these counts using drones
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An Indigenous land claim with parallels to Canada could redraw Norway’s map
By John Last Norway’s Supreme Court will decide whether Sámi people can control 5,450 square kilometres of land Norway’s Supreme
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Norway to hike defense spendings in mid-year revised budget
The Government on Thursday added 7 billion kroner (€590 million) to Norway’s defense budget for 2024. “This is for expenditures
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Concerns emerge over Moscow’s push for expanded research at Svalbard
New plans challenges Norway’s research limitations by introducing studies on topics like cultural history, paleography and ethno-humanities. “An intense promotion
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US Army sends heavy equipment to Arctic Norwegian port for transfer to Finland
In a manifestation of Nordic NATO unity, more than 200 vehicles and 300 containers are sent from the USA to
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