Keeping Arctic stable and peaceful is top priority, says Norway’s foreign minister
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide, says the Arctic Council is one of the most important tools to
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Arctic Frontiers kicks off with majority of speakers from south of the Arctic Circle
More than 90 percent of the speakers listed on the front page of Arctic Frontiers’ program for 2018 are from
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Aviation company considering a Murmansk-Oslo direct flight
Northern Russia could again be connected with Norway as Nordavia draws a new route map from Murmansk. Nordavia officials tell
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Greenpeace vessel towed, protesters arrested in Norwegian Arctic waters
Greenpeace vessel and crew of 35 arrested after protesters violated the safety zone around Statoil’s rig at the Korpfjell field
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Russia announces daily flights from Murmansk to Tromsø, Norway
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Norway that Orenburzhye airlines is ready to start flights. Aviation authorities at Tromsø
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Norway’s two northernmost counties merge into one territory
The country’s two northernmost counties Troms and Finnmark are merged into one territory as part of a government masterplan for
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Norway unveils most advanced research vessel to sail the Arctic Ocean
R/V «Kronprins Haakon» rolled out of the construction hall and launched. Northbound voyage set for October. A milestone was set
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Law of the Sea and International Law is the “Constitution” of the Arctic says Norway’s foreign minister
Norway’s dialogue with Russia in the north is good, constructive and predictable despite tensions on other issues. Visiting Norway’s Arctic
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Arctic Frontiers – “If it works in Finland, it works everywhere”
Finland is successful because of the Arctic climate, not in spite of it, says Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. He wants
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Sami ditched from Arctic Frontiers opening speeches
“Maybe it is because we are not always focused on short-term gain, but the future for our people,” says President
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Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst in Norway
«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
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Lavrov turns down invitation to Arctic talks in Norway
Reciprocity is often said to be keyword in understanding Russian foreign policy. “When you don’t visit me, I will not
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Council – 20 years in a warming world
Twenty years does not really seem like a long time. But when it comes to climate change in the Arctic, the
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Ice-Blog: Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Europe’s weird weather
As I write this, I am sitting in a short-sleeved shirt with the window open, enjoying an unusually warm start
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Ice-Blog: Time to cruise the Northwest Passage?
When I came across a story about a sold-out cruise through the North-West Passage planned for this summer on a
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