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News from the Barents region  - news in English and Russian from the Barents region, updated daily with English-Russian-English translation.

 

BarentSaga Newsletter 1/2012 out now 9.5.2012
Catherine Ashton and Erkki Tuomioja positive about EU Arctic Information Centre 8.3.2012
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission visited Rovaniemi and the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland on Tuesday 6th March. She travelled together with Erkki Tuomioja, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Call for Papers for the Fifth Polar Law Symposium 14.2.2012
The Fifth Polar Law Symposium will be held in the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) on 6th to 8th September 2012. The deadline for papers is 31st March.
Arctic Business Forum 2012 – The Future is in the North 17.1.2012
Arctic Business Forum is held from February 21st to 22nd in Rovaniemi.
Barents Review 2012 out now 10.1.2012
The theme of the 2012 issue is Barents Borders.
New EU project examines Arctic climate change, economy, and society 14.12.2011
The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland participates in the EU project called Arctic Climate Change Economy and Society (ACCESS). ACCESS will evaluate the impacts of climate change on economic sectors such as fisheries, oil and gas extraction, and marine transportation. Dr. Anna Stammler-Gossmann is coordinating the socio-economic impact assessment on the fishery sector and related economic activities in the Barents region.
Arctic Centre exhibition on black gold fever 7.12.2011
Arctic Centre opens a new exhibition on 9th of December in the Arktikum-house, in Rovaniemi. The Arctic Black Gold exhibition tells about our current oil usage and oil consumption. It also tells about the current focus on the Arctic region as a future oil reserve and what this will mean for the northern communities.
Arctic Region Oil & Gas 2012 – global perspectives & regional projects 8.11.2011
1st Arctic Region Oil & Gas Conference which will be held 28 – 29 February 2012 in Stavanger, Norway
Workshop on climate change adaptation in the Barents region 13.10.2011
Northern political economy research team of the Arctic Centre organizes a workshop to discuss climate change adaptation in the Barents region (CLIM-BEAR). The workshop is held from 14th to 16th of November 2011 in the Arktikum house, Rovaniemi.
Barents Press International Annual Meeting on 5.-9.05.2011 in Levi, Finland 4.5.2011