In the Government’s budget proposal for 2010, a record increase in funding of about NOK 530 million (Euro 64 million) has been proposed for a range of measures in the High North.

Carl Bildt and Jonas Gahr Støre will visit the Barents Secretariat’s in Kirkenes before traveling through the border areas of Norway and Russia on their way to Murmansk on Wednesday.

On October 14th the North Sweden, North Finland and North Norway European offices, in collaboration with the Norwegian Barents Secretariat, invites to a workshop in Murmansk.

While a Canadian Conservative MP’s push to rename the Northwest Passage the “Canadian Northwest Passage” is gaining the support of all Canadian political parties, one of the leading experts in international law and Arctic geopolitics says that the renaming could potentially backfire.

Finland’s Foreign Minister, Alexander Stubb, will deliver a speech at Murmansk State Technical University in Murmansk.

Northwest Siberia is undergoing large-scale industrial development at a rapid pace as construction continues on a major transportation corridor meant to support petroleum extraction between Labytnangi and Bovanenko.

The Northern Fleet will always be ready to support institutions like the Norwegian Barents Secretariat in their work in securing stability in the northern areas, says Head of the Northern Fleet Vice-Admiral Nikolay Maksimov. This week he met with the Norwegian Barents Secretariat.

Leader of the French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, confirms that the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea will be delayed. He also underlines that the project will not be profitable with the current gas prices

The potential of the Arkhangelsk Oblast is huge, head of the regional Economic Development Department maintains. This week he launched the region's new web portal for investors.

According to scientists, you would need to go back in time at least 15 million years in order to find levels of carbon dioxide that are as high as today’s levels.