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Study: Northern Norway towards 2030
Norut and SINTEF have gazed into the future and on September 8 they presented scenarios for industrial development in the north 20 years into the future. Based on Northern Norway’s development...
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Eco-friendly Norwegian Coast Guard vessel
The new Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Barentshav can now refuel natural gas close to the areas it is protecting in the Barents Sea, reports the Barents Observer. The Norwegian company Barents...
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No race for the Arctic
Norway sees very little likelihood of conflict regarding the Arctic; on the contrary, there are significant opportunities for cooperation. This was made clear by Otto Mamelund, Senior Adviser at the...
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Russian-Norwegian cooperation project on safeguarding industrial activities...
Moscow: The Barents 2020 cooperation project on safeguarding petroleum activities in the Barents Sea was concluded today at a conference in Moscow. More than 100 Russian and Norwegian experts have...
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Norway’s fight against environmental toxins: Knowledge-based management...
Norwegian research has played an important role in the efforts to achieve international regulation of the environmental toxin group PBDEs. “A small country like Norway can achieve a lot in...
View ArticleWhite paper on nuclear safety presented today
Today the Government will present a white paper on nuclear safety cooperation with Russia in the High North. “Our efforts to ensure that Russian nuclear waste does not harm the environment or fall into...
View ArticleNew partnerships in the Northern Dimension
The Foreign Ministers in the Northern Dimension have agreed to cooperate more closely on transport and logistics, and culture. Norway will focus in particular on maritime transport. “The Northern...
View ArticleDesire for broad cooperation in the North
“In order to maintain an effective operational defence we have to work closely together with our European neighbours,” says defence minister Grete Faremo following the extended Nordic-Baltic meeting of...
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On the Edge: Up in the High North
A few weeks ago, I once again had the privilege of visiting Svalbard. Located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, the archipelago of Svalbard features the most northerly town in the...
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Arctic neighbors
Norwegian and Swedish ambassadors make week-long visit to Alaska By David Moe Norwegian American Weekly During the week of June 20, the people of Alaska had important visitors from Scandinavia:...
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