Barents cooperation

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The Barents region.

The Barents Region ( English Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation ) is an on 11 January 1993 in the Norwegian Kirkenes from Finland , Norway , Russia and Sweden concluded a formal agreement on cooperation in the field of north polar Barents Sea . The cooperation includes three levels: the Euro-Arctic Barents Council ( english Barents Euro-Arctic Council , BEAC ) a intergouverelles Forum, interregional Barents Regional Council ( english Barents Regional Council , BRC ) and the Working Group of Indigenous Peoples of the Barents -Region ( English Working Group of Indigenous People , WGIP ).

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The cooperation agreement concerns on the one hand the complex of environmental protection; for example, large amounts of nuclear waste lie on the bottom of the Barents Sea, which the navy of the former Soviet Union dumped there largely unsecured (including submarines with nuclear propulsion). On the other hand, cooperation with regard to economic activities in the region should be accelerated; The main focus here is on the exploitation of the abundant gas fields under the relevant sea area and the development of the mineral resources on the Kola Peninsula . Further fields of cooperation include the areas of science and technology, regional infrastructure, indigenous peoples and cultural relationships as well as tourism in the region.

Barents Sea Euro-Arctic Council

In addition to the four states with territories in the Barents region Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, Denmark , Iceland and the European Commission are full members. Germany , France , Italy , Japan , Canada , the Netherlands , Poland , the United Kingdom and the United States have observer status. The Presidency of the Council rotates every two years between Norway, Finland, Russia and Sweden.

Barents Regional Council

The following regions are members of the Barents Regional Council:

The Council of Christian Churches in the Barents Region (German: Council of Christian Churches in the Barents Region ) and the Parliamentary Association of North West Russia (German: Parliamentary Association of North West Russia ) have observer status .

Working group of indigenous peoples

The Sami (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia), Nenzen and Wepsen (both Russia) work in the working group of indigenous peoples and advise both the BEAC and the BRC. The working group has had a contact office in Murmansk since 2003 .

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  1. ↑ a b c d Declaration - Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. (PDF; 24.3 KB) Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation, January 11, 1993, accessed on October 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c About Us: Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Laura Dattaro: The Soviet Union has sunk a pile of nuclear devices in the sea. VICE , February 23, 2015, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Members of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council and the barents regional council. Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  5. ^ Working Group of Indigenous Peoples. Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .

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