The Norwegian Barents Secretariat HomeThe Norwegian Barents Secretariat Homehttp://www.barents.no/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyMon, 08 Mar 2010 15:22:55 +0100 The Canadian researcher Dr Aileen Espíritu has accepted the position as new Director of the Barents Insitute in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:22:55 +0100http://www.barents.no/new-director-of-barents-institute.4756810.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/new-director-of-barents-institute.4756810.html The International Barents Secretariat (IBS) in Kirkenes , Norway , is recruiting an adviser for project funding for the multilateral cooperation in the Barents region, and for maintaining the data base on environmental “hot spots”. Financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden for a trial period of one year, the adviser will be an addition to the capacity of the Barents Cooperation. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:14:57 +0100http://www.barents.no/open-position-at-the-international-barents-secretariat.4749330.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/open-position-at-the-international-barents-secretariat.4749330.html East-West cooperation in the Barents Region is unique and can be seen as a good example for other border regions in Europe, the Barents Review – a new publication from the Norwegian Barents Secretariat – concludes. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:59:50 +0100http://www.barents.no/barents-review-the-further-north-the-better-relations.4743630.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/barents-review-the-further-north-the-better-relations.4743630.html The Norwegian border town of Kirkenes is celebrating the Barents Spektakel 2010 festival this week. The festival slogan this year was “Arctic Calling” and the program consisted of conserts, theatre, art exhibitions and debates on numerous topics. A total of 15.000 persons visited the various events of the festival. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:22:32 +0100http://www.barents.no/border-town-spectacle-success.4743604.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/border-town-spectacle-success.4743604.html Every year the Norwegian Barents Secretariat co finances approximately 200 Norwegian-Russian cooperation projects. See this web page for more information about how you can apply for support. Attached to this article you will find project catalogues for the projects we supported in 2009. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:04:41 +0100http://www.barents.no/project-catalogues-for-2009.4725681.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/project-catalogues-for-2009.4725681.html February the 3rd the Barents Spektakel festival of 2010 will kick off in the Norwegian-Russian border town of Kirkenes. This year’s festival slogan is Arctic Calling and most events give their individual views upon this theme. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:25:51 +0100http://www.barents.no/barents-spektakel-calling-for-arctic-focus.4725661.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/barents-spektakel-calling-for-arctic-focus.4725661.html The Barents Review 2010 report is the voice of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. All chapters are written by the staff of the secretariat, and the eight writers present a practically-oriented and experience-based analysis and reflections on the situation in the Barents Region. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:47:56 +0100http://www.barents.no/download-barents-review-2010.4725298.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/download-barents-review-2010.4725298.html In order to contribute to increased media coverage across borders in the Barents Region, the Norwegian Barents Secretariat has established a travel support program for journalists in Norway and Russia. All registered journalists, both Norwegians and Russians working in the Barents Region, can apply for travel support. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:20:17 +0100http://www.barents.no/the-new-media-travel-support-program.4723517.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/the-new-media-travel-support-program.4723517.html Kirkenes will be the venue for two indigenous peoples conferences in February, and both conferences are organized by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. The first conference on February 4th will focus on the role of the Barents Euro Arctic Council for Indigenous Peoples. The second conference will focus on co-existence in the Arctic. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:23:27 +0100http://www.barents.no/arctic-focus-on-indigenous-peoples-conference.4723439.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/arctic-focus-on-indigenous-peoples-conference.4723439.html The Samovar Theatre in Kirkenes and the Stellaris Dance Theatre in Hammerfest, both situated in the northernmost county of Norway, celebrates their long lasting existence in 2010. To mark the anniversary they co arrange the theatre play “Mother Courage and her children”, by Bertolt Brecht. The project is supported by the BarentsKult program. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:15:12 +0100http://www.barents.no/anniversary-for-finnmark-theatres.4723253.htmlhttp://www.barents.no/anniversary-for-finnmark-theatres.4723253.html