EU Arctic Forum
EU and Canada can grow Arctic relations
by Cecile Pelaudeix
First published by Embassy, 28 Sept 2011, Canada’s foreign policy news weekly. http://embassymag.ca/
When it comes to the Arctic, co-operation between the European Union and Canada dates back to the 1990s, when the two entities developed Northern policies. Over the years, these relations evolved in parallel, and at times interconnected ways—and it was only in the late 2000s that they became hindered by the seal hunt. Read more…
Trade Routes in the High North – The Arctic shortcut between Europe and Asia, by Steffen Weber and Andreas Raspotnik, European Parliament Magazine, April 30, 2012
Climate change and economic developments will lead to unprecedented changes in the Arctic region, posing significant economic, ecological and social challenges, but also open up increased potentials for shipping, fishing, offshore petroleum exploration, and maritime tourism. The Arctic has already become an area of serious economic opportunity, amidst of which the prospective establishment of new international maritime trade routes stands out. Read more…
Conference Series on “Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection”
1st Conference ‘The Use of the Ocean’s Energy Resources, Risk Management and the Need for Regulation’, Hamburg, June 29 – July 1, 2011
Following on from the Dräger Foundation’s XVII Malente Symposium in 2008, entitled ‘More than Water – Oceans and Global Responsibility’, the Foundation – in cooperation with The Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York, NY, and with support of the EU Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and others – is planning further conferences devoted to the subject of ‘Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection.’ Read more…
Experiences from Cooperation in the European Arctic
– Arctic Shipping, Resources, Indigenous People, Fishing –
“The European Union will have clear benefits of participating and engaging in the development of the Barents region.” This was stated by Mrs. Pia Svendsgaard, Chair of the Barents Regional Council, and Birgit Schnieber-Jastram, EU ARCTIC FORUM Brussels in a seminar in the European Parliament on 13 April arranged by the EU ARCTIC FORUM and the Barents Regional Council together with the North Norway Office. Read more…
