Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakóbsdottir surprised her country and the world by announcing that she would no longer be running for the office she has held since 2017. Instead, she is aiming for the politically less influential but highly symbolic presidency...
The French Polar Institute and Tara sign an agreement to work together in the Arctic. Image: Camille Lin Yesterday evening saw the conclusion of a strategy meeting for French action in the clusters. There are many players involved, and there is a need for coordination...
British fishermen have been allowed to set their fishing nets in the Russian part of the Barents Sea for almost 70 years. (Photo: Archive) In a meeting on March 6, 2024, the Russian Federation Council approved the end of the fisheries agreement between the former USSR...
The “polar retrospective” summarizes events around the Arctic and Antarctic from the previous week and focuses on one or more specific polar aspects. This time, we focus on Arctic events and their global connections. Every day we provide information about...
The Arctic Council’s functioning depends very much on the working groups, as they actually carry out the Council’s activities and organise projects and programmes that are adopted at ministerial level. (Photo: Arctic Council, Gunnar Vigfusson) Ever since...