News & Press Releases
15 January 2015
Oil prices have drop down a 25% worldwide since June 2014. From roughly $100 a barrel in June 2014, today's price according to Nasdaq is about $ 47,37 a barrel (data from Nasdaq), and, experts say, prices are staying low for now.
14 January 2015
This year Economist Events' Arctic Summit will be held in Oslo on March 12. The summit will address whether commercial interest in the Arctic is a bubble about to burst.
12 January 2015
The annual Arctic Business Forum in the heart of Lapland Finland introduces the latest business development and the future prospects of the European High North economy. Arctic Business Forum is a discussion arena and a business-to-business meeting point valuing sustainable growth in the arctic.
9 January 2015
As recently reported by TASS, a Russian news agency, "Russia may develop the Northern Sea Route jointly with Asian countries, which are interested in the shortest route for supplies from Asia to Northern Europe", as stated by the Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev.
8 January 2015
The 9th Arctic Frontiers conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway, with the title: Climate and Energy, from Sunday 18 January to Friday 23 January 2015.
7 January 2015
2014 has been a very warm year in the Arctic. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), for instance, 2014 has been the second warmest year ever recorded in Finland after 1938 (when it was just 0.15 degrees Celsius warmer): temperatures were 1,6 C higher than long term average (1981- 2010).
6 January 2015
The audit investigation that caused the resignation of the first female Greenlandic Prime Minister, Aleqa Hammond (Siumut party), was eventually published by the Inatsisartut (Parliament of Greenland) audit committee on December, 30th 2014. In addition to Mrs. Hammond, the audit investigation has shown that other 6 members of the Greenlandic Parliament (Ane Hansen, Anthon Frederiksen, Mimi Karlsen, Ove Karl Berthelsen and Steen Lynge) have misused public funds for private expenses during their offices, from 2009 to 2014 (read the report here).
5 January 2015
The Nordic Council of Ministers has opened up a call for project applications called " Arctic Cooperation Programme".
2 January 2015
In a recent interview to Anders Fogh Rasmussen released by bigthink.com, the ex-NATO Secretary General has briefly discussed rising tensions in the Arctic region due mainly to the effects of climate change.
31 December 2014
The 21st International Symposium on Polar Sciences will be held by the Korea Polar Research Institute in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea on May 19-20, 2015.
30 December 2014
On the 26-28 May 2015 the 3rd China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place in Shanghai and the conference theme is "Arctic Synergies: Polices and Best Practices".
19 December 2014
November 22, 2014, "The Arctic Days in Moscow" Festival of Arctic events came to the end.
18 December 2014
Having received Royal Assent on December 16th, the new federal research organization, the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS), has been established. As reported by the "Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada" website, the new station will be located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, and "will provide a suite of services for science and technology in Canada's North including a technology development centre, traditional knowledge centre, and advanced laboratories. The Station will attract international scientists to work in Canada and will strengthen Canada's leadership position in Arctic research.
17 December 2014
Arctic Change 2014 Conference took place last week, 8 – 12 of December in Ottawa, capital city of Canada.
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