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Mayor Sør-Varanger Municipality

Sør-Varanger, Norge
Joined October 2013
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Climate experts warn world leaders 1.5C is ‘real science’, not just talking point. It represents a vital physical threshold for our planet, beyond which the risk of irreversible changes will vastly increase. ⁦@COP26⁩ 🌎🇺🇳 theguardian.com/environment/…
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Ja, vi elsker denne krigen Det kommer ennå en flom av bøker, TV-serier og filmer om andre verdenskrig. Hvorfor blir vi aldri ferdig med "siste nytt om krigen" - 80 år etter? spør jeg i lørdagskommentaren min i @Aftenposten (for abonnenter). aftenposten.no/kultur/kommen…
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Impressed by presentation to ambassadors made by Exec vice president ⁦@TimmermansEU⁩ before #cop26 #Glasgow. Delighted to take part in the exchange with him. You can count on #Norway! ⁦@jonasgahrstore⁩ ⁦@EspenBarthEide⁩ ⁦@NorwayEU⁩
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Utviklingsminister ⁦@AnneBeathe_⁩ og jeg snakket med ⁦@bistandsaktuelt⁩ om hvordan Norge skal doble sitt bidrag til klimafinansiering. Dette blir et sentralt spørsmål for FNs klimatoppmøte i Glasgow neste uke ⁦@COP26⁩ 🇺🇳🌎🇳🇴 bistandsaktuelt.no/nyheter/2…
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Excellent conversation with ESA’s college on the opportunities for combining climate action with job creation through the European Green Deal. The #EEA is essential for Norway’s green transition.
ESA’s College today met @EspenBarthEide of Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment to discuss key priorities in effort towards ensuring a greener future for European citizens within the #EEA framework
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Min første reise som utenriksminister går til Barentsråds-møtet i Tromsø. Samarbeidet i nord er øverst på min agenda, og jeg er glad for å møte mine kollegaer og andre til diskusjon og gode samtaler de neste dagene.
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Finland is about to take over the Presidency of the BEAC from Norway: barentscooperation.org/news/…
Important and good #BarentsPress meeting with national journalists meeting in-person in 🇫🇮🇳🇴🇷🇺🇸🇪, and all four groups talking online with each other. #CrossBorderJournalism
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Utenriksminister Pekka @Haavisto deltar på et ministermøte i Barentsrådet i Tromsø. Møtet markerer slutten av 🇳🇴 ordførerskap av @barents_beac, og 🇫🇮 overtar stafettpinnen til den kommende toårsperioden. Et bilateralt møte med @AHuitfeldt/@Utenriksdept står også på agendaen.
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"Barents Region has a number of unique characteristics. It is the most populous and the most economically developed region of the Arctic with vast resources, a strong scientific and innovation base and significant tourism potential" says Lavrov. Read more: barentscooperation.org/news/…
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Rune Rafaelsen retweeted
Dmitry Muratov – awarded the 2021 #NobelPeacePrize – has for decades defended freedom of speech in Russia under increasingly challenging conditions. In 1993, he was one of the founders of the independent newspaper Novaja Gazeta, @novaya_gazeta. #NobelPrize
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We congratulate Dmitry Muratov and his @novaya_gazeta with the @NobelPrize. The Barents Observer has cooperated closely with the Novaya Gazeta over several years, and has translated and re-published almost 50 of its stories. They are available here: thebarentsobserver.com/en/pr…
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News from Germany lifts Labour spirits too, with a narrow social democratic win that contradicts doom-laden fears a few years ago of a rising European far right. In Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland social democrats rule🌹🇳🇴🇩🇪🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇬🇧🌹theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Alberta utility, @ENMAX says it wants to be a pioneer in adopting a sustainable, low-carbon and low-emission philosophy in one of Canada's most heavy emitting provinces. buff.ly/3m0wrP3
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Arrivée ce jour de l’Ambassadeur Duhamel à #Kirkenes, accueilli chaleureusement par le consul honoraire de France, M. Gunnar Schaanning Kollstrøm.
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