{"id":21166,"date":"2020-11-12T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/?page_id=21166"},"modified":"2024-10-30T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:26:06","slug":"barents-barents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/en\/influencing\/international-co-operation\/barents-barents\/","title":{"rendered":"Barents Co-operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Barents Regional Council, BEAC, unites 14 member regions and a representative of the indigenous peoples in the Northernmost parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden and North-West Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time as the BEAC was established in 1993 by the signing of the Kirkenes Declaration, the regional representatives, together with the indigenous peoples signed a co-operation protocol that established the Regional Council for the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. It has the same objectives as the BEAC &#8211; to support and promote co-operation and development in the Barents Region. The protocol determines the structure and the general aims of the regional co-operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finland has decided in October 2024 to withdraw from the BEAC. The related process is currently underway. However, the withdrawal is subject to a transition period of one year, which means that Finland will normally participate in BEAC activities until the end of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finland was chair of  the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in 2021-2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barentscooperation.org\/en\">Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-1024x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-160x58.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-1024x368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-1536x552.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/barentsaluekomissio-2048x736.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 600w, (max-width: 830px) 830w, 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barents Regional Committee meeting chaired by Markus Karlsen from Finnmark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Barents Regional Council, BEAC, unites 14 member regions and a representative of the indigenous peoples in the Northernmost parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden and North-West Russia. At the same time as the BEAC was established in 1993 by the signing of the Kirkenes Declaration, the regional representatives, together with the indigenous peoples signed a co-operation protocol that established the Regional Council for the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. It has the same objectives as the BEAC &#8211; to support and promote co-operation and development in the Barents Region. The protocol determines the structure and the general aims of the regional co-operation. Finland has decided in October 2024 to withdraw from the BEAC. The related process is currently underway. However, the withdrawal is subject to a transition period of one year, which means that Finland will normally participate in BEAC activities until the end of 2025. 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