The Norwegian Barents Secretariat

Laila Dalhaug– June 26th 2008

Parts of the presentation

1. The Barents cooperation in brief including structures

2. The Youth cooperation in brief including structures

3. The work of The regional working group on Youth issues

Short sum up and conclusion

The Barents Cooperation

• Soft Security

• Regional foreign policy

• People-to-people cooperation

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat

• Project grants

• Cross-border competance

• Information

• BarentsObserver.com

Nordland

TromsFinnmark

Bodø

Tromsø Kirkenes

Umeå

LuleåRovaniemi

Oulu

Murmansk

Petrozavodsk

Kajaani Arkhangelsk

Syktyvkar

Naryan-Mar

Västerbotten

Norrbotten Lapland

Oulu Kainuu

Murmansk

Karelen

Arkhangelsk

Komi

Nenets

The Barents Region• 13 regions

• 5,5 million people

Vadsø

The Barents Regional Youth ProgrammeMultilateral youth cooperation in The Barents Region

2007-2010

Organisation chart

T h e B are n ts Y o uth Co o pe ra tion O fficeBYCO

O ffice in M urm a n sk

B a re n ts E u ro A rctic W ork in g G rou p s o n Y ou th P o licy W GYP R ep rese n ta tiv e s fro m m in iste r ia l lev e l

C o m m itte e o f S e n io r O ffic ia ls - C S OF o re ig n m in istr ies o f R uss ia

a n d th e N ord ic cou n tr iesa n d a m b assad o rs from o b s. cou n tr ies

T h e B are n ts Co un c ilF o re ign m in iste rs

fro m the m e m b er cou n tr iesA m b a ssad o rs fro m o bse rv e r cou n tr ies

B a re n ts Re g io n a l Y o u th Co un c ilBRYC

O n e you th rep rese n ta tiv e fro m ea ch a dm .u n it

B a re n ts Re g io na l w ork ing g rou p o n yo u th issu esRW GYI

R ep resen ta tive s from re g ion a l lev e l

T h e A d m in istra tiv e Re g io n a l Co m m itteeS p ec ia l ad v isers /ad m . le a de rs

in th e reg ion s a nd o nere pre se n ta tiv e o f th e ind . p e op le

R eg ion a l Co u nc ilT he po lit ica l a n d ad m in is tra tiv e lea de rsin th e re g ion s a nd on e rep resen ta tive

from th e ind ige no u s pe o p les

The Barents Secretariat

Members

Regional administrative units responsible for youth issues in

• Norway: Troms County

• Finland: Kainuu County

• Sweden: Västerbottens Län

• Russia: Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast

• Indigenous representative

• BYCO

Mandate• Expert group

• Facilitate youth cooperation

• Support the youth programme

Working area• 2 meetings per year

• Support BRYC

• Cooperation with WGYP

• Joint initiatives

• Information

• Youth policy and

youth programmes

RWGYI

One piece in the Barents Youth Cooperation- Puzzle

www.barentsyouth.org