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 Troms Finnmark Bodø Tromsø Kirkenes Umeå Luleå Rovaniemi Oulu Murmansk Petrozavodsk KajaaniArkhangelsk Syktyvkar Naryan-Mar Västerbotten Norrbotten Lapland OuluKainuu Murmansk Karelen Arkhangelsk Komi Nenets The Barents Region 13 regions 5,5 million people Vadsø
The Barents Regional Youth Programme Multilateral youth cooperation in The Barents Region
Organisation chart 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