1. The Norwegian Barents Secretariat Laila Dalhaug– June 26th 2008

2. 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

3. The Barents Cooperation Soft Security Regional foreign policy People-to-people cooperation

4. The Norwegian Barents Secretariat Project grants Cross-border competance Information BarentsObserver.com

6. 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

8. The Barents Regional Youth Programme Multilateral youth cooperation in The Barents Region 2007-2010

9. Organisation chart The Barents Secretariat

10. 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

11. Working area 2 meetings per year Support BRYC Cooperation with WGYP Joint initiatives Information Youth policy and youth programmes

12. RWGYI One piece in the Barents Youth Cooperation- Puzzle

13. www.barentsyouth.org