Between the BEAC meetings at Foreign Minister level every second year,
work is organized by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO). The CSO
consists of civil servants representing the governments of the six
member-countries and the European Union. Representatives of the
nine observer states are also often given the possibility to
participate. The CSO meets on a regular basis 4-5 times per year and
most often in the country holding the Chairmanship of the BEAC.
The activities of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC)
have expanded over time. A number of working groups have been
established to assist the CSO. The working groups report to the CSO each
year and the CSO gives guidance to the groups. The CSO has the mandate
to establish new Working Groups or terminate groups that have completed
their task.
During the CSO meeting in Skellefteå in May 2018, the Report from 25 years of Barents Cooperation was presented. The report is based on discussions and suggestions made at the youth conference in Luleå in April.
CSO meeting in Kirkenes, October 2019
Members of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
Norway
Ms. Gøril Johansen (Chair)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
7. Juniplassen 1 / Victoria Terrasse PO Box 8114 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 23 95 12 21
E-mail: goril.johansen@mfa.no
Sweden
Ms. Eva Ekmehag
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Fredsgatan 6
SE-103 33 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 405 22 50
Mob: +46 76 765 44 63
E-mail: eva.ekmehag@gov.se
Russia
Mr. Sergey Petrovich
Deputy Head of the Second European Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Smolenskaya-Sennaya Sq. 32/34
119200 Moscow, G-200
Russian Federation
Tel: +7 499 244 26 97
Mob: +7 916 105 76 62
E-mail: spetrovich@mid.ru, beac@mid.ru
Finland
Mr. Jari Vilen
Barents Ambassador
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 427, 00023 Government, Finland
Tel: +358 50 5296321
E-mail: jari.vilen@formin.fi
Iceland
Mr. Emil Breki Hreggviðsson 
Director/Directorate of International and Security Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Raudararstigur 25
IS-150 Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel: +354 864 9964
E-mail: ebh@mfa.is
Denmark
Anne Birgitte Hansen 
Department for Arctic and North America,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
2, Asiatisk plads
DK-1448 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Tel: +45 33 92 07 60
E-mail: anbiha@um.dk
European External Action Service (EEAS)
Mr. Aaretti Siitonen
Policy Officer, Northern Cooperation,
Regional Cooperation and
OSCE
Office EEAS 5/344, Schuman side, Rond Point Schuman 9A,
1046 Bxl - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 584 4180
E-mail: aaretti.siitonen@eeas.europa.eu
Regional Committee
Mr. Mikael Bergström
Chair of the Regional Committee
County Administration of Västerbotten
S-901 86 Umeå, Sweden
Tel: +46 70 878 82 64
E-mail: mikael.bergstrom@lansstyrelsen.se
International Barents Secretariat
Mr. Tomas Hallberg
Head of the Secretariat
Wiulls gate 3, 9900 Kirkenes, Norway
Tel: +47 46 89 77 23
E-mail: tomas@barentscooperation.org
Mr. Roman Gokkoev 
Executive Officer of the Secretariat
Wiulls gate 3, 9900 Kirkenes, Norway
Tel: +47 90 88 87 57
E-mail: roman@barentscooperation.org
Working Group of Indigenous Peoples
Mr. Piera Heaika Muotka
Chair of the Working Group for Indigenous Peoples
Tel. +47 4142 4504
E-mail: piera.heaika.muotka@samediggi.no
CSO 2020 Meeting Schedule
January 15 - Oslo
April 28-29 - Lofoten (Postponed)
May 12 - Online
June 17 - Online
CSO 2019 Meeting Schedule
March 26-28 - Piteå
June 13 - Stockholm
October 3 - Umeå
October 28-29 - Kirkenes
CSO 2018 Meeting Schedule
January 31- February 1 - Luleå
May 31- June 1 - Skellefteå
October 3-5 - Kiruna
December 17-18 - Hemavan (Tärnaby)
CSO 2017 Meeting Schedule
March 15-16 - Murmansk
June 28-29 - Sortavala
September 13-15 - Solovetskiy
October 18 - Arkhangelsk
December 12-13 - Stockholm
CSO 2016 Meeting Schedule
March 21-22 - Arkhangelsk
June 14-15 - Petrozavodsk
October 4-5 - Syktyvkar
December 13-14 - Naryan-Mar
CSO 2015 Meeting Schedule
March 18-19 - Helsinki
June 8-9 - Tornio/Haparanda
August 26-27 - Kuusamo
September 28 - Helsinki
October 14 - Oulu
December 16-17 - Moscow
CSO 2014 Meeting Schedule
March 18-19 - Inari
June 16-17 - Kajaani
October 7-8 - Oulu
December 16-17 - Rovaniemi
CSO 2013 Meeting Schedule
March 20-21 - Bodø
June 3-4 - Kirkenes
September 4-5 - Oslo
October 7-8 - Oslo
October 27-28 - Tromso
December 12-13 - Helsinki
CSO 2012 Meeting Schedule
February 9 - Kirkenes
May 21-22 - Harstad
September 10-12 - Svolvær
December 4-5 - Oslo
CSO 2011 Meeting Schedule
February 2-4 - Jokkmokk
May 18-20 - Luleå
September 15-16 - Stockholm
October 10 - Kiruna
December 7-8 - Oslo
CSO 2010 Meeting Schedule
October 11-12 - Kiruna, Abisko
February 1-2 - Stockholm
May 19-20 - Umeå
CSO 2009 Meeting Schedule
February 18-19 - Petrozavodsk
May 28-29 - Syktyvkar
August 27-28 - Arkhangelsk Region
October 12-13 - Murmansk
CSO 2008 Meeting Schedule
April 8-9 - Moscow (Permanent Mission of the Komi Republic)
June 17-18 - Naryan-Mar
September 15-17 - Solovki, Archangelsk Region