Ministerial Meetings documents

2019

First Barents Health Ministers' Meeting, Oslo, 12 November 2019 

• Joint Statement 

BEAC XVII Foreign Ministers' Session, Umeå, 3 October 2019

• Declaration
  
• Youth Recommendations from the Working Groups of the
  Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation

BEAC Ministers of Transport meeting, Umeå, 12 September 2019 

• Declaration 

2017

13th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 29-30 November 2017, Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway

• Declaration | English | Russian
• Available meeting documents

16th BEAC Foreign Ministers Session, 18-19 October 2017, Arkhangelsk, Russia

• Joint Declaration | English 

2016

BEAC Ministers of Culture Meeting, November 9th 2016, Moscow, Russia

• Joint Statement | English

BEAC Ministers of Transport and Logistics Meeting, June 21st, Archangelsk, Russia

• Joint Declaration | English | Russian

2015

12th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 24-25 November 2015, Sortavala, Karelia, Russia

• Declaration English | Russian
• Available meeting documents

15th BEAC Foreign Ministers Session, 14-15 October 2015, Oulu, Finland

• Joint Communique

2013    

11th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 4-5 December 2013, Inari, Finland

• Declaration 
• Action Plan on Climate Change for the Barents Cooperation | English | Russian 
• Assessment of the Barents Hot Spot Report - Describing the state of 42 original Barents environmental "Hot Spots" | English | Russian 
• Other available meeting documents

14th BEAC Foreign Ministers Session, 28-29 October 2013, Tromsø, Norway

• Joint Communique
• Joint Statement of the BRC
• Speech - The objectives of the Finnish BEAC Chairmanship
• Speech - Minister Tuomiojas statement at Barents Euro-Arctic Council

BEAC Ministers of transport and infrastructure, 24 September 2013, Narvik, Norway

• Declaration
• Joint Barents Transport Plan 2013

Prime Ministers Summit, 4-5 June 2013, Kirkenes, Norway

• Declaration on the 20th Anniversary of the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation [pdf]
• Photos from the meeting

2011

13th BEAC Foreign Ministers Session, 11-12 October 2011, Kiruna, Sweden

• Joint Communiqué of the 13th Ministerial Session English | Russian
• Speeches in English, and original languages where available 
• Ministerial Session sound file 
• Program and Agenda
• List of Participants
  

10th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 8-9 November 2011, Umeå, Sweden 

• Declaration 
• Links, reports and presentations from the meeting can be found on this page

2010

Ministers of Competetiveness Meeting, 18-19 May 2010, Umeå, Sweden

9th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 17 February 2010, Tromsø, Norway

• Declaration English | Russian

2009

12th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 14-15 October 2009, Murmansk, Russia

• Joint Communique of the 12th Ministerial Session English Russian
• Press Conference sound file   
• Speeches, list of participants (English and original languages)

2007

8th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 9 November 2007, Moscow, Russia

• Declaration

11th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 14-15 November 2007, Rovaniemi, Finland

• Joint communique of the 11th ministerial session 
• 11th BEAC ministerial session in Rovaniemi 2007, agenda (Russian)
  
• Statement by Mr. Janos Herman, Principal Advisor of the European Commission
• Statement by Mr. Frank Belfrage, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden

2005

7th BEAC Ministers of Environment Meeting, 19 October 2005, Rovaniemi, Finland

• Declaration

  10th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 9-10 November 2005, Harstad, Norway

• Joint communique of the 10th ministerial session
• 10th BEAC session in Harstad 2005, agenda

2004

BEAC Midterm Review Meeting, 13-15 September 2004, Solovetskie Islands, Russia

• Report of the meeting

2003

9th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 2-3 October 2003, Umeå, Sweden

Prime Ministers summit, 11 January 2003, Kirkenes, Norway

• Report of the meeting 
• Barents Euro-Arctic 10 Years Anniversary Declaration

2001

8th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 14-15 March 2001, Murmansk, Russia

• Joint Communique 2001
• Statement by Swedish Foreign Minister Mrs. Anna Lindh, incoming chair

2000

7th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 14-15 March 2000, Oulu, Finland

• Joint Communique 2000

1999

6th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 4-5 March 1999 Bodø, Norway

• Joint Communique 1999

1998

5th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 20 January 1998, Luleå, Sweden

• Joint Communique 1998  

1996

4th BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, 5-6 November 1996, Petrozavodsk, Russia

• Joint Communique 1996

1995

3rd BEAC Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rovaniemi

• Joint Communique 1995

1994

2nd Foreign Ministers Meeting, 14-15 September 1994, Tromsø, Norway

• Joint Communique 1994

1993

1st Foreign Ministers Meeting, 11 January 1993, Kirkenes, Norway

• The Kirkenes Declaration, 11 January 1993
• Terms of Reference for the Barents Euro-Arctic Council