Daria Makhotina and Martin Gamst Johnsen are leading the work the Barents Regional Youth Council and we asked them to share their views on including young people in the Barents Cooperation Read more
Maret Inga Smuk started at the Secretariat in Kirkenes to work with youth and indigenous issues. Read more
New face in the Barents Regional Council newly appointed Region Mayor Markus Hirvonen from North Karelia is hopeful about meeting his colleagues face-to-face soon Read more
The reports from the "Assessment of need of activities to support Children and Youth At Risk (CYAR) in the Barents Region" project, has been presented at the latest Joint Working Group on Health and Social related Issues (JWGHS) meeting in Syktyvkar in September 2019. The project is financed by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and performed by the Finnish institute for Health and Welfare. Read more
The Barents Regional Youth Council's (BRYC) Annual Event in Arvidsjaur, Sweden between 30 November and 3 December gathered 63 Barents youth representatives to think about the “Borders” in all the meaning and play a role-play game about The Barents Regional Council. Read more
60 participants explore healthy lifestyle in a traditional setting Read more
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