Higher ambitions, more cooperation and actions together with the people living and working in the Arctic, were some of the conclusions when the Crown Princesses, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, The European External Action Service and the European Commission hosted EU Arctic Forum and the EU indigenous peoples dialogue in Umeå 3-4th October.
In connection with the EU Arctic Forum in Umeå 3-4 October 2019, the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas Network, NSPA, would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the EU Commission and the European External Action Service for the close, good and fruitful cooperation on the Arctic. The European Union is an important actor on Arctic matters together with its regional partners in the European Arctic of Sweden and Finland, as well as the close neighbors in North Norway.
