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[Updated, April 15, 2016] The past year has broken records for warmth in the Arctic, and around the world. First, 2015 was the warmest year on record. Then January 2016 smashed global records to become the hottest January. February 2016 was the hottest February ever recorded, and the most abnormally warm month, breaking a record […]

Stop mixing the European Arctic and rest of the Arctic, author tells EU

Stuck in the middle, Finland as an EU and Arctic Council member

40 million reasons for EU involvement in Arctic research

A former European parliamentarian reflects on the seal hunt issue, and how it has defined EU/Arctic relations.

Brussels finds it hard to come forward as a clean-handed supporter of the Arctic peace it sincerely seeks.

“If an environmentalist decided to cry out for Rudolph, would the EU ban import of reindeer products?”

“The Arctic remains a part of the UK’s backyard” – what happens there affects Britain.

EU shipowners say the Arctic needs extra protections.

The people from the EU exploring the Arctic’s potential can do so more ethically and sustainably than they did hundreds of years ago. Instead of leaving their names on the map, they can leave a lasting legacy of support for the Arctic environment, and for Arctic peoples.