Barents Euro-Arctic Council

The Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) is the forum for intergovernmental cooperation on issues concerning the Barents Region. The BEAC meets at Foreign Ministers level in the chairmanship country at the end of term of office. The chairmanship rotates every second year, between Norway, Finland, Russia and Sweden.

Norway took over the BEAC Chairmanship at the XIII BEAC Ministerial Session, Kiruna, Sweden, on October 12, 2011.

Chair 2011-2013: Norway
The Barents Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Chair 2009-2011: Sweden
The Barents Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden

Chair 2007-2009: The Russian Federation
The Barents Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Chair 2005-2007: Finland
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

Members of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council 

Observer states