Barents working groups and activities

Working groups and task forces have been established by both the Barents Euro-Arctic Council / Committee of Senior Officials and the Barents Regional Council / Barents Regional Committee to deepen cooperation on issues relevant to the Barents Region.

The activities have successively expanded as the Barents cooperation has evolved to include working groups within the following fields:

Barents Euro-Arctic Council working groups

• Working Group on Economic Cooperation (WGEC)
      Barents Forest Sector Task Force (BFSTF) 
• Working Group on Customs Cooperation
• Working Group on Environment (WGE)
• Working Group on Youth Policy (WGYP)
• Steering Committee for the Barents Euro-Arctic Transport Area (BEATA)
• Joint Committee on Rescue Cooperation  

Joint Barents Euro-Arctic Council - Barents Regional Council working groups

• Joint Working Group on Health and Related Social Issues (JWGHS) 
       Steering Committee on Children and Youth at Risk (CYAR) 
       The Barents Tuberculosis Programme
• Joint Working Group on Education and Research (JWGER)
• Joint Working Group on Energy (JEWG)  
• Joint Working Group on Culture  (JWGC)
• Joint Working Group on Tourism (JWGT) 

Barents Regional Council working groups

• Working Group on Environment 
• Working Group on Transport and Logistics 
• Working Group on Youth Issues 
• Working Group on Investments and Economic Coperation  

Indigenous People 

• Working Group of Indigenous Peoples

Annual reports of the working groups