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Can Europe guard the Arctic without drilling for its oil and gas?
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Kallas said Russia is reopening Soviet-era bases and testing new weapons in the north, along with drone incursions, GPS jamming and sabotage of undersea cables. She put it this way: The Arctic has become the front line of global competition for power.
“The Arctic has become the front line of global competition for power.”
The plan adds an undersea cable hub and suggests joint icebreaker purchases. Russia has about forty icebreakers, while EU countries together have 10.
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Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said the position on drilling remains the same: Oil, coal and gas must stay in the ground. Norway, which is outside the EU, is one of the bloc's main gas suppliers and is pushing for Arctic drilling. The Commission says it will work with partners to block any hydrocarbon reserve that threatens the Arctic ecosystem.
“Oil, coal and gas must stay in the ground.”
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- Deutsche WelleArctic: Less ice, more tension
- ČT24 - Nejdůvěryhodnější zpravodajský web v ČR - Česká televizeWhatever happens in the Arctic directly affects us, said Síkela on the new EU strategy for the region
- Digi24Melting ice changes the rules of the game in the Arctic. How the EU wants to keep up with the great powers in the fight for resources
- SRF NewsEurope and the race for the Arctic
- ANSA.itEU, “open to collaborating with the US on the Arctic”
- ANSA.itKallas, “Arctic has become the front line of global competition”