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Arctic: High Representative/Vice President Borrell pledges to strengthen EU engagement

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The European Union will step up its efforts to preserve the Arctic as a region of peaceful cooperation, to slow the effects of climate change and to support the sustainable development of the region for the benefit of future generations of Arctic inhabitants, including indigenous peoples, High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell said on 2 February at the Arctic Boundaries Conference in Tromsø, Norway.

These targets will be at the heart of the EU's updated Arctic policy, which will be adopted in the fourth quarter of this year, High Representative / Vice-President Borrell said at the conference, which attracts some 2,000 stakeholders from around the world. Arctic from governments, NGOs, businesses, science, universities and indigenous peoples groups. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference is being held online this year.

"The European Union wants to work with its partners to achieve a solid balance between the need for precaution and preservation of the environment, resources and culture, and the desire to use and economically develop the Arctic regions and their resources for the benefit of local residents and the green transition,” said Borrell.

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