Report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association -- Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region -- Strasbourg, France -- from February 12 to 13, 2020

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ANNEX 1

CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE ARCTIC REGION

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE ARCTIC REGION

MEETING IN STRASBOURG, FRANCE

12-13 February 2020

MEMBERS

Canada	Mr. Larry Bagnell, MP, Vice-Chair of SCPAR Mr. Larry Maguire, MP Mr. Thai Nguyen, Adviser
Denmark / Greenland and Faroe Islands	Mr. Sjúrður Skaale, MP Ms. Joan Ólavsdóttir, Adviser
European Parliament	Mr. Andreas Schwab, MEP Ms. Aušra Rakštelytė, Adviser
Finland	Mr. Mikko Kärnä, MP
Iceland	Mr. Ari Trausti Gudmundsson, MP Ms. Arna Bang, Adviser
Norway	Mr. Eirik Sivertsen, MP, Chair of SCPAR Mr. Bjørn Willy Robstad, Adviser
Russia	Mr. Alexander Akimov, Senator Mr. Yuri Vazhenin, Senator Mr. Georgii Karlov MP Mr. Kirill Mangush, Adviser
Sweden	Ms. Emilia Töyrä, MP Ms. Eva Hjelm, Adviser
United States	Ms. Lisa Murkowski, Senator (by teleconference)

PERMANENT PARTICIPANTS

Sámi Parliamentary Council Mr. Ronny Wilhelmsen

OBSERVERS

Nordic Council	Mr. Christian Juhl, MP Mr. Johan Tiedemann, Head of Office Mr. Nikolaj Bock, Adviser on European Union Affairs
West Nordic Council	Mr. Guðjon S. Brjánsson, MP, Chair Mr. Sigurður Ólafsson, Secretary General

SECRETARIAT

Mr. Samu Paukkunen, Secretary General and Adviser for Finland

GUEST SPEAKERS

Mr. Marcel Kolaja, Vice-President of the European Parliament, replacing the President for Baltic / Nordic / Arctic issues

Mr. Toma Galli, Croatian Ambassador to the Council of Europe

Mr. Einar Gunnarsson, Arctic Council Chairmanship, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland

Mr. Lars Kullerud, President, University of the Arctic

Mr. David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs

Mr. Jari Vilén, Ambassador, Senior Adviser in Arctic Policy Matters, European Commission

Mr. Raphael Goulet, Head of Unit, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)

Mr. Ruben Alexander Schuster, Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

Mr. Terkel Petersen, Senior Expert for Arctic Matters, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Mr. Aaretti Siitonen, Political Officer, Northern Dimension and the Arctic, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Mr. Per S. Nestande, Parliament of Norway