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Important structures for youth cooperation in the Barents Region

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 many fields including youth issues.
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The Working Group for Youth Policy (WGYP) under the Barents Euro-Arctic Council was established in May 1999 upon a finish initiative and does important work on youth issues in the Barents Cooperation.

During the Barents Youth Conference in Tromsø 2002, WGYP decided to establish an office in Murmansk to support and facilitate all cross border cooperation related to youth issues on regional level. The Barents Youth Cooperation office (BYCO) since then had an important role in the implementation of the Youth Programme and are co financed by the governments of Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

In April 2003 a Regional Working Group On youth Issues (RWGYI) was established. The group have been working actively with the implementation of the youth programme and have had a close cooperation with WGYP.

To make sure that young people had an arena that facilitated active participation and realisation of youth initiatives, the Barents Regional Youth Council (BRYC) was established in January 2004. The BRYC consist of one youth representative from each of the administrative units in the Barents area and one youth representative for indigenous people. The BRYC is the closest collaborator for RWGYI.