ons. 22. mar.
|Bruxelles
Sami Summit 2023
We have a pleasure to invite you to the Summit of European Indigenous Sámi People, taking place in the European Parliament, Brussels, on 22nd – 24th March 2023. The Summit is organized under the patronage of the European Parliament.
Time & Location
22. mar. 2023, 16:00 – 24. mar. 2023, 12:00
Bruxelles, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Bruxelles, Belgium
About the event
We have a pleasure to invite you to the Summit of European Indigenous Sámi People, taking place in the European Parliament, Brussels, on 22nd – 24th March 2023. The Summit is organized under the patronage of the European Parliament.
The Summit will convene both Sámi and EU decision-makers to an important dialogue on following topics: • Climate change • EU´s Arctic & Northern policies and Indigenous Peoples; rights, privileges, and obligations in community • Traditional knowledge and cultural heritage in Sámi communities
Keynote speakers, among others: • Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament • Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland • Presidents of Sámi Parliaments in Finland, Norway and Sweden • Chairs of the Youth Councils of the Sami Parliament in Finland, Norway and Sweden • Representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, as part of the Swedish EU Presidency 2023 • Experts of the Sámi community • Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the European Commission
The Summit is co-hosted by The Sámi Parliament in Finland, the European Parliament and the Finnish Presidency of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council 2021-2023.
More information will be provided later.