EU revises Arctic strategy as pressure from Russia, US grows

The European Commission has unveiled a new Arctic strategy for the European Union that lists security and resilience first among four priorities, alongside climate change, economic prosperity and opportunities for Arctic communities. The strategy calls for a new maritime security hub to help member states and partners share information and monitor maritime activity in the Arctic, the Commission said on Tuesday. The hub would later expand to track shadow fleet vessels, detect illegal fishing and pollution, and improve search and rescue coordination. The Commission also said the EU will work to expand European icebreaker capacity.