Between 2007-2014 the South Baltic Programme managed to bring together more than 430 partners from the participating regions in Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden, co-financing the implementation of 69 cross-border cooperation projects since 2008, which then translated to more than 100 successful partnerships, networks and clusters across the shores of the South Baltic. From multimodal cross-border tickets to innovative technologies for counteracting eutrophication, more than 600 innovative solutions, tools and concepts have so far been developed. (more…)
South Baltic Programme launches call for movie project
The first 2015 meeting of the ERB Executive Board took place in Elbląg, Poland on 12th February. (more…)
Acting as the hosting institution for the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) of the South Baltic Programme, the Center of European Projects is looking for a creative, committed and open-minded Project Officer, motivated to tackle the exciting challenge of Baltic Sea cooperation in an international and dynamic environment. (more…)
On 6th of March 2015 the South Baltic Professionals project launches new E-Learning Courses & Webinars on Intercultural Competence. (more…)
On 2nd December 2014 the Baltic Sea Region Programme has opened its first call for applications for Priority 1 “Capacity for innovation”, Priority 2 “Management of natural resources” and Priority 3 “Sustainable transport”.
The step 1 (Concept Note) of the call is open till 2 February 2015 during which partners are asked to fill in the concept note form and submit it to the Programme’s JTS for consideration. Successful project ideas will then be selected to participate in the step 2 which requires partners to submit complete project applications in accordance with the Programme Manual.
More information about the call can be found in the announcement note. The complete package of documents for the call is available here.
The programme has also established a project idea and partner search tool at LinkedIn to facilitate the generation of project concept notes and to support applicants in the project development process.
Based on the results of the Info Info Day on EU Funding for Youth Organisations held in Brussels on 13‐14th November 2014, the European Youth Forum and its Working Group on Funding drafted a guide on all potential funding opportunities for youth cooperation in the new EU programming period 2014-2020.
Entitled ‘MONEY. Millions of Opportunities Non Explored by You(th) in EU Programmes‘, the guide provides comprehensive information on funding available to youth organisations in the wider EU funding environments, taking into account both indirect and direct sources of funding. Although Erasmus+ still remains the main financial tool for youth organisations, still it is important to explore other potential funding sources in order implement different activities and provide relevant experience to young people.
The guide focuses on the most important EU programmes in which youth organisations could participate as potential partners or lead beneficiaries. While providing essential information on many EU programmes, it also focuses on practical questions such as types of actions eligible for funding, types and levels of funding, eligibility of applicants and application procedures. Where possible is also serves as a potential source of inspiration by giving examples of what has been funded under previous programmes.
The entire guide can be downloaded here.
To read more about the European Youth Forum and its activities, please go to its official website.
The seminar was moderated by Mr Anders Bergström, Coordinator of PA Education from the Norden Association.
On 18th November 2014 in Warsaw Euroregion Baltic took part in a seminar dedicated to cooperation within the Priority Area Education of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
Moderated by Mr Anders Bergström, PA’s Coordinator from the Norden Association, the seminar was organised by the EUSBSR National Contact Point at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With around 60 participants from various ministries, educational institutions, labour offices and non-governmental organisations, the meeting attempted to shed more light on the details of transnational cooperation on higher education with special focus on vocational training, labour market issues and youth employment. During the presentations several active and potential Flagship Projects within EUSBSR were introduced by their representatives. These included such projects as Baltic University Programme, Baltic Training Programme, South Baltic Training Programme, HansaECVET, Baltic Sea Labour Forum, Ready to Research, Introducing Dual Education in the BSR, Baltic Sea Labour Forum mobility initiative, BSR Life Long Learning, Quick IGA, Baltic Science Network and EntrepreneurshipLab. Among them was also SYPERB Strategic Youth Policy in EuroregionBaltic project which was introduced as a new initiative that could later become a Flagship Project within the Strategy.
The seminar proved to be very informative and well organised, allowing participants to gain more concrete and practical knowledge on the implementation of the Strategy and meet relevant stakeholders working within the Priority Area.
For more information about the Seminar including all presentations, please follow this link to an article in the official web portal of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the country’s involvement in the EU cooperation.
The members of the ERB Executive Board meeting met on 29th October 2014 to discuss important matters regarding the cooperation in Euroregion Baltic.
© 2014 Sławomir Lewandowski
Members of the Euroregion Baltic and representatives of other important stakeholders involved in the ERB cooperation met on the 28th October 2014 in Gdańsk, Poland for the 5th Annual Forum of ERB Stakeholders entitled “Labour mobility, higher education and youth cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region – addressing common challenges”. The event was organized jointly with the South Baltic Professionals project and hosted by the Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship.
During the Forum stakeholders took part in discussions on the challenges and problems currently faced by the inhabitants of the regions of the South Baltic area, such as labour market mobility, internationalisation of higher education institutions and youth cooperation.
The Forum tried to identify barriers hampering the development of labour mobility, and find out if creation of stable and dedicated networks of relevant stakeholders could be a key to solving this problem.
Further discussions concerned methods allowing universities and other higher education institutions to cooperate better on the international level, thus providing students with better education and other skills that would allow them to pursue their careers in increasingly competitive working environments.
Finally, the prospects of youth cooperation in our region and how it could be bolstered by relevant actors were investigated.
For more details and conclusions from the Forum, please read the summary of the 5th Annual Forum
All presentations from the Forum are available under this link.
The Forum’s photo gallery can be viewed on ERB’s flickr profile.
Veronika Solobai with Mateusz Kryżba and Sebastian Magier after an introductory meeting at ERB International Secretariat.
Based on the decision of the ERB Executive Board adopted during its meeting in Gdańsk on 29th October 2014, the work of the ERB Youth Board will from now on be supported by a new EVS volunteer working within the European Association for Education and Development ‘Pionier’ in Olsztyn.
Ms Veronika Solobai is a graduate of marketing and economics at the Belarusian State Economic University in Minsk. Having recently completed her studies, she already has three years’ professional experience in sales and marketing working for a private company in Minsk. As of September this year Veronika is working as an EVS volunteer at the Pionier Association within the project entitled „Volunteering – a way to the unforgettable adventure”. Being busy with her duties at the Association, she will still dedicate some of her working time to supporting youth cooperation in Euroregion Baltic and by doing so she will have a chance to receive valuable experience in the area of cross-border cooperation.