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On 14 November 2013 in Olsztyn Euroregion Baltic, Self-Government of Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship and Regional Labour Office in Olsztyn organised together a conference “Support to youth on the labour market – experiences and future perspectives”. The conference gathered politicians, labour market experts and youth from Euroregion Baltic member regions.

Labour mobility in the Baltic Sea Region has increased remarkably during the past decade. Labour mobility has many benefits both for workers and enterprises, but it also poses challenges. Therefore, it is necessary to further improve cooperation between the Social Partners, governmental institutions and the Baltic Sea States regarding mobility of labour. Such cooperation is facilitated […]

Baltic Development Forum published a 2013 State of the Region Report. In the first part Report provides a discussion of the recent trends in competitiveness across the Baltic Sea Region. The first part looks at the current economic climate in the Region, an important influence on the policy environment for long-term competitiveness upgrading.

On 21st September 2013 and surrounding days, the European citizens will celebrate cooperation over the borders. The kick-off event of the European Cooperation Day, held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 10th September 2013 discussed achievements of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC). Members of the European Parliament and experts discussed how ETC has improved the […]

On 4th September 2013 in Kalmar, Sweden Euroregion Baltic held its 4th Annual Forum of Stakeholders. Themed ‘Connecting local actors’, this year’s Forum gathered representatives of local and regional authorities as well as experts and practitioners from the tourism sector and labour mobility networks from the cooperation area. The first part of the Forum allowed […]

On 5th September 2013 the ERB Executive Board met in Kalmar, Sweden to discuss several important aspect of the ERB cooperation.

The SYPERB project (Strategic Youth Policy in EuroRegion Baltic) has been finally approved by the Swedish Institute with a budget of 439 950 sek. An applicant organisation is The Regional Council in Kalmar County and the project starts on the 1st of August 2013 and ends on the 31st of July 2014.

From the beginning of the preparations for the new programming period and of the new regulations on the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) has successfully intervened in order to defend the interests of border regions. Several achieved improvements are based on the proposals discussed with the EU Commissioner Hahn, Director General Deffaa and the […]

Baltic Sea Cluster Development Centre, network established on 25th April on Bornholm, has just launched its website. It will contain information about cooperation, partners involved and their role. Network intends to increase awareness and include new partners. It will apply for money from the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and new Interreg programme. […]

Today Lithuania starts its Presidency of the Council of the EU, and the country undertakes the responsible task for the very first time after the EU entry. These historic 6 months of the Presidency in Lithuania and abroad will see numerous events related to the Presidency, as Lithuania becomes the focus of attention for international […]