Territorial Review & Regional Development in Baltic Sea

The Pan-European Institute publishes a quarterly discussion forum, Baltic Rim Economies (BRE), which focuses on the development of the Baltic Sea Region. In BRE, high-level public and corporate decision makers, representatives of Academia and several other experts contribute to the discussion. In its recent edition Akko Karlsson, Vice-Chair of the Regional Council in Kalmar County and member of the Euroregion Baltic Executive Board, discusses the results of the OECD territorial review in the Swedish regions of Blekinge, Jönköping, Kalmar and Southern Småland and regional development around the Baltic Sea. Among other things she highlights the cooperation within Euroregion Baltic with specific focus on youth and water issues. You will find the article on page 11 following this link. 

In the March edition of the EUSBSR newsletter you will find information among other on the uppcoming communication from the European Commission, 3rd Annual Forum of the Strategy, targets and indicators designed at priority and horizontal action level, meeting on joint Russia-EU projects in the Baltic Sea Region, 3rd working meeting on the alignment of funding for the EUSBSR in Vilnius on 21-22 March, and a new communication initiative in the framework of the Strategy developed in collaboration between INTERACT Point Turku, the European Commission and Member States concerned. You will find more here.

Since February 2012 the Swedish region of södra Småland took over the chairmanship within Euroregion Baltic from Kaliningrad Region, and Ms Alla Ivanova, Minister Head of for International Relations of the Kaliningrad Region in person. The Chair of the Board of Regional Council in södra Småland, Mr Roland Gustbée will act as ERB President, and Mr Oliver Rosengren from the Municipal Council of Växjö, capital of södra Småland, will act as the Chair of ERB Youth Board. Both politicians set out ambitious plans for their work in the forthcoming year which are summed up in the ERB Action Plan for 2012 – 2013. The ERB Executive Board also adopted the ERB Annual Report for 2011.

At its meeting in Möckelsnäs Herrgård in Sweden ERB Executive Board adopted the ERB action plan for 2012 and 2013. The main objectiive for joint activities within Euroregion Baltic will  be to contribute to the implementation of the ERB 202o Agenda, and thus to make ERB an effective political tool, as well as making ERB efficient in dealing with common challenges. 

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On 24-25 November 2011 in Poznań, Poland the Polish Presidency of the EU Council presented its main conclusions on the future of EU Cohesion Policy.

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As of January 1st 2012 Denmark holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Danish Prime Minister, accompanied by the Minister for Economic Affairs and Interior, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for European Affairs, has presented the Programme of the Danish EU Presidency entitled “Europe At Work”. There are four fundamental priorities in the Programme: a responsible Europe, a dynamic Europe, a green Europe, and a safe Europe. You can find out more on the offcial Danish EU Presidency website, as well as in the Programme document itself.

The latest issue of the South Baltic Programme Newsletter “Compass” focuses on two major South Baltic events that were held in Schwerin, Germany between 28-29th November 2011 – the South Baltic Projects Forum and the South Baltic Annual Conference.

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In view of further supporting the beneficiaries of the South Baltic Programme, the CBP has developed a Short Guide to Project Development.

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In the latest edition of its Newsletter the MOMENT project focused on a feasibility study prepared by the Ronneby municipality, concerning possibilities of producing biogas from sludge originating from small scale sewage plants.

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At the ongoing plenary session in Brussels, the Committee of the Regions adopted an opinion on the European Neighbourhood Policy review. Mr Jacek Protas, Marshal of Warmińsko-Mazurskie region and member of the Executive Board of Euroregion Baltic has been the rapporteur of the opinion. 

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