After several droughts, it became clear that the municipality of Kalmar in Sweden urgently needed a new water strategy. The other important conclusion was that in order to develop it quickly, everyone should just get down to work and test out alternatives. Here is a report from a place where there is a lot going on and everything is flowing in the right direction.
>At the first of two WaterMan Roundtables in Brussels on 16 January 2025, the discussion flowed openly and directly: Do we need specific water-recycling regulations for Europe’s humid regions? And to which extent can the existing EU Water Reuse Regulation (2020/741) be stretched to support other use cases, beyond its agricultural focus? It was the beginning of a dialogue with ambitions reaching well beyond policy detail.
>Registration Open for the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) 2025 in Sopot!Theme: Securing the Future: Stronger Together – Building Stability in Times of Uncertainty We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), […]
>Euroregion Baltic Strengthens Its Voice in Brussels: High-Level Discussions on Disinformation and Regional Security On 20–21 May 2025, representatives from Denmark, Sweden, and Poland gathered in Brussels at the invitation of Leszek Bonna, President of ERB, for a two-day meeting held under the presidency of the Pomorskie Region. The event took place in the symbolic […]
>The Security of the Baltic Sea and the Region in the Face of New Challenges – this was the topic of a panel discussion organized by the Youth Board of the Euroregion Baltic on 14 April 2025 during the Local Trends Self-government Financial Congress in Sopot. The debate was moderated by Jakub Hamanowicz, Chair of […]
>We are pleased to announce that the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025 will take place in Pomorskie Region (Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot) in Poland, in October 2025. Registration will open soon, and we encourage you to save the date: • Date: 29-30 October 2025 • Venue: Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot, (final venue to be confirmed in due time) • Registration: Opens in […]
>Representatives from the Danish, Swedish, and Polish regions gathered in Gdańsk on February 17-18, 2025, to launch the Euroregion Baltic (ERB) agenda for the upcoming year. Over the course of the two-day meeting, key issues were discussed, including the priorities set by the Pomorskie Voivodeship for its presidency within the network. Participants from Bornholm, […]
>ERB President, Rene Jaramillo has represented Euroregion Baltic at the Art of Cooperation conference, organised under the Hungarian EU Presidency in partnership with the EU Committee of the Regions and the Association of European Border Regions. EU Cohesion was an important topic discussed at the conference with its positive impact in strengthening economic, social and […]
>Euroregion Baltic Executive Board met in Brussels on 6-7 November 2024. The two-day meeting kicked off with a debate attended by MEP Jacek Protas and MEP Janusz Lewandowski emphasising the importance of regional collaboration in driving the EU’s growth and resilience. The discussion highlighted successful cross-border platforms like Euroregion Baltic in the context of ever […]
>Euroregion Baltic Executive Board met in Olsztyn, Poland on 15-16 May 2024. Future was in focus and the Board took decisions a.o. to strengthen cooperation around climate change mitigation, green transition and EU cohesion policy after 2027. ERB President, René Jaramillo has taken the initiative to issue a joint statement after the meeting. He said, […]
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