News from Euroregion Baltic

2000 households on the Danish island Bornholm will by means of more flexible consumption show how Europe can manage over 50 % wind power and other fluctuating and less predictable renewable sources.EcoGrid EU – a project with the budget of € 21 million of which approximately half is financed by the EU – has just started […]

Cyprus has taken EU Presidency. On 30 June a press release was communicated stating the six month Programme of the Cyprus Presidency which will work Τowards a Better Europe, more relevant to its citizens and to the world. The priorities of the Programme are: 1. Europe, more efficient and sustainable, 2. Europe, with a better performing and growth […]

On 13th June 2012 Euroregion Baltic (ERB) gathered its members in Nexø, Bornholm for the 3rd Annual Forum entitled: “Cooperating to meet common challenges in the Baltic Sea Region”. Around 60 participants from the national, regional and local levels around the Baltic Sea region congregated to gather new knowledge about the current situation concerning labour markets, […]

Between 29 and 31 May Mr Lars Albak from Bornholm Business Center paid a visit in Warmia and Mazury Region. His visit was based on two important foundations: 1. closer links between companies and business support institutions will contribute to economic development of Bornholm and Warmia and Mazury, and 2. creation of practical dimension of […]

Six pan-Baltic organisations: Baltic Development Forum, Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation, CPMR Baltic Sea Commission, Baltic 7 Islands, Euroregion Baltic and Union of the Baltic Cities, have jointly adopted the position paper on the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The paper addresses among others some key issues related to the […]

MOMENT project has just published its latest newsletter containing a comparative study of the implementatiion of the European Water Framework Directive in the rivier basins in Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. Enjoy the read!

“Marketing study on shipping and passenger connections between Gdynia and Baltiysk/Kaliningrad” – a report by the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk developed within the INTERFACE project has just been made available in English in order to obtain contributions to a discussion on how to upgrade the existing tiny sealink Gdynia-Baltiysk – to a real motorway of the sea – although […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]