News from Euroregion Baltic

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.

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 […]

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.

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

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.

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. 

During a working visit to Moscow on 14th December 2011, Mr Radosław Sikorski, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr Sergey Lavrov, Russian Federation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs signed the Agreement on local border traffic between Poland and Russian Federation.

On 12th December 2012 the Euroregion Baltic Executive Board held an on-line meeting to discuss the ERB Action Plan 2012-2013.

Between 1st November and 8th December 2011 Mr Roland Gustbée, Vice-President of Euroregion Baltic visited all ERB member organisations to discuss future joint activities and areas of cooperation that could potentially bring the most added value to the ERB member regions and be included in the preparation of the ERB Action Plan 2012-2013. 

The Euroregion Baltic Task Force on Future EU Cohesion Policy has met recently to discuss next steps with respect to the draft EU Cohesion Policy regulations.