News from Euroregion Baltic

On 1st December 2011 the European Parliament supported the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Regulation No 1931/2006 on local border traffic on the external borders of European Union concerning the inclusion of the Kaliningrad Region.

On 15-16th November 2011 in Hamburg, Germany the Baltic Sea labour Network project held its final conference. 

In November 2011 Mr Roland Gustbée, Vice-President of Euroregion Baltic is holding a series of meetings with high-ranking representatives of the ERB member organisations.

The new issue of the South Baltic Programme Newsletter “Compass” provides important information about the upcoming Annual Conference which will take place on 29 November 2011 in Schwerin, Germany as well as presents the visual tools used by the South Baltic Programme projects thanks to the open competition among the projects. Highlights of the issue also include […]

The MOMENT project, Modern Water Management in the South Baltic Sea Area, continues its work of establishing local partnerships and finding new methods that contribute in making the Baltic Sea heathier. Here is MOMENT’s latest newsletter which focuses on MOMENT’s Exchange meeting in Krynica Morska and a Water Council Day meeting that was arranged together with the Kalmar County […]

On 6th October the European Commission adopted a draft legislative package which will frame cohesion policy for 2014-2020.

On 26th September 2011 Euroregion Baltic (ERB) gathered its members in Gdansk for the 2nd Annual Forum entitled: “Untapping Regional Potential In The Baltic Sea Region”. 

During its meeting in Gdańsk on 27th September 2011 the Euroregion Baltic Executive Board adopted the Position Paper on the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region thus providing an important input to the ongoing revision process of the Strategy and the upcoming Second EUSBSR Annual Forum.

On 27th September 2011 the Euroregion Baltic Executive Board adopted the Position Paper on the future of the South Baltic Cross-border Cooperation Programme after 2013. Since Euroregion Baltic was an early supporter of establishing the Programme and later actively participated in its implementation and management, the ERB Executive Board decided to voice its unanimous support […]

On 29th July 2011 the European Commission presented the long awaited Report about the application of the Regulation (EC) 1082/2006 on European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation. The Report proposes a series of amendments and clarifications to the EGTC Regulation, but also identifies many improvements that could be implemented in other EU policies and actions, as […]