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The Group is drafting two project ideas to be submitted to the South Baltic Crossborder Cooperation Programme within its second call to be closed on 9th January 2009. These are CeLa BaSe and DSIKE.

On 19 and 20th November ERB Council met on Bornholm. Among the highlights of the meeting was the adoption of ERB position towards the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the approval of activities planned to be implemented under the new Information and Communication Strategy. Also, six ERB Working Group projects planned to […]

It is not realistic on short term to apply for the establishment of a South Baltic Rural Development Centre (SBRDC), which the Rural Development Working Group (WG) has worked on since 2006. This was the conclusion of the online meeting which took place today with participants from Blekinge, Bornholm and Warmia-Mazury regions. Therefore the WG will […]

On 20th October 2008 the second call for proposals was announced, to be closed until 9th January 2009. So far the Steering Committee of the Programme has allocated 4 513 399,50 EUR to the ongoing projects under priority axis Attractiveness and Common Identity, measure Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development, by […]

On 11th September ERB Executive Board met in Klaipeda. Among the highlights of the meeting was a discussion on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the preparation for the Council meeting on 19 November. Please, see the Minutes  

Financed by the Polish Foreign Ministry a delegation of 23 Ukrainean local representatives and 3 representatives from Warmia-Mazury region lead by Mr Jaroslaw Sarnowski from the Department for Rural Development, had a study visit to Bornholm 4 – 7 September 2008. The study visit included introduction of the rural development policy on Bornholm, the LAG […]

Today the preparation of project proposition concerning Hot Spot 73 (Vistula lagoon) is going very actively. This project could be implemented only if all municipalities around Vistula and Kaliningrad lagoon and Primorsk bay will be working in close cooperation. It is proposed by Baltijsk and Mamonovo municipalities to establish the Association of municipalities around Vistula […]

Following the decision by the Executive Board for Euroregion Baltic to take active part in the consultation of the upcoming EU strategy for the Baltic Sea, ERB Council members (including ERB Executive Board and ERB Youth Board), ERB Secretariats and leaders of the ERB Working Groups have been asked to contribute to the drafting of […]

Today the high attention is given to Environmental protection issues in Baltic see region. There are regions where environment conservation is the area of responsibility for more than single country. The Baltic see is one of such regions, which is very sensitive to negative impact from people. Toward this end the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) where […]

Around 80 people attended the Euroregion Baltic seminar on the upcoming strategy, co-organised with the Regional Office of Pomorskie Region in Brussels. Thanks the speakers representing European Parliament, Swedish Government, DG Regio, Committee of the Regions, Baltic Development Forum, ScanBalt, Helsinki Commission and Baltic Sea Chambers of Commerce Association. The participants had the opportunity to […]