Report Series

From 2001-2003 Baltic Development Forum published a report series called the Baltic Sea Agenda as a tool for driving policy in the region. The primary target groups were executive decision makers from business, government, research/policy institutions, and the media within the region and in the EU. The last in the series was a report published in 2009 regarding the 5th Freedom. As a continuation of these report series, from 2007-2009 BDF published a BDF Magazine, which evolved and was merged with the ‘Summit Reports/Conclusions‘

BDF Magazine

Summer 2009

Read about the BDF Summit held in Copenhagen-Malmö and some of its themes, such as Energy, Innovation, Øresund and Russia. Naturally attention is also given to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

Articles provided by:

Håkan Buskhe, CEO, E.ON Nordic
Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania
Mikael R. Lindholm, Managing Partner, Innovation Inside
Valentina Matvienko, Governor of St. Petersburg
Igor Yurgens, Chairman Institute for Contemporary Development, Moscow

Also featured:

Swedbank Baltic Sea Award 2008 to President of Finland Tarja Halonen
Carlsberg’s Quantum Leap into Russia
Interview with Colin Wolfe, Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Regio
Summit Picture Gallery

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Summer 2008

Regional Perspectives on Energy and Climate
Global Challenges, Regional Solutions
– Creating a World-Class Arena for Business and Talent on Top of Europe.

From all perspectives, the Baltic Sea Region is an interesting area when it comes to energy and climate change. This edition of BDF Magazine wants to show why and how – by giving an introduction to, and overview of, these many perspectives.
Hans Brask, Director, Baltic Development Forum.

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Spring 2008

Towards a European Baltic Sea Strategy – the Second Wave of Integration

The Annual State of the Region Report that we publish in co-operation with the Nordic Investment Bank and the Nordic Council of Ministers provide the factual and analytical basis for identifying the economic areas that should be included. In the year to come, BDF will mainly focus on three areas, namely: energy and climate change; a labour market in transition; and the EU Baltic Sea Strategy.
Hans Brask, Director, Baltic Development Forum.

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Spring 2007

An Exclusive Insight to the Top of Europe

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Baltic Sea Agenda

Year 2009

Baltic Sea Agenda
“Northern European Knowledge Market Creating a single market for knowledge in the Baltic Sea Region”

This report illustrates results of a research where 20 business leaders from knowledge intensive companies in the Baltic Sea Region were interviewed with a goal to explore the idea of free movement of knowledge and ideas in our Region.
The report has mainly been sponsored by Kraks Fonden.
BDF hopes that the findings and recommendations for further action may inspire debate and shape a political agenda supporting the development of the Baltic Sea Region into a leading knowledge region in the world.

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