The Ministers responsible for Energy in the Baltic Sea states – at a meeting this week in Berlin – have committed themselves to use 1 million Euros for special projects the next three years to meet global energy policy challenges: i.e security of energy supply, increased energy efficiency and use og renewable ressources including integration of [...]
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May 8, 2012 Estonian President Ilves: Baltic Sea integration to overrule protectionist tendencies i EU
One of the founding fathers of the Baltic Sea Strategy, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, in an exclusive interview with BDF, is calling for more integration to match the protectionist tendencies in the European Union. “The countries around the Baltic rim are willing to do it, and I think it will make life better [...]
April 30, 2012 Russia and the strategy for the Baltic Sea region
The Russian Federation takes over of the chairmanship of CBSS (Council of the Baltic Sea States) 1 July 2012 which gives both the Baltic Sea Region and the EU a real opportunity to synchronize efforts for tighter co-operation regarding future projects and for creating visible reinforcement of the organization. An interim report from Center of cross-border [...]
April 24, 2012 EU-Commission sets out priorities for passenger ship safety
“Tragic accidents, from the Titanic, to the Estonia or the Costa Concordia, put ship safety in the spotlight. There are always lessons to learn from such disasters. But we are not just waiting for the next accident to happen. It would be foolhardy merely to respond after the event. The EU has the toughest ship [...]
April 24, 2012 European Social Fund creates a platform for transnational cooperation
The Swedish ESF Council, will the coming years strengthen the transnational cooperation between projects funded by the ESF in the Member States. The intention is also to analyze the relation and linkage between the ESF and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). A network of the Managing Authorities for the ESF between [...]
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