“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 [...]
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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 [...]
April 17, 2012 Dombrovskis: “Good prospects for more cooperation and development in the Baltic Sea Region”
Latvia´s Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis is a cautious optimist regarding the future economic growth in the Baltic States – especially Latvia. At a high-level roundtable discussion at the Baltic Development Forum´s new premises Dombrovskis underlined that cooperation, business and trade in the Baltic Sea Region – plus a high ability to absorb EU regional funds – have made [...]
April 13, 2012 Invitation to nominate candidates for 2012 BSR Innovation Award
The BSR Innovation award recognizes outstanding efforts to improve the innovation capacity/climate/ability in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of the award is to highlight the importance of innovation in a Baltic Sea Region context. It is an appreciation of dedicated work done by organizations, network, project or public bodies that have contributed to the [...]
April 10, 2012 Looking forward to the Baltic Sea Days in Berlin 23 – 25 April
Expanding cooperation on all levels, emphasizing the common values and history and paving the way for development and business are the main priorities when the German Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) brings together all Baltic Sea cooperation stakeholders to attend the Baltic Sea Days in Berlin 23 – 25 April. [...]
