01/07 2008

Final reports submitted, payments to come soon

All projects have closed their activities and have submitted their final reports to the Joint Secretariat. ...  more


02/06 2008

1st call closed: 110 applications received

The first call for project applications of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 2013 was opened on 25 February and closed on the 30 May 2008. The secretariat received 110 project applications. Altogether total budget of received project applications is 374 MEUR. Most of the Lead partners come from Germany (40), Finland (23) and Sweden (21). 37 projects applied in Priority 1, 14 in Priority 2, 16 in Priority 3 and 43 in Priority 4. ...  more


03/06 2008

Baltic Sea Programme newsletter, June 2008

The June issue of the newsletter from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B programme and the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 2013 is available for download below.

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25/03 2008

Baltic Sea Programme newsletter, March 2008

The March issue of the newsletter from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B programme and the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 2013 is available for download below. ...  more


15/05 2008

Baltic Fort Route: awarded as the best transborder project in Poland

“Baltic Fort Route” and city of Kostrzyn has won the first award in a category transborder cooperation in the competition organized by the Polish Ministry of Regional Development “7 miracles of EU funds” on 7th of May 2008. ...  more


05/03 2008

Register for the Lead Applicant seminars in Riga & Hamburg

The 1st call for project applications is open as from 25 February 2008. The call will be closed on 30 May 2008 by 16:00. Lead Applicant seminars will take place in Hamburg (2-4 April) and Riga (9-11 April). Registration deadline is 28 March. ...  more


15/02 2008

Decision made: 1st call open from 25 February to 30 May

More than 30 decision makers from eleven countries came to Rostock on 14-15 February. They launched 236 million Euros of European Union’s funding for transnational cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. This was the major decision that the Monitoring Committee for the new Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 took at its first meeting. ...  more


11/02 2008

Register now: Programme conference for Russia & Belarus: St. Petersburg, 16-17 April

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013: new partnership opportunities for Russian and Belarusian regions

The registration for the Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Neighbourhood Programme conference „Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013: new partnership opportunities for Russian and Belarusian regions“ is opened. More than 200 representatives from national, regional and local authorities, educational institutions, and NGO´s from Russia, Belarus, Norway, and the European Union are expected to get together in Hotel Park Inn Pribaltyskaya in St. Petersburg on 16-17 April 2008.

Agenda, invitation letter, registration form, information about individual project consultations in English & Russian and project idea form in English are available for downloads below. Deadline for registration: 31 March 2008. ...  more


30/01 2008

Baltic Sea Programme newsletter, January 2008

The January issue of the newsletter from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B programme and the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 2013 is available for download below.

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21/12 2007

Baltic Sea Programme 2007-2013 approved by the European Commission

The Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 was approved by the European Commission on 21 December 2007 (decision No. 2007CB163PO020 21/12/2007 C(2007)6550) after the Programme document was resubmitted to the Commission on the 14 November 2007. ...  more


22/01 2008

Latest Inforegio Panorama magazine dedicated to the European Territorial Co-operation

The latest Inforegio Panorama magazine with the title \"Regions as partners - The European Territorial Co-operation objective\" is now available in English on the Inforegio website. ...  more


18/12 2007

Joint Secretariats donates for charity

Staff of INTERREG secretariats in Rostock and Riga (Baltic Sea III B and IIIA priorities and IIIC North) collected 333 EUR and donated to Rostocker Tafel e.V. ...  more


14/12 2007

The INTERREG Joint Technical Secretariat teams exploring Schwerin

Where do we work and live? The INTERREG Secretariat teams from Riga and Rostock, including almost 30 colleagues of 11 nationalities, organized an informative excursion to Schwerin, capital of the State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. ...  more


14/12 2007

Project management database: successful tool spreads all over Europe

Starting from 2002 the INTERREG Secretariats located in Rostock and Riga developed a unique project management database to manage territorial cooperation programmes. In the new programming period 2007 – 2013 several cross-border, transnational and interregional programmes expressed intent to use the database in their workflow. ...  more


11/12 2007

RENET: Declaration and final outputs presented in Bremen

The RENET project is concluding its activities and the main results including four reports can be downloaded from the projects website at www.retail-baltic.net

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04/12 2007

Vacancy: EU specialist & Managing Authority of the Programme

Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein, Department EU-Funding/Euro Info Centre located in Kiel, Germany is looking for an EU-specialist for its Euro Info Centre and the Managing Authority for the NTERREG/Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-13.

The main duties include support both the work of the Euro Info Centre, especially its financial management, and the work of the Managing Authority, especially financial control related responsibilities. ...  more


28/11 2007

Telling the story: communicating together

Telling the story: communicating Cohesion policy together! This was the main slogan of a two day event in the Brussels on the 26-27th of November. There was a clear message from Commissions side: communication is an important tool to outreach to regions and citizens therefore we need more and better communication; we want you to tell the real stories and let us do it together. The event served its purpose well and gave recognition to the importance of communicating on Cohesion Policy on the European level in general.

Commissioners Danuta Hübner (Regional Policy) and Vladimir Špidla (Employment and Social Affairs) opened the conference by stressing the importance of communication. ...  more


28/11 2007

Baltic Master: the best European maritime project

The Baltic Master project has been announced as the best European maritime project in the competition European Regional Champion Award on the 27th of November in Brussels.

Behind the award stands the EU Committee of Regions (whose members vote for the nominated candidates) and the magazine Regional Review. ...  more


19/11 2007

Baltic Sea Programme 2007 - 2013 newsletter, November 2007

The November issue of the newsletter from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B programme and the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 – 2013 is available for download.

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19/11 2007

Eurobaltic II: report from closing seminars

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19/11 2007

Baltic Fort Route: Culture Route along Baltic Fortresses

First models of the starting routes were created for the 2008 season. A new quality level of trans-national scientific cooperation between universities and fortress cities was started and a peaceful chapter of the historical monuments Fortresses can begin.

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15/11 2007

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 officially resubmitted to Commission

The Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 document including annexes and the final environmental statement was officially resubmitted to the European Commission on the 14th of November.

BSR Programme 2007-2013 is the only programme which needs joint approval from DG Regio and DG Aidco. The official approval of the programme is still expected this year. ...  more


15/11 2007

HELCOM adopts Baltic recovery plan

The Ministers of the Environment and Senior Government Officials of the Member States of HELCOM, an international organization for the protection of the Baltic marine environment, at its meeting on 15 November in Krakow, Poland, adopted an ambitious overarching action plan to drastically reduce pollution to the Baltic Sea and restore its good ecological status by 2021. ...  more


13/11 2007

BBN: final event “planning bioenergy landscapes – development and perspectives”

The conference, that will take place in Potsdam on 12 December, will provide a platform to disseminate the final results from the project \"BBN: Baltic Biomass Network\". ...  more


09/11 2007

HEPRO: worry, trust and back pain - survey reveals big differences in citizen health perception in Baltic Countries

A unique public health survey, released today, reveals that citizens’ perceptions of well being and health vary significantly between Baltic EU countries. When asked about their national health care services, back pain and worry for example, 72% of Norwegians declared that they have fair or very great confidence in their health care system, while only 38% of Poles reported ...  more


08/11 2007

Task Force meeting on Programme Manual, 7-8 November, Rostock

How far is the Programme Manual of the BSR Programme 2007-2013?

This was the main issue discussed at the Task Force meeting on the 7-8 November in Rostock, Germany. Both days were dedicated to reflect on comments submitted by participating countries, discussions and JTS responses to the Programme Manual.

The next steps will be drafting of still missing chapters, incorporation of further comments received and general editing. The next amended version of Programme Manual will be send to participating countries again. The Final draft Programme Manual is expected to be approved by the Monitoring Committee in the first meeting. ...  more


07/11 2007

Negotiations with the Commission closed, 2007-2013 programme submitted for the approval to the Joint Programming Committee

By now negotiations with the Commission are closed and amended Programme document was sent to the Joint Programming Committee (JPC) for approval. If by 13 November members of the JPC will not raise any substantial comments, the managing Authority will submit the document to the Commission. Approval by the European Commission is expected still this year. ...  more


07/11 2007

DaGoB: final conference in Tallinn on November 30

The DaGoB final conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, 30 November 2007. This is an open seminar with invited speakers highlighting the DaGoB Key Findings and Contemporary Issues on Maritime, Road, and Rail Transport of Dangerous Goods. ...  more


06/11 2007

HINTERLAND: final conference in Berlin

The final conference of HINTERLAND project will take place in Berlin on 19 - 20 November 2007. ...  more


06/11 2007

SEBco: medium-sized towns become development motors

How can medium-sized towns become development motors? – SEBco Final Conference in Schwerin/DE on 13/14 Nov 2007

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02/11 2007

Cruise Baltic: Branding Baltic Sea destinations as one is a success

Based on the principle of helping destinations to help themselves, the 10 countries around the Baltic Sea joined in partnership to develop all the cruise destinations around the Baltic Sea. The project is unique because 25 destinations and 45 partners each with different cultural starting points are competitors but also partners. ...  more


01/11 2007

LogOn Baltic: final conference in Hamburg

The final conference of the LogOn Baltic project will take place on 22 November 2007 at the Hotel Hafen Hamburg, Germany. ...  more


26/10 2007

East West transport corridor: final conference

For more information please go to www.eastwesttc.org. ...  more


25/10 2007

VBN InnoReg: Final Event in Kaunas, 7 November

The final seminar of VBN InnoReg project will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania, 7 November 2007 and will focus on the future of innovation promotion in the Baltic Sea region, especially in Via Baltica Nordica Macro region.

Final date for the registration is Thursday 1 November 2007.

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19/10 2007

BEN: border regions make their disadvantages into success

“The project’s finish will mark the achieved results. The network of Euroregions is established and unites all the Baltic Sea region countries, ...  more


18/10 2007

Baltic Sea Cycling: inspires to continued cycling efforts!

In our Inspiration book you can follow the Pilot Actions and get inspired for your own work with cycling issues. Read about cycling to school and work, about how to combine cycling with public transport, cycle parking, routes, maps, signposting and so on. ...  more


15/10 2007

Vacancy at INTERREG IVC Info Point in Rostock

INTERREG IVC Info Point North located in Rostock is looking for an Info Point Adviser with focus on Communication.

The deadline for applications is Friday 2 November 2007. ...  more


05/10 2007

Lessons learned from joint implementation of the ERDF/Tacis financed projects: 5th Quality Workshop

In 2003 the BSR INTERREG III B Programme was enlarged to include the Neighbourhood Programme. An additional 7,5 MEuro were assigned to the programme to support more active involvement of Russian and Belarusian partners ...  more


05/10 2007

Projects getting ready for the final reports: 6th quality workshop

The final progress report is a major document expected from all projects within three months of completion. The report should provide a good overview of both project activities and their results, as well as any clarification on budget issues. The report should detail how results will be used after project completion as well as what impact results of the project activities had in the region. ...  more


04/10 2007

New flyer: “Facts & Figures” 2000-2006

A new flyer from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B Neighbourhood Programme is available for download below.

This publication presents “Facts & Figures” for 2000 – 2006. ...  more


02/10 2007

Baltic eHealth: extending the scope

Baltic eHealth has proved that the establishment of the Baltic Health Network is a vital step in the direction of securing adequate access to healthcare in sparsely populated areas as well as preventing brain drain.

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27/09 2007

“United by borders” – one vision to share

“United by borders” was the motto of the IIIA conference that took place in Riga on 24-25 September. The event gathered more than 400 participants from Russia, Belarus, Baltic States, and Europe. The results and future of the cross-border cooperation was on the agenda at the plenary sessions and workshops. Project exhibition displayed 99 projects supported during last 3 years. ...  more


21/09 2007

Baltic Sea Programme 2007 - 2013 newsletter, September 2007

The September issue of the newsletter from the Baltic Sea INTERREG III B programme and the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 – 2013 is available for download ...  more


18/09 2007

AGORA: in the final straight

Invited by the Polish project partner The Union of Towns and Communes of the Parseta River Basin the 5th and final AGORA meeting shall take place in Kołobrzeg, 27-28 September 2007. ...  more


17/09 2007

29 project ideas on show in Turku

The Baltic Sea Programme 2007-2013 Partner Search Forum on 14 September in Turku, Finland attracted more than 100 participants and 29 project ideas. The forum was organised in the frame of the BSSSC annual conference “Sustainable energy: Contribution to meet the threats of Climate Change”, which gathered more than 300 participants. ...  more


11/09 2007

MoCuBa: Conference „Towards a New Mobility Culture – Change Transport Patterns!“

The results of the MoCuBa project will be presented during the Final Conference in Bremen, 10–12 October 2007. ...  more


03/09 2007

SUSTAINMENT: final conference URBANworks

The SUSTAINMENT Final Conference ”URBANworks” will take place 12-14 November in Gdansk, Poland. The Conference focuses on disseminating models and tools for European cities and municipalities to sustainably and effectively manage their city\'s development. It will gather our project partners from thirteen cities around the Baltic Sea, as well as other local, regional and national authorities interested in Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in cities. ...  more


28/08 2007

BSR EAGLE: news portal serves partners after project lifetime

During project BSR EAGLE lifetime our web page served partners and stakeholders as news portal spreading information on upcoming events and activities performed. ...  more


28/08 2007

BUSTRIP: Invitation to Final Conference “Moving Sustainably”

The BUSTRIP Final Conference – Moving Sustainably – will take place on 7-9 November 2007 in Turku, Finland. The conference aims at providing practical solutions and tools for European cities and municipalities to deliver Sustainable Urban Transport. ...  more


28/08 2007

ASTRA: included in the EU Green Paper & announcement of final conference

The ASTRA project has been included as an example on climate change adaptation in regional development by the recently issued green paper of the European Union. The final conference of the ASTRA project will take place in Espoo, Finland on 10-11 December 2007. ...  more


17/07 2007

Cycling is for everyone – the INTERREG Secretariats in Rostock learned

How can cycling become more interesting? What kind of actions can be taken in order to improve the conditions for cycling both in cities and rural areas? On 10 July 2007 staff from the two Secretariats in Rostock learned more about the BSR INTERREG IIIB project Baltic Sea Cycling and the recent development to make Rostock a more biker friendly city. ...  more


06/06 2007

Report: Evaluation of the information and communication plan

The evaluation of the information and communication plan of Baltic Sea region INTERREG III B NP is available for download below. In total 530 replies in time were received. ...  more


04/06 2007

The Baltic Sea Programme 2007-2013 is declared admissible

The Baltic Sea Programme 2007-2013 is declared admissible by the Commission services on 31 May 2007. The European Commission will now proceed with an examination of the substance and structure of the programme. ...  more