Environmental challenges cannot be solved by each country separately. By sharing knowledge and exploring new terrain, transnational cooperation enables to tackle such pressing issues. This was well reflected at the discussions held during this year’s Annual Forum of...
Just in time, at the peak of implementing 123 Interreg Baltic Sea Region cooperation projects, the Russian Federation has become a fully-fledged member of the Programme. Numerous projects have taken on board Russian partners. They help tackle challenges that go beyond...
There is something that house cleaning products, brie cheese and a pile of animal manure have in common. That is an pungent and unpleasant smell. A reason behind the bad odour is the chemical compound ammonia. The smell ammonia spreads is as bad as it’s harmful for the environment. Therefore, partners within the Baltic Slurry Acidification project joined forces to reduce the ammonia emitted from farms.
A call for applications for the organisation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Forum 2020 is open. Applicants need to follow a two-step procedure to assure strong applications with national support. ©Ardo Kaljuvee/Estonian Foreign Ministry Interreg...
Ferries are moving people all across the Baltic Sea region, be it from Kiel to Helsinki or just across Rostock’s river Warnow. But often, it’s hard to find them as a travel alternative to airplanes or local busses. The Real Time Ferries project (RTF) works to change this situation. Johan Östling from the Swedish RTF partner RISE Viktoria explains how the RTF idea will overcome the project duration and why placing a hackathon on board a ferry can be a great move.
Three Lübeck-related Nobel Prize winners, five keynote speeches, two moderated discussions, one presentation on stage, 16 parallel sessions, 111 projects, 300 participants and eight hours of a joint event – this is a simple summary of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region...
How to show the transnational cooperation, grasp the essence of a project or show the project result in just one picture? Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects have risen to the challenge and eagerly joined a photo competition. Best pictures by BalticLINes, IWAMA,...
At its meeting on 10-11 April in Lübeck, the Monitoring Committee of Interreg Baltic Sea Region selected twelve projects for funding. This includes three platform projects and nine extension stage projects. Both types of projects are meant to capitalise on the results...
More than 300 participants from all around the Baltic Sea and beyond attended the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme Conference held in Lübeck on 9-10 April 2019 to talk about project achievements in making the Baltic Sea region more innovative, better accessible...
Cruise shipping in the Baltic Sea region has grown enormously. In 2018, the number of cruise guests visiting destinations at the Baltic Sea was almost five times higher than in 2000 and the boom is expected to last at least. More passengers means more jobs and growth for the port locations and their hinterland.
