Partner organisations from projects of Interreg Baltic Sea Region and other EU funding programmes developed nine platform proposals together with coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of future platforms is to capitalise knowledge and...
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Think local, act global with Interreg! (Video)
Along with introducing strict EU environmental regulations to counteract air pollution in harbour cities, the maritime and transport industries in the Baltic Sea region turn towards alternative fuel and energy sources to reduce harmful emissions. The Interreg project Go LNG explores the demand and accessibility of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as one of alternative fuels that leads to cleaner shipping.
Improving Interreg – how to reduce the administrative burden
Finance experts and practitioners from the European Commission and Interreg Programmes met in Brussels to discuss and propose concrete measures for reducing the project administration efforts. The objective was to improve and further simplify the legal framework of...
Voice your opinion on cohesion policy funding post 2020
The European Commission is currently running a public consultation on EU funds in the area of cohesion in the context of developing the next Multiannual Financial Framework. If you believe Interreg transnational cooperation should be continued in the future, this is...
Financing Agreement signed: Russian participation in Baltic Sea cooperation now on solid grounds
After years of persistent negotiations, the Russian Federation, the European Commission, and Germany as the member state hosting the Managing Authority of Interreg Baltic Sea Region have signed a Financing Agreement. This will boost the participation of Russian...
Lots of new project ideas to make change in the Baltic Sea region
From 5 October 2017 to 15 January 2018, Interreg Baltic Sea Region was accepting new project ideas for a more innovative, better accessible and sustainable Baltic Sea region in the third call for project applications. As many as 269 project idea forms have been...
Transforming food systems – Baltic Sea region experience goes global
BERAS has initiated change towards an ecological recycling agriculture and society in many regions in Europe. Launched as an Interreg project in 2003, the experience gathered in transforming food systems was now picked up by the United Nations. ©Matlust/Christian Ferm...
Fight against contamination: Hazard in Hamburg
An inland waterway vessel collides with a tanker causing an oil leek and release of huge quantities of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. Apart from the crews, 75 people working at the nearby refinery get affected and flee the area leaving an open radioactive source behind. Contamination as a possible danger in seaports was picked up by the HAZARD project to exercise procedures, communication, and cooperation among rescue services, local authorities and private companies.
Wind power provides local jobs – a study from Blekinge, Sweden
Turning our societies from fossil fuels to renewable energies brings numerous changes in our landscapes: solar panels along highways, large rapeseed fields, wind turbines’ red lights blinking throughout the night. When designating areas for renewable energy...
ChemSAR presents safety operations at sea to commission Vice-President and commissioner
The Vice-President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen and the Commissioner of Regional Policies Corina Creţu paid a field visit to one of Interreg Baltic Sea Region’s projects, ChemSAR, to observe transnational cooperation in safety operations at sea.