In September 2026, the Communication Team of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) met with Vineta Polatside to discuss challenges, achievements, and major milestones of the CREWS project. The result of the discussion is available as an interview below....
On 29–30 September, partners, creatives and policymakers from across the Baltic Sea Region will come together in Kiel for the final conference of Creative Circular Cities (CCC), an Interreg Baltic Sea Region project exploring how creativity, culture and design can...
Hosted by the CREWS project lead partner, the Hamburg City District of Altona and Hamburg Fire and Rescue Services, the exercise brought together around 130 participants, including emergency organisations, local NGOs, volunteers and international partners. The...
Looking at services from the user's perspective One of the key questions explored during the visit was: how can services be designed so that neurodivergent people can use them more independently? Expert discussions covered different aspects and solutions, from...
As one of Finland’s leading annual meeting places for the sector, it shares current information on industry developments, emerging solutions, and policy and market changes. This year’s themes included growth in the biogas sector and nutrient recycling through recycled...
How to make low carbon tourism business successful and turn low carbon tourism experiences fun for the visitors? Welcome to the international Forum “Less Carbon – Double the Fun” to network and co-create low carbon future of tourism! The Forum will bring key...
On 9 September, Valmiera Development Agency welcomed a delegation of Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises within the international eRural Resilience project for a study visit in Valmiera Municipality. The aim of the visit was to introduce the guests to the local...
Remember when the term “Creative and Cultural Industries” came up in the late 90s? Some were screaming “sell-out to capitalism!” while others were applauding it as “win-win” for economic recognition. Nearly three decades later, where are we with the “win-win”...
Jointly hosted by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region BATS and Sumps for BSR projects, the event brought together practitioners, policymakers, researchers and mobility experts from across the Baltic Sea Region to explore how cities and regions can make...
How can art and culture in public space contribute to societal resilience? This question brought together more than 35 participants from across Europe for the first online meeting of the joint Liveable Cities, NEBHUB 2050 and Future Cities Community. We welcomed urban...
