How to reduce pharmaceutical emissions posing a threat to wildlife in the Baltic Sea?
Active pharmaceutical ingredients are found in our environment at concentrations that pose a risk to wildlife. Pharmaceuticals are used to treat humans and animals, and we cannot stop using them. Instead, the overall consumption of pharmaceuticals tends to increase...
Interreg fights aliens in the Baltic Sea
At any moment in the Baltic marine area, about 2,000 ships are transporting people, goods, but also stowaways: marine organisms from distant places, like Harris mud crabs, that colonise the Baltic Sea waters. The Interreg project COMPLETE brought together people with...
Cooperation as the key to a climate-neutral Baltic Sea region
A common challenge for the countries in the Baltic Sea region is how to produce green and climate-neutral energy. In fact, as much as 75% of the EU greenhouse gas emissions still come from energy use and production. Cooperation and sharing good practices in Interreg...
Further steps taken for preparing the new Programme
Shaping a funding programme like Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027 requires a full dedication of all Joint Programming Committee (JPC) members. In another meeting held on 24-25 March 2021, the JPC members focused on the division of the expected Programme budget to...
5 questions to EcoDesign Circle: RegioStars finalist 2020
One of our Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects, EcoDesign Circle, reached the finals of the RegioStars Awards last year in the category of circular economy. What did the process look like? What did the project like most? And, most importantly, what was the gain for...
RegioStars Awards 2021: Do you want to be a RegioStar?
Does your project demonstrate exceptionally innovative ways to regional development? Does your project bring in results that deserve a Europe’s label of excellence? The RegioStars Awards 2021 edition is ongoing! Don’t waste your chances for more visibility and a...
BalticSatApps paved the way for Earth Observation-based innovations in the region
The Interreg project BalticSatApps successfully improved access to EU-based satellite data for entrepreneurs and helped drive new businesses in the Baltic Sea region. Thanks to EU funding, people with smart ideas received support that enables them to further shape our...
Encounters with passionate mobility managers
There’s a story behind every project: a story of people from countries around the Baltic Sea who team up to exchange good practices or find a new way to tackle a joint challenge – together. In Interreg Baltic Sea Region, there are 140 such stories. And for...