From Forest to Future: How Danish company Kaasgaards Is Innovating with Support from eRural project
Through its participation in the Interreg SR project eRural Resilience, Danish company Kaasgaards is strengthening its capacity to innovate, extend product value chains, and build international knowledge partnerships. The project supports rural entrepreneurs by...
Laboratory Test Reveals Gypsum’s Remarkable Impact on Soil
The experiment revealed remarkable changes in soil structure after gypsum treatment. In total, 224 small pots were prepared and filled with soil collected from agricultural fields of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Åland Islands...
Zemgale: A Leader in Latvia’s Energy Transformation
Article written by: Liga Vodopjanova-Upane Energy Self-Sufficiency and the “Energy Circle” ZPR is currently at the forefront of Latvia’s energy transformation, positioning itself as a key player in the nation’s pursuit of energy independence....
Helsinki advances sustainable procurement through practical CCC pilots
As part of the CCC-2 project, the City of Helsinki is using real-life procurement cases to test how circular economy, climate mitigation and chemical safety objectives can be translated into concrete requirements. The selected pilot cases address everyday goods and...
Circular economy in port environments – learning from international best practices
A wide range of international examples are particularly relevant for Circular Ports partners when designing and implementing their pilots. The review forms part of the Circular Ports project’s forthcoming Methodological Handbook on Circular Economy Assessment...
Grand results of the first round of small projects!
Unsplash.com/ Jukan Tateisi 17 February 2026 Grand results of the first round of small projects! Written by Anna Gałyga Despite the winter scenery, the results of 17 finalised Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects are in full bloom! And behind them lie two years of...
Soft landing is not a visit: why SMEs need structured support when entering foreign markets
Internationalisation is often described as a strategic move: a company identifies a market, finds customers abroad and expands. For many SMEs, this framing sounds neat, but it doesn’t match reality. Going international is rarely a single “entry moment”. It is a...
From Forest Residues to Bio-Based Innovation: The CEforestry Story
a succesful story-final version Across the Baltic Sea Region, large volumes of forestry side streams such as bark, sawdust and ash are underutilised and mainly burned for energy. CEforestry addressed this challenge by transforming these residues into high-value...