Interreg Baltic Sea Region
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Interreg helps advance the macro-region. A Baltic Sea region example.
Why play alone if we can play together? We are #StrongerTogether after all! Interreg Baltic Sea Region has witnessed the growth of the first EU macro-regional strategy, EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. Over a decade later, the region and its people benefit from a strong and unique partnership between the Strategy and the Programme.
Building a resilient Baltic Sea region. Together!
Strengthening the resilience of the Baltic Sea region was the main topic for this year’s Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference. We are very proud to showcase that Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects are an important player in this process.
Cleaner water thanks to Interreg!
16 August 2023 Cleaner water thanks to Interreg! #25yearsIBSR Written by Elena Kolosova Cities and regions share the challenge of the polluted...
How Interreg builds smart and attractive cities
Cities and towns managed to make the most of their resources, public budgets, capacities, and skills by working together. They cooperated beyond borders to find the most fitting solutions to the challenges they face and become smarter and more attractive to residents. We take a look back at 25 years of Interreg Baltic Sea Region cooperation in this field.Â
Interreg is a diamond in taking regional cooperation further
Björn Grönholm from the City of Turku is sharing his most memorable moments from almost 20 years of experience with Interreg projects. Are you curious about what would not be possible without Interreg? Read the interview now!
Enhancing Sustainable Food Consumption in the public sector through Collaboration and Innovation
10 July 2023 Enhancing sustainable food consumption in the public sector through collaboration and innovation. Interview with Sara Seing from...
24 new ways of shaping the Baltic Sea region
On 19-20 June, members of the Monitoring Committee met in Stockholm to check on the Programme and select new projects for funding. All in all, 24 new projects will receive funding to have their share in shaping the region. ​
Interreg: the key to developing new ideas, perspectives and attitudes
Staffan Lund from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences took part in several Interreg projects about water management in the agricultural landscape, e.g. Baltic Compass, Baltic Compact and Waterdrive.
Interreg is about results transferred to other regions
How has Poland benefitted from the Programme? Listen to Monika CholewczyÅ„ska-Dmitruk, our Monitoring Committee member from Poland, to find out.Â
The best memories are about the people
Listen to Tiina Tihlman, our Monitoring Committee member from Finland who is sharing her experiences with the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.Â
The linkage between Chemicals, Climate and Circularity issues in green public procurement
An awareness of climate change, hazardous substances and the need for a circular economy exists in the current policy environment, but all too often these three dimensions of sustainability are considered one by one. AgnÄ— PetroÅ¡iÅ«tÄ— from TauragÄ— Municipality tells us what they expect to accomplish thanks to EU funding and the Interreg Baltic Sea Region support.Â
Looking beyond borders and seeing new horizons
Kaarina Williams has been connected to the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme in many different ways: read now about her unique experiences.
