“International cooperation, at all levels and in different shapes, is a prerequisite for a continued democratic, social and economic development of the region. There are numerous potentials that can be harvested through enhanced cooperation in the region. A fundamental demand, however, is that economic development is pursued in a manner that safeguards social and environmental […]
Vejonis and Pivnenko Address XI Baltic Sea NGO Forum
“NGOs can be seen as organizational manifestations of popular engagement in various civil issues. NGOs emerge as a means of safeguarding democratic and human rights and freedoms, building opinion, mobilizing resources, and exerting pressure on decision-makers. NGOs can have many functions that are conducive to a well-functioning parliamentary democracy which is firmly anchored at grassroots […]
Schulte hosts Maritime Conference in Schwerin
“It will become apparent that there are not only cross-over effects between green growth and integrated maritime policy, but also between the different maritime economic activities themselves. Shipyards no longer just build large container ships, but they are drivers for the region’s shift to a green economy”, said Jochen Schulte, BSPC Co-Rapporteur on Integrated Maritime […]
Gestrin Addresses XIV International Baltic Sea Days in St Petersburg
“There are certain promising signs that the measures taken so far have paid some environmental dividends. However, there are still several cities and municipalities that have no modern waste water treatment facilities whatsoever. Continued efforts and resources must therefore be allocated to the construction of waste water treatment plants and to modernize decaying urban and […]
Parliamentarians against Human Trafficking meet in Stockholm
On March 15, the Swedish Parliament hosted a seminar on regional cooperation of the police in anti-trafficking work, arranged by the European network Parliamentarians Against Human Trafficking (PAHT). The seminar attracted MPs, experts and NGOs from several European countries. Johan Linander and André Oktay Dahl, BSPC Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Human Beings, and Maria Stenberg, […]
Bretschneider at HELCOM 34/2013
Ms Sylvia Bretschneider, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, BSPC Co-Observer to HELCOM, attended the 34th HELCOM meeting in Helsinki 5-6 March. Addressing the meeting, Ms Bretschneider informed that she and Ms Christina Gestrin, BSPC Co-Observer to HELCOM, have submitted a letter to the HELCOM Chair containing a number of amendment proposals that could serve as input to the process […]
BSPC WG Green Growth studies CCS in Mongstad
The technologies for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) are evolving, but it is necessary to develop their commercial viability. The fifth meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Green Growth and Energy Efficiency took place at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad, Norway, which is the world’s largest facility for testing and improving CO2 capture. Expert […]
BSPC Standing Committee First Meeting 2013
The BSPC Standing Committee assembled at the European Parliament in Brussels on 31 January 2013. The meeting was chaired by Ms Laine Randjärv, Estonia, BSPC President in 2012-2013. Mr Pat the Cope Gallagher, MEP, welcomed the participants to the European Parliament. The meeting included briefings an progress reports on CBSS by Mr Sergey Petrovich, Chair […]
Gestrin at the 3rd International Conference on Baltic Sea Strategy in Jurmala 22 Nov
“Tourism is an important driver in and for a positive regional economic development. This is a gratifying tendency with promising prospects for the future. But to reap the immediate and long-term benefits from this development, it is indispensable that the further expansion of tourism in the Region proceeds in a sustainable manner, that can strike […]
BSPC at the BSLF Round Table
The second annual Round Table of the Baltic Sea Labour Forum (BSLF), targeting youth employment and mobility of labour, was convened in Hamburg on 15 November 2012. The Round Table gathered some 50 representatives of social partners in the Baltic Sea Region, together with government officials and labour market experts. Addressing the Round table, Jan […]
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