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The Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Neighbourhood Programme

Working together to bring solutions for common problems

Projects in progress (2005 - 2007)

4th issue

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Table of contents Editorial

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Projects in progress Dear Reader, Sustainable development of energy Institution building ET-BIOENERGY 6 BBDN 15 "Setting regions in motion” is the motto of the Baltic projects address issues such as development of BBN 8 Innovation Circle 16 Sea INTERREG programme for year 2006. Just macro-regions, management of coastal zones, ScanBalt Campus 17 looking at the number of participants involved in polycentric settlement structures, communication Sustainable development of specific sectors B - SME 18 INTERREG events, one can surely claim that the links, management of natural and cultural heritage BalticFortRoute 7 RECO 19 region is on the move. Hundreds of project partners as well as institution and capacity building. Almost AGORA 21 EuRoB II 20 and stakeholders attend meetings organised by 40 Million Euro from European Regional Develop- Eurobaltic II 34 projects, the programme as well as regional and ment Fund and Norwegian national funds will sup- Integrated management of specific areas BEN 35 national authorities. port the activities of the projects. COASTSUST 9 HEPRO 36 BSB 10 Seagull II 37 2006 is the sixth year of Programme implementa- We would like to thank projects involved for their ASTRA 22 tion and by end of March already 43 projects contribution to the brochure as well as their hard ReMiDo 23 Baltic Sea INTERREG III B NP closed their activities. This is the time where we work and creativity into achieving project results. co-operation area map 38 look into achieved results and draw links to the Polycentric settlement structures future. On the other hand preparations for the BaltMet Inno 11 programme 2007-2013 are advancing and the Dariju˘s Valiu˘cko BUSTRIP 24 start of the next programme is just months away, Information Manager BEEN 25 bringing even more motion to our region. RENET 26 This is the forth issue of the brochure presenting Communication and transport links running Baltic Sea INTERREG projects. It brings the COINCO 12 portfolio of running projects closer to you. Next to Baltic Tangent 13 maps and photos, you’ll find a short description BalticBroadband 27 of each presented project as well as contact de- LogVAS 28 tails. A database of all running projects is availa- Baltic MaSTER 29 ble at www.bsrinterreg.net. Please feel free to con- RAIL BALTICA 30 tact projects directly or Joint Secretariat for more information about projects and the programme. Management of cultural and natural heritage Castle Tomorrow 14 The brochure presents projects approved in the BALANCE 31 six and seventh application rounds. The 32 projects Lagomar 32 Warnemünde, became operational in 2005 and most of them will TRABANT 33 Germany continue implementation till end of 2007. These Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 4

Introduction Introduction

4 5 What is INTERREG III B in the Baltic Sea Region?

The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) INTERREG III B Program- as part of the EU Structural Funds, and co-financed Co-operation topics project’s aims. Politicians are interested in concrete me belongs to one of the three strands of the Euro- by project partners. The total ERDF contribution is The projects address topics identified under the prio- results. In order to wake interest on the national pean Community Initiative INTERREG III. These pro- almost 149 million Euro. co-finances Norwe- rities and measures of the programme: level, large-scale issues should be addressed (e.g. grammes address transnational co-operation and gian partners with 6 million Euro. Partners from Russia • strategies and actions for macro-regions larger infrastructure investments). Defining outputs, intend to encourage harmonious and balanced and Belarus can receive support from the Tacis pro- • sustainable development of sectors (e.g. tourism, results, impacts and indicators is a starting point development of the European territory. gramme (7.5 million EURO). energy) when setting up a project. And one should never • integrated management of coastal zones, islands forget - building transnational networks takes time! There are numerous networks, organisations and Around 340 applications were submitted in eight and other specific areas political initiatives linking up the Baltic Sea Region. calls for project applications and 120 were appro- • polycentric settlement structures Some figures They are actively contributing to building up joint ved by the Steering Committee. All projects will • communication links The 32 projects presented in this issue started in 2005 development strategies. Subsequently, transnatio- close their activities by end of 2007. The projects in • management of natural and cultural heritage (sixth and seventh call for applications). 10 projects nal INTERREG III B cooperation projects are based progress as well as project ideas can be found in and natural resources were approved under priority 3. focusing on institu- on concepts like the Second Northern Dimension the database at www.bsrinterreg.net. • institution and capacity building tion and capacity building, six projects under meas- Action Plan, VASAB 2010 strategies, as well as, for • maritime cooperation across the Baltic Sea ure 2.2. focusing on Communication and transport example, the programmes of HELCOM and links. The remaining 12 projects represent measures Baltic 21. Programme management structure Activities 1.2. Sustainable development of specific sectors, The joint Steering Committee selects projects and INTERREG III B does not finance large infrastructure 1.3. Integrated management of specific areas and The Baltic Sea Region's III B cooperation area inclu- makes funding decisions. The Monitoring Commit- investments but paves the way towards them. Eligi- 2.1. Polycentric settlement structures (4 projects in des eleven countries separated by numerous land tee oversees the use of ERDF funds. National sub- ble activities are, for example, the exchange of each). It is interesting to know that these 32 projects and sea borders. Eligible countries are the EU Mem- committees have an advisory status. The Investi- experience between partners from different coun- involve around 830 partners from all 11 countries. ber States , , , Germany, Lat- tionsbank Schleswig-Holstein (IB), seated at tries on development concepts. Projects implement They will spend almost 40 Million Euro from ERDF and via, , and , further on Nor- Kiel/Germany, acts as legal body responsible for and evaluate pilot actions, make analyses such as Norwegian national funds, with approximate total way, North-West Russia and Belarus. In 2004 the Bal- programme implementation and payments to proj- market research, or build up information or marke- budget of 63 Million Euro. tic Sea programme was transformed into a "Neigh- ect partners. IB is a state owned development bank ting networks. bourhood" programme allowing EU partners to governed by public law. All ERDF funds are pooled Further information apply to INTERREG, and Russian and Belarusian part- in a joint bank account managed by IB. The IB also Project partners If you wish to know more about the BSR INTERREG III ners to apply for Tacis funds in one joint project pro- hosts the Joint Secretariat (JS). The JS, at its offices in Main partners are public authorities from national, B Neighbourhood Programme and BSR co-opera- posal. Norway has traditionally been participating in Rostock/Germany and Riga/ is responsible for regional, and local level, research and training insti- tion please contact the Secretariat or visit our web the Baltic Sea cooperation on equal terms as EU the day-to-day management of programme imple- tutions, foundations, NGOs and other non-profit site at countries. mentation. The JS advises on INTERREG/Tacis co- organisations. www.bsrinterreg.net operation, assists project generation, assesses appli- Funding & timeframe cations, monitors progress and payment requests, Experience from project implementation On the EU side, the programme is part-financed by operates the website and services the programme's In order to achieve durable results the broad politi- the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), decision making bodies and working groups. cal involvement is recommended when defining European Union Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 6

Sustainable development of energy Sustainable development of specific sectors

6 7 ET-BIOENERGY Baltic Fort Route

New Bioenergy Business During Emission Trading Baltic Culture and Tourism Route Fortresses

The new EU Emission Trading system as of 2005 After the end of Cold War, military fortresses lost their ral and tourist utilization. It promotes transnational brought new challenges and opportunities for the function. Some of them have been designated as scientific cooperation in monument protection as energy market. Typically, in some EU countries the World Cultural Heritage sites. well as creating strategies of reconstruction and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions tends to be nature management. more expensive than in others. This brings about Fortresses have a significant economic and tourist new trade schemes that could be implemented in potential for regional development. In transnational Partnership: the BSR. cooperation of 17 fortresses („Fort-Pool“) and 8 scien- Fortress cities, associations of fortress, scientific institu- tific institutions („Brain-Pool“) a high-quality tourist tions and universities, regional authorities and experts One important way of reducing emissions is to re- level, as they directly boost several business areas product is developed to be a model for a European from Germany, Poland, Russia (Kaliningrad), Lithua- place fossil fuels (oil, natural gas) with bio-fuels like fuel production and transport, equipment culture and tourism route connecting European fort- nia and Latvia (e.g. wood, agricultural by-products such as straw). manufacturing and maintenance, plant construc- resses. The innovative project develops new marke- Approximate total project budget: 2.40 million € The aim of the project is to define and evaluate dif- tion and energy production and use. In addition, ting instruments and economic concepts for cultu- ERDF: 1.77 million € ferent business concepts for the BSR countries in the the impacts al-so cover forestry and agriculture by Duration: January 2005 - June 2007 area of bioenergy utilisation. As the price level of bringing new value and utilisation options for their Lead Partner: City Kostrzyn, Poland bio-fuels is different in different countries, it may be by-products. economically viable to create a framework for Contact person : international trade. The product to be traded may Partnership: national, regional, and local public Ms Agnieszka Zurawska-Tatala be e.g. biomass, energy, or emission allowances. authorities, public corporations, companies, Tel: +48 95 727 81 24 associations, foundations, universities from Estonia, E-mail: [email protected] All the options may be realised in different ways. Finland, Germany and Poland The aim of the project is to find win-win opportuni- Approximate total project budget: 1,20 million € ties, in which both the exporting and importing ERDF+Norwegian national: 0,72 million € countries/regions will profit from the system. The Duration: January 2005 – January 2007 project outcome will show opportunities for feasible Lead Partner: Technical Research Centre of investments in the form Finland of tentative regional investment programmes Contact person: and estimate the socio- Ms Satu Helynen economic impacts of Tel: +358 14 672 661 these investments on E-mail: [email protected] the case regions. These impacts may be quite impressive on a regional Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 8

Sustainable development of energy Integrated management of specific areas

8 9 BBN COASTSUST

Baltic Biomass Network Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge

Promoting Bio-energy Development through Spatial Bio-energy scenarios for Regional Development The coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are facing new • Final report publication where project experien- Planning Solutions Together with bio-energy stake holders, BBN draws challenges. In protected coastal areas the pro- ces are presented. The Baltic Region with its agricultural and forest up bio-energy development scenarios in the partici- blems are often the same, and due to this, not only resources has great potential for fulfilling EU objecti- pating regions, considering local and international local, but also transnational co-operation and com- Partnership: national, regional and local public ves for biomass heat, power, and fuel production. market chances, new technologies and bio-energy munication is needed. authorities, associations from Estonia, Finland, Ger- However, considerable obstacles to sustainable bio- product lines, environmental, land-use, and resour- many, Latvia and Lithuania energy development can be witnessed in Baltic ce user conflicts as well as the implications of CAP The main goal of the COASTSUST project is to streng- Approximate total project budget: 1,03 million € Sea Regions with poorly developed logistic or pro- reforms and EU bio-energy directives. These scena- then the co-operation and information exchange ERDF+Norwegian national: 0,63 million € duction infrastructures or with market and land-use rios serve as decision making instruments at the between the coastal protected areas in the Baltic Duration: January 2005 – January 2008 structures competing for limited resources. The Bal- public and private investment level for promoting Sea Region. However, the project also aims at Lead Partner: Metsähallitus - Finnish Forest and Park tic Biomass Network works at a regional spatial long-term bio-energy development. strengthening local co-operation between coastal Service, Finland planning level with local authorities, biomass produ- protected areas and surrounding communities. With Potential Biomass cers and bio-energy investors in drawing up optimal Partnership: national and regional public authorities, the help of pilot activities, new ways for sustainable Contact person: Produktion Sites production schemes for mobilising biomass resour- public corporations, foundations and universities use of coastal protected areas are explored. Ms Annastina Sarlin ces and planning sustainable bio-energy invest- from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania Tel: +358 400 436876 ment projects. and Poland The main project activities include: Email: [email protected] Approximate total project budget: 1,36 million € • Workshops to increase information exchange at www.coastsust.net Visualising Bio-energy Landscapes ERDF+Norwegian national: 1,02 million € BSR level The BBN approach is to visualise future energy Duration: January 2005 – December 2007 • Seminars and trainings for local people and entre- landscapes and identify Lead Partner: Potsdam Chamber of Commerce preneurs suitable areas for energy and Industry • Local meetings for developing co-operation crop production, solid fuel • Personnel exchange in which different organisa- recovery and plant lo- tions can learn from each other cation by means of GIS • Materials, studies and events for teaching coastal based tools. In six Baltic communication Sea model regions the • Creation of information exchange platform Network works with regio- • Development of local natural products and their nal authorities adding bio- marketing energy GIS informational Contact person: • Improving and creating information centres layers into regional spatial Mr Stephen F. Dahle • Preparing an exhibition to spread information planning data banks while Tel: +49 331 27 86 282 about the project areas planning concrete bioen- Email: [email protected] • Survey on co-operation and land use planning ergy investment projects. www.balticbiomass.com in coastal protected areas Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 10

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10 11 BSB BaltMet Inno

Baltic SeaBreeze Baltic Metropolises Innovation Strategy

Baltic SeaBreeze´s overall goal is to reduce marine harbours/marinas, producing uniform training mate- Baltic Metropolises Innovation Strategy Project (Balt- pollution in the Baltic Sea. It strives to build a virtual rials and public awareness campaigns addressing Met Inno) is a joint innovation project of the major network in the Baltic Sea among guest harbours, the target groups. Pilot studies on environmental cities in the Baltic Sea Region. It aims at strengthe- marinas, seamen, commercial fishermen and leisure petrol and boat washes will study transportation ning the role of cities as developers of innovation craft owners. The purpose is to improve their know- systems for biofuel and test new concepts for boat environments at local, regional, national and inter- ledge of sustainable development and marine pol- washes with the hope of establishing these as com- national levels. lution issues, increase the target groups´committ- mercial products in future. ment to change as well as strengthening the chan- The project goal is to produce a common innova- ces for sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Partnership: national, regional and local public tion policy framework for the Baltic Sea Region and Partnership: regional and local public authorities, region. authorities, companies, associations, foundations to create transnational, metropolis-driven innova- companies, foundations and universities from Den- and universities from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ger- tion networks. The project also explores new ways mark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Russia and Baltic SeaBreeze has three work packages; Marine many, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and of strengthening the link between urban planning, Sweden Strategic Partnership, Media/Communication Stra- Sweden spatial development and innovation policy meas- Approximate total project budget: 2,60 Million € tegy and Fishing/Shipping Network. These three Approximate total project budget:2,72 million € ures in order to create successful innovation envi- ERDF+Norwegian national: 1,59 Million € work packages will target specific areas, but inter- ERDF+Norwegian national: 1,46 million € ronments in the metropolitan areas. Duration: January 2005 – December 2007 act and cooperate in creating ways for educating Duration: January 2005 – December 2007 Lead Partner: City of Helsinki, and raising the awareness of these issues in the pro- Lead Partner: Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation BaltMet Inno activities aim at strengthening innova- Finland ject’s target groups and apply a media strategy. tion capacities of metropolises, focusing on the fol- Another important actor in BSB is the international Contact person: lowing themes: Contact person: multi-stakeholder reference group with target group Ms Nancy Holm • local innovation strategies Mr Kimmo Heinonen representatives from private/ public sectors plan- Tel: +46850526359 • regional marketing Tel: +358 207619553 ned to ensure added value of cooperating in a E-mail: [email protected] • innovative business clusters E-mail: transnational way and build capacity for networ- • innovation competencies and entrepreneurship [email protected] king. inno.baltmet.org BaltMet Inno is the key project of the Baltic Metro- Efforts on achieving higher awareness will be car- poles Network. The mission of the network, set up ried out with hands-on activities that will communi- in 2002, is to promote innovativeness and competi- cate economic, environmental and social effects tiveness in the Baltic Sea Region by engaging the of marine pollution to marine ecosystems. BSB will focal actors in the area - cities, universities and arrange transnational activities with reference commercial enterprises - in close co-operation. The group participation, for example, a common strate- focus of the co-operation is on innovation policies, gy/action plan for better standards among guest the promotion of mobility of top experts and poo- harbours/marinas, promoting Best Practice guest led marketing. Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 12

Communication and transport links Communication and transport links

12 13 COINCO Baltic Tangent

Corridor of Innovation and Cooperation Infrastructure improvement for socio-economic reasons

12 million inhabitants Two rounds of workshops The Baltic Tangent (BT) project arises from unsatis- Partnership: national, regional and local public COINCO covers the cross boarder region stretching In order to develop this strategy, two rounds of factory socio-economic situation in large parts of authorities, public corporations, associations, from Oslo via Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenha- workshops will be held in the COINCO Project. The the BT area. The peripheral location in relation to foundations, universities, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, gen in Scandinavia to Berlin/ Brandenburg in Ger- first round consists of three regional workshops, one the main transport infrastructure corridors in the Bal- Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden many. in the Gothenburg-Oslo Region, one in the Öresund tic Sea Region constitutes a serious disadvantage Approximate total project budget: 2,20 Million € Up to 12 million inhabitants live in this corridor, which Region and one in the Berlin-Brandenburg Region. for economic and labour market development in ERDF: 1,21 Million € includes three capital cities and a number of larger The outcome of these workshops will be a Vision Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark and Duration: January 2005 – January 2007 cities, as well as some of the most important centres Document defining the visions to be worked with in Russia. The project focuses on how to improve East- Lead Partner: The Regional Council in Kalmar of logistics, science and education and a unique the COINCO Project. West links, including road, railroad and maritime County, Sweden variety of cultural and tourism attractions. The second round of workshops consists of a num- traffic, to the main transport corridors. The regions ber of interregional thematic workshops. On the and municipalities will benefit from the economic Contact person: An intelligent region basis of the visions developed in the first round of growth potential in the South Baltic Sea Region. Mr Lars Öhrman It is the main goal for the COINCO project to create workshops, thematic workshops will be arranged, Tel: +46 702 51 27 34 a sustainable, attractive and competitive region in developing strategies for realisation of the visions. A Baltic Tangent strategy and activity plan E-mail: [email protected] a European and global context - or to put it another The main outcome will be the development of a www.baltictangent.org way: an Intelligent region! The specific objective of Partnership: regional and local public authorities, transnational transport infrastructure strategy for the COINCO Project is to develop a strategy docu- public corporations and research institutions from the BT cooperation area. Other output is an exten- ment on how to develop the corridor in the future Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden ded partnership - a network of representatives from in the fields of Innovation, Approximate total project budget: 1,06 Million € trade and industry and public actors - and an ac- Cooperation, Transport and ERDF+Norwegian national: 0,60 Million € tion plan for implementation. The project will gene- Infrastructure. Duration: March 2005 – April 2007 rate knowledge how to benefit from a secondary Lead Partner: The Municipality of Copenhagen, transport infrastructure network linked to the TEN Denmark routes. The project deals with and infrastructure integration as well as with logistics Ferry in the fiord of Oslo Public transportation and BT aspects on intermodal solutions. Contact person: Mr Jacob Lundgaard Tel: +45 46743253 E-mail: [email protected] www.coinco.nu Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 14

Management of cultural and natural heritage Institution building

14 15 Castles Tomorrow BBDN

Development of castles and manor houses of BSR Baltic Business Development Network as cultural heritage objects and town centers in rural areas Partnership: national and local public authorities, The development of the Baltic Sea Region as a BBDN will increase comparative business knowledge The project will help to safeguard, preserve and public corporations, associations, foundations and whole is characterized by large economic and of RDAs that are established to support regional develop castles and manors in rural areas as cultu- universities from Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Germany, social differences, cultural barriers, different langua- development. Universities and Business Schools will ral heritage objects and town centres of these rural Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia ges and different business structures. Small and get access to the new research that drives develop- areas. The project aims to increase capacity of cul- Approximate total project budget: 0,79 million € medium-sized enterprises have problems benefiting ment. BBDN will aim for equal business training sche- ture heritage objects operators through research, ERDF: 0,52 million € from the advantages of the enlarged market due to mes and examinations in the whole region. know-how and pilot activities. Duration: Januar 2005 – Januar 2007 their lack of knowledge and skills regarding business Lead Partner: Livani District Council, Latvia structures outside their home markets. Partnership: regional and local public authorities, Many of the culture heritage objects in the Baltic companies, foundations and universities from Den- Sea region are located in disadvantaged rural Contact person: mark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, areas. In many cases, the owners and operators of Ms Marika Rudzite Poland, Russia and Sweden these sites don’t have sufficient knowledge how to Tel: +371 5307270 Approximate total project budget: 2,00 million € attract tourists to these destinations. The project also E-mail: [email protected] ERDF: 1,24 million € aims to create new jobs in rural areas through a www.castletomorrow.net Duration: January 2005 – December 2007 meaningful usage of their cultural heritage objects Lead Partner: Baltic Business School, University of such as castles and manor houses. Kalmar, Sweden Gutshaus Ludorf, The concrete activities include organising study Germany Contact person: Ms Raminta Laukeviciute tours and training sessions in each of partner Tel: + 46 480 497 123 Kick-off-meeting of BBDN countries; developing a handbook to be used as E-mail: [email protected] a learning and teaching tool; and elaborating a In order to support and facilitate international busi- www.bbdn.org development model as a tool to be used by ness between SMEs, the Baltic Business Development operators of culture heritage objects. This model is Network projects’ objective is to implement a Virtual to be implemented in pilot objects in countries Baltic Development Agency (VBDA). The VBDA will involved in this project. be based on transnational cooperation between Regional Development Agencies and Business A number of industry best practice objects will be Schools from all nine countries in the Baltic Sea Re- promoted within this project using newsletters, video gion. Companies will get access to the VBDA materials, marketing brochures and a web page. through regional access points called Baltic Business Service Centers, which will offer transnational busi- ness services on the national level. Common stan- dards will be used to support SMEs in transnational entrepreneurship activities. Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 16

Institution building Institution building

16 17 Innovation Circle ScanBalt Campus

Innovation Circle aims to stimulate innovations and Youth planning A European model case for transnational and long term development in rural districts and smaller the future of Mysen transectoral institution building in education, rese- and medium sized towns in the Baltic Sea Region. community, Norway arch and development.

In many European countries, urban areas are mag- tive projects will be defined and implemented in An education and R&D network enabling improved The Campus Website provides information on the nets that attract people from smaller towns and partner regions and participants will continue to mobility and knowledge transfer in the life sciences project’s progress and acts as a virtual hub for its rural districts because cities offer more hope for work as „agents of change“ in their communities. and biotechnology sector. activities. The formation of ScanBalt Campus Aca- jobs, education, cultural activities, health care and To ensure sustainability of actions started within demy will enable the supervision and dissemination better living standards. At the same time, areas the Innovation Circle, the Innovation Forum will be ScanBalt Campus is a project in the ScanBalt Biore- of the Campus project’s activities. located further from growth centers face downsi- established for future cooperation, experience gion aimed at creating a critical mass in research zing and ageing population, emigration of young exchange and the development of an innovative and education within the fields of biotechnology Partnership: regional public authorities, public cor- people, high unemployment, limited access to edu- environment in rural areas in the Baltic Sea Region. and life sciences. The project increases the mobility porations, companies, associations, foundations cation and a lack of novel ideas for creating new and skill level of students, lecturers and researchers and universities from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ger- jobs and stimulating industry. Partnership: regional and local public authorities, by creating new education and research platforms many, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, public corporations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, which unite 31 universities, hospitals and companies Sweden In order to strengthen the competitiveness of smal- Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden from 10 Scandinavian and Baltic countries. The proj- Approximate total project budget: 0,82 million € ler places, the local authorities must look for diffe- Approximate total project budget: 2,29 million € ect is a pioneering means of putting the Bologna ERDF+Norwegian national: 0,47 million € rent ways to open their inhabitants to innovations - ERDF+Norwegian national: 1,39 million € process into practice through a single, effective Duration: March 2005 - December 2006 as entrepreneurs, as consumers, and as citizens. Duration: February 2005 – October 2007 network. Lead Partner: Centre for Environment and Sustain- The Innovation Circle project will address this chal- Lead Partner: Alytus City Municipality, Latvia ablity at Göteborg University and Chalmers Universi- lenge by training people from different sectors wit- The network is formed from individual Campus ty of Technology, Sweden hin the region about how to Contact person: Knowledge Networks, which provide enhanced work together to change their Mr Alf S. Johansen opportunities for education and research and Contact person: communities into attractive pla- Tel: +370 315 50049 development within different areas of life science Ms Katarina Gårdfeldt ces for living, working and visit- E-mail: [email protected] and biotechnology. These networks include critical Tel: +46 031 772 49 63 ing. www.innovationcircle.net subjects such as regenerative medicine, environ- E-mail: [email protected] mental biotechnology, informational biology, mole- www.scanbalt.org/campus Innovation Circle will organize cular diagnostics, process analytical technology, the „Innovation Academy“, a intellectual property, entrepreneurship and training problem based training pro- for future life science leaders. Sector experts, opera- gramme to improve partners’ ting within the networks, will co-operate and thus competence for working with Challenging strengthen the global competitiveness of the bio- innovations and stimulation of the assumptions tech and life-science sector in the Scandinavian entrepreneurship in their region. of Innovation and Baltic countries. On the basis of this learning, we Academy Campus project leaders from expect that at least 50 innova- participants across the Baltic region Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 18

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18 19 B-SME RECO

Baltic Spatial development Measures for Enterprise Regional Cooperation in Waste Management

The project „Baltic Spatial Development Measures up, where enterprises can find cooperation partners Central objective is to support the development of Partnership: national, regional and local public for Enterprises“ focuses on strengthening competiti- from the other countries and get useful information the waste management system in participating authorities, public corporations, associations, foun- veness in the whole Baltic Sea Region in general, about all countries of the Baltic Sea Region. countries/regions. dations and universities from Belarus, Estonia, Fin- and of SMEs in particular. land, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia In order to promote the Baltic Sea Region as a This is to be achieved by: and Sweden Nearly 98 % of the total economy in the Baltic Sea strong and competitive economic area, it is indis- • establishing Regional Waste Management Institu- Approximate total project budget: 1,66 million € Region consists of small and medium sized enterpris- pensable to fortify the cultural identity and develop tions (RWMIs) ERDF:1,12 million € es, which are the driving force for innovation and a common „we feeling“. Therefore, the project aims • supporting cross-border and cross-sectoral co- Duration: January 2005 – January 2008 strong economic growth. The project’s main goal is not only at virtual communication, but also at inten- operation in waste management Lead Partner: County Administrative Board of Stok- to support these SMEs by implementing three work se real networking within the Baltic area. • capacity building through the development of kholm, Sweden packages. waste management handbooks and other infor- Partnership: regional and local public authorities, mation material, educational seminars, training Contact person: The first work package concentrates on the promo- public corporations, associations from Denmark, and study visits Mr Carl Bäcklund tion of co-operation between private and public Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Nor- • raising the level of participation and knowledge Tel: + 46 8 785 50 73 supporters of the economy as well as improving a way, Poland, Russia and Sweden in waste management issues among companies E-mail: [email protected] network for the SMEs. The second work package Approximate total project budget: 3,01 million € in participating regions through publishing and www.recobaltic.com focuses on vocational educational training. It deve- ERDF+Norwegian national: 2,01 million € the dissemination of information material lops and certifies a curriculum for 2 dual courses of Duration: January 2005 – December 2007 • ensuring public participation through developing studies in the subject „management“ for SME exe- Lead Partner: Hanseatic Parliament e. V., Germany material and activities for raising of public aware- cutives, who will graduate as Bachelors. The studies ness in waste management issues Annual meeting will take place in four different cities of the Baltic Contact person: • ensuring an efficient long-term development of Sea Region. Mr Jürgen Hogeforster the waste management systems in the participa- Work package three im- Tel: +49 40 82 24 47 0 ting regions via updating and further develop- plements concrete meas- E-mail: [email protected] ment of waste management plans ures for enterprises, such www.hanse-parlament.de/en/Projekte/BSME.php • supporting investments in waste management as the setting up of an infrastructure through providing participating Matchmaking in Gdansk B-SME conference in Gdansk English course, develop- regions with information on best available tech- ment of quality manage- nology, sources of funding and EU public procure- ment and special seminars ment rules, etc. for SMEs to increase their international activities. Additionally a virtual coo- peration forum will be set Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:54 Uhr Seite 20

Institution building Sustainable development of specific sectors

20 21 EuRoB II AGORA

Institutionalization of the European Route of Brick Network Sustainable Tourism Development in the Gothic - a culturally and historically inspired tourism Baltic Sea Region route marketing the brick Gothic heritage and rela- ted cultural offers Old harbour in Wismar The development of the tourism sector seems to be test these tools while demonstrating that sustaina- a promising approach to support regional develop- ble tourism can generate economically profitable Architectural cultural heritage is one of the most By the end of 2007, the route should be able to be ment - especially in rural areas with strong econo- results, without endangering ecological values. tangible witnesses of our past. Architecture can, just self-dependent, having a solid marketing strategy mic problems. Consequently, a lot of sustainable A sustainability check for tourism projects shall be as paintings, survive centuries without alteration and at hand and a clear view of the activation work tourism projects have been carried out in the BSR so developed and tested. without losing its fascinating aura. necessary and possible for the single objects of the far. Unfortunately, there is only a low degree of route. coordination, and long-lasting effects are few and All experience and expertise of the partners will Brick Gothic enjoys a position of particular impor- mostly limited to the area where the projects took be integrated in the Strategy Factory, to conclude Approved tance in the European architectural history. Its Partnership: national, regional and local public place. Methodologies and experiences are hard to policy recommendations for sustainable tourism as Baltic 21 St.Anne's church in development is closely connected with the history authorities, public corporations, associations and find or not accessible at all after the projects have development and to present a strategy concept Lighthouse Vilnius of the countries in the Northwest and Northeast of foundations from Denmark, Estonia, Germany, been terminated. for the BSR. project Europe between the 13th and the 16th century as Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden well as the rise and fall of the Hanseatic League. Approximate total project budget: 1,64 million € Partnership: national, regional and local public EuRoB draws its potential exactly from this history. ERDF: 1,07 million € authorities, companies, associations and universities Duration: December 2004 – December 2007 from Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, The starting point for EuRoB in 2002 was the initiative Lead Partner: German Association for Housing, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden „Wege zur Backsteingotik“ in Mecklenburg-West Urban and Spatial Development, Germany Approximate total project budget: 2,29 million € Pomerania. After learning of the success of this initi- ERDF: 1,64 million € ative for local and regional tourism development, its Contact person: AGORA Kick Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 expansion to other countries around the Baltic Sea Mr Christoph Pienkoss off meeting Lead Partner: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Uni- was a logical step. Regional development and Tel: +49 030 206132559 versity of Greifswald, Germany transnational E-mail: [email protected] Thus, the Baltic 21 working groups on sustainable Contact person: co-hesion can www.eurob.org agriculture and tourism initiated the project Ms Betina Meliss thus be brought AGORA. As the name AGORA (in the Ancient Tel: +49 3834 864541 together and World: a market place with a strong communica- E-mail: linked with con- tion function) already indicates, the project intends [email protected] crete measures Panorama of Chelmno to establish an Information & Service hub for the www.agora-tourism.net to improve the entire BSR. AGORA starts with existing results, know- economic situ- ledge and experience of other tourism projects - ation in the to compile information, instruments and methods partner regions. for making them accessible to the public. Tools in spatial planning and tourism management shall be evaluated and improved. Several pilot projects will Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 22

Integrated management of specific areas Integrated management of specific areas

22 23 ASTRA ReMiDo

Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Sustainable reintegration of post-soviet military Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region residential areas as a challenge and opportunity for regional development Focusing on the Baltic Sea Region, the project Partnership: national, regional and local public Partnership: national, regional and local public ASTRA assesses regional impacts of the ongoing authorities, companies, associations and universities Post military areas, used by the Soviet Army in for- authorities, public corporations, companies and global change in climate and subsequently deve- from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, mer times, cause problems to municipalities and universities from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, lops adequate strategies and policies for climate Poland and Sweden regions in the southern and eastern part of the Lithuania, Poland and Sweden change adaptation. Approximate total project budget: 2,25 million € region. These areas were not subject of civil use and Approximate total project budget: 2,16 million € ERDF: 1,40 million € regional planning in the second part of 20th centu- ERDF: 1,59 million € The impacts of climate change, along with the Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 ry. After having been left by the Soviet Army they Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 societal impacts of natural hazards, play an impor- Lead Partner: Geological Survey of Finland were "out-law”-territories and in many cases they Lead Partner: National Agency "Housing Agency", tant role in the spatial and economic develop- are still in this situation. Lot of post military residential Latvia ment of regions: Contact person: areas are abandoned or people live in destroyed • the economic losses caused by natural hazards Mr Philipp Schmidt-Thomé houses. Municipalities and regions alone have not Contact person: and extreme weather events are continuously Tel: +358 20 550 2163 enough knowledge, capacity and financial power Ms Snezana Horosiha rising. E-mail: [email protected] to develop (or to look after at least) these areas at Tel: +371-7041937 • climate change has potential long-term effects www.astra-project.org the moment. E-mail: [email protected] on the living environment, especially on coastal www.remido.lv Pilot object, Liepaja areas. Questions on rising sea level and coastal AstrA case study protection will be a challenge for future regional areas development.

Positive responses towards these impacts on deve- lopment are mid to long term stra- tegies that are supported by deci- Scientific project structure sion makers and other stakeholders, including regional and local plan- ners.

ASTRA’s partners comprise various The project will investigate best and "bad” prac- research institutes and regional tices of dealing with these areas, present selected planning offices around the Baltic solutions to decision makers and start pilot acti- Sea Region, broken down into 19 vities. inner circle and 16 outer circle part- ners. Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 24

Polycentric settlement structures Polycentric settlement structures

24 25 BUSTRIP BEEN

Baltic Urban Sustainable Transport Implementation Baltic Energy Efficiency Network for the Building and Planning Stock

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport BUSTRIP will produce a SUTP toolbox of techniques, The European building stock is a major contributor Region, focusing on the multi-storey housing stock BUSTRIP will provide practical solutions and tools for collecting all the learning experiences and best to energy waste and CO2 emission. Multi-storey resi- erected between 1950 and 1990. In the course of European cities and municipalities to deliver Sustai- practices from the cities. The toolbox will assist Euro- dential buildings form a significant proportion of this the project, the implementation of best-practice nable Urban Transport. The 12 partner cities in the pean cities to understand SUTP and the opportuni- building stock: around 13% in the old EU member projects will be of particular importance. Here, the BUSTRIP project are the first in Europe to start prepa- ties available to move towards sustainable urban states and more than one third in the new Central jointly elaborated approaches and instruments will ring and implementing Sustainable Urban Transport transport. and Eastern European member states. Here, the be "tested" in the exemplary refurbishment of three Plans (SUTP). SUTP's are advocated in the European prefabricated housing stock is predominant, cha- multi-storey buildings, one each in Estonia, Lithuania Commissions' Thematic Strategy on the Urban Envi- Partnership: UBC commissions on environment and racterised by an enormous maintenance backlog and Poland. ronment (6th Environmental Action Plan). BUSTRIP is transportation, regional and local public authorities and very low structural and thermal quality. uniquely positioned to show European cities how to and universities from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lat- Partnership: national, regional and local public deliver sustainable transport whilst generating eco- via, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden So far, no comprehensive policies have been deve- authorities, public corporations, associations and Residential building nomic growth. Approximate total project budget: 3,13 million € loped in these countries to start the energy efficient universities from Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, in Piaseczno selec- Each of the partner ERDF: 1,73 million € refurbishment (EER) of their prefabricated housing Lithuania, Poland and Russia ted as possible best- cities will receive a Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 stock. Especially effective legal and administrative Approximate total project budget: 1,48 million € practice project peer review that will Lead Partner: Union of the Baltic Cities, Commission structures need to be developed, as without them ERDF: 1,08 million € assist them in under- on Environment, City of Turku, Finland building refurbishment proves difficult in a stock, in Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 standing their current which a huge part of dwellings has been privatised Lead Partner: Berlin Government, Senate progress towards Sus- Contact person: to the sitting residents. Department for Urban Development, tainable Urban Trans- Ms Anna Granberg Germany port. They will use this Tel: +358 50 401 7816 In order to tackle these problems and comply with to prepare their SUTP E-mail: [email protected] EU standards with regard to energy efficiency, the Contact person: and revise existing BEEN project aims to develop strategies and tools - Ms Britta Schmigotzki plans, from which Mr Sakari Saarinen technical, legal, institutional and financial - that pro Tel: +49 30 20 67 98 02 they will implement Tel: +358 44 907 5994 mote EER of residential buildings in the Baltic Sea E-mail: pilot actions that will E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] make tangible pro- www.been-online.net gress. www.bustrip-project.net

Energy efficient refurbish- ment of a residential building in Latvia within Pedestrian street in a German-Latvian pilot City of Kaunas programme Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 26

Polycentric settlement structures Communication and transport links

26 27 RENET BalticBroadband

Retail Development - The Competence Network in Baltic Rural Broadband Project the Baltic Sea Region

Supermarkets, shopping centres, discounters and rent instruments and philosophies for dealing with The baseline of the Baltic Rural Broadband Project is from the more advanced partners to the others and other forms of retail are growing in an unbalanced retail within the European context. The respective the lack of broadband supply in rural areas as a which multiplies knowledge and practical experien- way in many cities around the Baltic Sea. interest groups partially still do not act in national or result of economic considerations of national tele- ce on wireless internet technologies within the BSR. European networks; exchange of knowledge and communication providers. However, there are tech- The results of the various pilot projects will be made RENET includes cities and regions dealing with speci- experience is not yet satisfactory. nical solutions, e.g. radiolines connected to protec- available to all interested regions. fic location requirements of retail enterprises. In a ted WLAN networks, which allow cheap and cost learning competence network, public-private part- Partnership: regional and local public authorities, effective connections for rural areas. A new tech- Partnership: regional and local public authorities, nerships are assessed and new strategies and good companies and associations from Estonia, Finland, nology (WIMAX) is currently under development. public corporations, companies, associations, foun- practices are developed. Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden The modular concept of radio based technologies dations and universities from Denmark, Estonia, Fin- Approximate total project budget: 2,71 million € allows the successive implementation of local net- land, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland The main idea of RENET is the ever growing necessi- ERDF: 1,62 million € works with relatively low investment cost which and Sweden ty for public institutions to deal with the location Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 might also be implemented at local or subregional Approximate total project budget: 3,43 million € A guided walk strategies of large enterprises that have been alrea- Lead Partner: City of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Ger- level. ERDF+Norwegian national: 2,01 million € through the shop- dy acting on transnational level as well as with the many Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 ping centre of structural requirements of local, small scale retailers. Lead Partner: ProArbeit Communal Public Bergvik, Karlstad, Within a dynamic, "learning" network, intersectoral Contact person: Corporation, Germany Sweden and integrated development plans and processes, Mr Stefan Tietjen strategies for Tel: +49 4791 17 244 Contact person: revitalising city E-mail: Mr Ulrich Müller centres as well as tietjen@osterholz- Tel: +49 4791 9571138 strategic, public- scharmbeck.de E-mail: [email protected] private partners- www.retail-baltic.net www.balticbroadband.net hips will be deve- loped and The city centre of Jakob- tested. stad, Finland However, the creation of broadband access as a part of local and regional infrastructures has gene- Relevant levels rally not yet been understood as a task for regional of public bodies or local policies since the advantages are often yet (district, city, re- unrecognised. gion/country) Puttgarden, Germany, are acting diffe- with 6.000 sqm the big- On a practical level, the project shall create a fra- rently and have gest border shop in the mework for a transnational laboratory for the pro- developed diffe- BSR ject partners which allows the transfer of experience Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 28

Communication and transport links Communication and transport links

28 29 LogVAS Baltic Master

Logistic potentials for value added services in port- Maritime Safety - Transport and Environment in the located areas South Baltic Sea Region

In order to feed new economic power to portloca- the trans-national and intraregional level, The Baltic Sea is one of the world's most heavily traf- coastal waters. Practical advice and tools on mari- ted areas and to seize the related opportunities, the • to enhance investments in ports, commercial ficked waters, and transport by sea is increasing ne spatial planning will be developed. LogVAS project intends to promote economic areas and their hinterland connections and dramatically. Today, the Baltic Sea is, on average, growth and sustainable development in the Baltic • to create a forum for co-operation between already the scene Partnership: national, regional and local public Sea region. The objective of the project is to identify public and private actors as well as the sci- of one major oil- authorities, companies, associations and universities potentials of value added services in the BSR and ences across borders and sectors. related accident from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, their activation for port-located areas. This shall be every year. A large- Poland, Russia and Sweden Project partners used as a basis for political and economic decisions The main results of the project is a comprehensive scale oil catastro- Approximate total project budget: regarding large investments in the ports, surroun- traffic model and database based on different phe threatening 3,60 million € ding commercial areas and their hinterland con- national and regional statistic structures, logistic the economy and ERDF: 2,06 million € nections via rail, road, air and inland waterways. maps and brochures. environment of Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 In detail the project aims: Beach life along the Baltic coasts coastal regions Lead Partner: Region Blekinge, Sweden • to create an information basis, which makes it Partnership: local public authorities from Denmark, is threatened by the increased risk could happen at possible to identify logistic potentials for value Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and of a large-scale oil accident. anytime. Contact person: added services in portloca- Sweden Mr Daniel Sköld ted areas, Approximate total project budget: 1.78 million € Baltic Master aims to improve maritime safety by Tel: +46 734 40 51 48 •to develop a traffic model ERDF: 0,99 million € integrating local and regional perspectives into the E-mail: in order to make the benefit Duration: July 2005 - December 2007 decision-making process. The focus is on issues con- [email protected] of value added services for Lead Partner: Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH, cerning preparedness, prevention and marine spati- www.balticmaster.org potential users transparent Germany al planning. and to point out economic as well as political planning Contact person: An important effort for the project is to look further strategies for the further Mr Falk Ohlig into the division of responsibility in the case of a Coastline is the scene for an development of portloca- Tel: +49 451 79 00 1 71 major ship accident affecting more than one coun- increasing number of interests. ted areas, E-mail: try. A worst case scenario of such an accident will •to draw up viable logistic falk.ohlig@lhg- be presented to the rescue units of authorities from market concepts which online.de a number of Baltic Sea countries. Their response to combine sea, rail road, air www.logvas.com the scenario then generates input for new guideli- and inland waterway trans- nes on local and regional preparedness. port, •to intensify the co-operation Kick-off meeting in Maritime safety aspects are of growing importance. and the division of labour on Lübeck Baltic Master focuses on the risks of conflicts of inter- est arising due to increased use of sea areas and Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 30

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30 31 RAIL BALTICA BALANCE

Transnational Integration through Coordinated Baltic Sea management - Nature conservation and Infrastructure and Regional Development sustainable development in the marine ecosystem through marine spatial planning The Trans-European railway Rail Baltica, linking Hel- to be implemented in future feasibility studies will sectoral approach to marine zone planning, and sinki - Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Warsaw and continu- be defined. To further promote the Rail Baltica rail- The overall aim of the project is to develop tools for thus contribute to sustainable development in the ing on to Berlin, is to be developed within the territo- way link, a promotion initiative will be launched, improved and informed management through Baltic Sea. The template for Baltic Sea zone plan- ries of the co-operating EU Member States. and political discussions will be initiated. marine spatial planning. BALANCE will, in particular, ning includes guidance on management efficiency focus on: indicators, how to involve various stakeholders and The Interreg IIIB project "Rail Baltica" has two main Partnership: national and regional public authorities, • Access to marine data, examples on how marine zone planning could be goals: definition of the most favourable route for public corporations from Estonia, Finland, Germany, • marine landscapes and habitats of the Baltic Sea, developed in the Baltic Sea. the Rail Baltica railway link in terms of spatial plan- Latvia, Lithuania and Poland • evaluation of coherence of existing marine data ning and regional development, and raising awa- Approximate total project budget: 1,15 million € • stakeholder participation, and The BALANCE legacy will be a transnational marine reness of the relevant actors (national and regional ERDF: 0,86 million € • guidelines for zoning and management. management template and increased public awa- administrations and decision makers, industry and Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 reness, which can assist stakeholders in planning the public) in the Baltic Sea Region on the benefits Lead Partner: Riga Region Development Agency, Diver at work in and implementing effective management solutions of attractive railway connections. Latvia a seagrass bed for sustainable use and protection of our valuable Submarine struc- in Baltic Sea marine landscapes and unique natural heritage. ture made by Activities of the project Contact person: BALANCE thus provides a transnational solution to a leaking gases include the definition of Mr Girts Kindzulis transnational problem. with sea anemones a transnationally agreed Tel: +371 78 00 944 assessment approach E-mail: [email protected] Partnership: national and regional public and development strate- www.rail-baltica.net BALANCE has developed a Data Portal enabling authorities, foundations, universities and gy to enhance the bene- marine stakeholders to share marine data. The pro- research institutes from Denmark, Estonia, fits of the railway link as ject will use marine physical, chemical and biologi- Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, well as the implementa- cal data to identify and describe the marine lands- Poland, Norway and Sweden tion of the strategy on capes and habitats of the Baltic Sea. This includes Approximate total project budget: national and regional habitats such as boulder reefs, sandbanks and eel- 4.26 million € levels. The definition of the grass meadows. BALANCE will also develop and ERDF: 2.27 million € most favourable route will demonstrate the concept of "blue corridors", equi- Duration: July 2005 - December 2007 therefore be in line with valent to green corridors in terrestrial areas. The pur- Lead Partner: The Danish Forest and the studies on technical pose is to review and summarise different aspects of Nature Agency (SNS) feasibility as well as on blue corridors and to demonstrate and give exam- development and plan- ples of what they may achieve. Contact person: Mr Johnny Reker ning priorities. A catalo- Tel:+45 3947 2915 gue of indepth studies BALANCE will use the tools mentioned above to E-mail: [email protected] develop a template for a transnational and cross- www.balance-eu.org Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 32

Management of cultural and natural heritage Management of cultural and natural heritage

32 33 Lagomar TRABANT

Natural and cultural heritage in the southern Baltic Transnational River Basin Districts on the Eastern Side Sea - challenges and perspectives for regional of the Baltic Sea Network development Lagomar's motto is: The key to history is the key to The TRABANT project endeavours to improve the in the Baltic Sea region as well as in other European The Baltic lagoons form a unique maritime landsca- the future. If we understand how lagoon regions basis for the integration of ecological and manage- regions. pe with thousands of years of history of the interac- developed from thousands of years of man's inter- ment aspects in the Eastern Baltic Sea region. The tion between man and sea. The lagoons are inter- action with land and sea, we can learn a lot for project also deals with links of river basin manage- Partnership: National and regional public authori- faces where rural and regional (the inland) aspects the future development of these European regions ment planning to spatial planning and methods of ties, public corporations, associations and universi- meet transnational ones (the sea). All three lagoons without linguistic, political, and ethnic borders. public participation. Tools in river basin analyses ties from Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, are not only situated on the periphery of the EU, but and status assessment of water bodies will be evalu- Russia and Sweden also form a complicated, not well-developed area, ated and tested. Approximate total project budget: 1,83 million € since they are situated on the borders of different ERDF: 0,74 million € nations. The conditions in the Baltic Sea result, to a large Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 extent, from the activities in river basins. The activi- Lead Partner: Finnish Environment Institute, Finland The project focuses on natural and cultural informa- ties have been and will be affected through spatial tion resources of the lagoons and their transnational planning as well as through river basin manage- Contact person: usage, as well as on structuring this information to ment planning. The latter will be defined by the Ms Ansa Pilke provide a holistic approach for a maritime cultural Partnership: National, regional and local public Water Framework Directive, which came into force Tel: +358 9 4030 0309 landscape symptomatic of lagoons. The investiga- authorities, public corporations and universities in the year 2000 and has a long implementation E-mail: tion of the symptomatic offers an essential basis for from Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Russia period lasting until 2015 and beyond. [email protected] unique tourist development of Baltic lagoons. From Approximate total project budget: 2,04 million € www.ymparisto.fi/syke/tra- the results of other scientific, museal, and tourism ERDF: 1,53 million € The TRABANT project concentrates on cross-regional bant/ projects from a national perspective of each coun- Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 co-operation between EU countries, and also with try, it becomes clear that a holistic approach, over- Lead Partner: University of Rostock, Germany non-EU countries in the river basins of Vuoksi, Narva, coming political concepts, is essential for tourism Daugava and Nemunas. development. Therefore, the central aim of the pro- Contact person: ject is to find the systematics of the information Mr Dr. Holger Meyer A good foundation for river basin management is which stands for the interaction of man and sea as Tel: +49 381 4987591 needed in the next few years. Without a successful a traditional process and purpose. E-mail: [email protected] cross-sectoral involvement of stakeholders, end- www.lagomar.de users and the general public, it will not be relevant to develop issues in sustainable water manage- ment. The project provides an opportunity for stake- holders to change ideas and develop co-opera- tion. The project results will include recommenda- tions and a guide book of river basin management approaches for transboundary waters, practicable Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 34

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34 35 Eurobaltic II BEN

EUROBALTIC Civil Proctection Project II Baltic Euroregional Network

The citizens of the BSR share the risks of accidents After assessing cross border risks, transnational exer- Due to their geographical location, border regions The project is expected to result in a strong network and disasters. The main challenge of the EUROBAL- cises, seminars and training will be arranged. Cer- often lag behind in socio-economical develop- of Euroregions actively engaged in spatial develop- TIC II project is to reduce the negative effects of tain attention will be given to the capacity of han- ment. Many border regions in the Baltic Sea Region ment within the BSR, with increased and deepened them. Experience from the first EUROBALTIC project dling oil spills in inland waters and on coastlines. The suffer from low GDP growth and high unemploy- institutional capacity and strategic planning capa- gave priority to further development in the following every day safety issues will be promoted by suppor- ment rates compared to more centrally located bilities. areas: ting local cross sectoral initiatives, based on lessons regions. Euroregions are one of the most common learned, a pilot project targeting young people instruments for the development of border regions Partnership: national, regional and local public Risks are becoming increasingly international and and the development of guidelines for future deve- and cross-border cooperation, but their role in the authorities, public corporations, associations, foun- cross-sectoral, and the citizens of the BSR are, likewi- lopment of safe communities. sustainable development of the BSR is still not suffi- dations from Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, se travelling and becoming increasingly more mobi- cient. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden le. Risk management and public awareness on Partnership: national, regional and local public Approximate total project budget: 1,22 million € safety have become common issues to solve in authorities, public corporations, associations and The objective of the Baltic Euroregional Network ERDF: 0,84 million € order to make society less vulnerable and to sup- universities from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germa- (BEN) is to promote spatial development and territo- Duration: port development in the region. ny, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and rial integration in the BSR by strengthening Eurore- July 2005 – December 2007 Sweden gions as competent planning partners with national Lead Partner: Nordic Council The project includes activities that disseminate Approximate total project budget: 1,73 million € authorities and international institutions, and by buil- of Ministers Office in Lithuania common methodologies to integrate risk manage- ERDF: 1,04 million € ding a network of Euroregions for continuous capa- ment in spatial development processes. The activi- Duration: September 2005 – December 2007 city-building and sharing of experience. Contact person: ties include good practise Lead Partner: Swedish Rescue Services Agency, Mr ˇSar¯unas Radvilaviˇcius examples on risk identification Sweden In order to achieve the objectives, the project Tel: +37052123697 (protecting cultural heritage aims at: E-mail: [email protected] and the environment from Contact person: • increasing the institutional capacity of the Eurore- www.benproject.org floods, etc) and a network for Ms Anneli Bodin gions through a structured exchange of knowled- local and regional risk man- Tel: +46 54 13 53 83 Building transnational ge and experience; agement as well as the use of E-mail: [email protected] safety capacity • answering specific problems in specific Eurore- GIS-information in risk man- gions through targeted competence-building; agement. The focus on capa- • deepening the communication between the city building entails activities Euroregions and their national, central authorities that support better and through specific forums; increased cross border and • establishing a permanent network among the cross sectoral cooperation in Euroregions through a series of durability meas- order to handle major acci- ures or tools. dents and disasters. Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 36

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36 37 HEPRO Seagull II

Focus on health and social well-being in the Baltic Strengthening institutional structures and spatial Sea Reagion development capacities of Euroregion Baltic

The Baltic Sea Region is facing enormous challen- HEPRO will carry out a transnational population sur- The main objective of the project is to enhance the • increase ERB politicians' and civil servants' know- ges dealing with such situations as an ageing popu- vey and training programmes, and concrete fin- institutional capacities of Euroregion Baltic in order ledge of EU policies relating to JDP lation, the migration of young people from rural dings from the survey will be used in the implemen- to implement its Joint Development Programme. • promote ERB through developing transferable areas to cities, unemployment, and an increase in tation of spatial planning processes. Results will be models, publication of project results, organising alcohol and drug abuse. Increases in lifestyle disea- gathered in a tool-kit that aims to support decision Euroregion Baltic (ERB) was established in 1998 of conferences and e-seminars. ses and injuries from accidents will make ever-grea- makers at regional and local levels with evidence- nine member regions in six countries bordering the ter demands on the treatment capacities of health based practical advice. South East Baltic Sea. Partnership: national and regional public authorities, services in the future. The ERB Council and Executive Board decided in associations from Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Rus- As HEPRO is a part of the WHO-Healthy Cities, 2001 to elaborate a long-term Joint Development sia and Sweden Solutions must not only focus on risk factors which HEPRO will provide support for the Healthy Cities Programme (JDP), which was drawn up between Approximate total project budget: 0,63 million € have to be eliminated to avoid injury or illness, but networks in the Baltic Sea Region states and the 2002 and 2005 within the first SEAGULL project, ERDF: 0,43 million € also on positive factors that promote the health and rest of Europe. supported by the European Community Initiative Duration: July 2005 – December 2007 well-being of individuals. BSR INTERREG III B. The JDP was finally adopted at Lead Partner: Association of Polish Communes Euro- Partnership: public corporations, associations, uni- a Council meeting in Klaipeda on 28.11.2005. region Baltic, Poland The HEPRO project aims at integrating health consi- versities, regional and local public authorities from derations into spatial planning and development. Its Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Nor- The specific objectives are to: Contact person: systematic approach will make an important contri- way, Poland, and Sweden • establish permanent cooperative ERB networks Mr Slawomir Demkowicz- bution to the establishment of sustainable public Approximate total project budget: 1,58 million € of professionals within the four areas of priority in Dobrzanski health policies in Europe. HEPRO brings together ERDF+Norwegian national: 0,95 million € the JDP: Tel: +48 55 641 27 70 experts with specialist knowledge and experience Duration: June 2005 – December 2007 • Business environment, including the SME platform, E-mail: [email protected] from all rele- Lead Partner: Ostfold County Council, Norway rural development and tourism www.seagull2.eurobalt.org vant sectors • Transport infrastructure across eight Contact person: • Social dimension with specific focus on the com- countries Mr Arvid Wangberg mon labour market throughout Tel: +47 69 11 70 00 •Environment and energy the Baltic E-mail: [email protected] • improve capacities to develop and manage lar- Sea Region. www.heproforum.net ger projects by creating project development teams • launch an internet-based communication facility • develop a common database enabling bench- marking activities HEPRO aims to prevent diseases and injuries; children are the • facilitate exchange of best practices among most important target group in the public health work. ERB civil servants Broschüre 4/Entwurf 14.06.2006 11:55 Uhr Seite 38

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Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B NP Joint Secretariat Riga Elizabetes iela 19 1010 Riga, Latvia Phone: +371 735 7368 Fax: +371 735 7372 E-mail: [email protected]

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