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Baltic Rim Economies Quarterly Review Baltic Rim Economies Quarterly Review ISSUE NO. 6, 19 DECEMBER 2012 EXPERT ARTICLES: Mikhail V. Myasnikovich: Belarus – joining Europe and Eurasia together (integration of Integrations concept) Page 1 Pekka Salminen and Hannamaria Yliruusi: Direct investments in city-to-city cooperation between Belarus and EU Page 2 Artis Pabriks: Security issues in the Baltic Sea region Page 3 Petri Sarvamaa: Rail Baltica as a stimulant to Baltic economies Page 4 Jessica Polfjärd: Nordic competitiveness in trade and commerce – a strong and secure future established by growth Page 5 Franz Thönnes: The Baltic Sea Labour Forum (BSLF) is working Page 6 Ann-Kristine Johansson: A cleaner Baltic Sea – a task for parliamentarians across borders Page 7 Hannu Himanen: The reluctant partner – Russia in WTO Page 8 Maimo Henriksson: The dynamic corner of Europe – the High North as a strategic survival strategy for Finland Page 9 Riho Terras: Security and defense in the Baltic Sea region – what to expect? Page 10 Stephen Blank: European and Asian rivalries over the Arctic Page 11 Timo Rautajoki: The great future of Murmansk is still based on visions Page 12 Anneli Ahonen: Times are changing for the Northern Russian town of Pechenga Page 13 Martti Hahl: The bridge over troubled waters of North West Russia Page 14 Philip Lowe: Baltic energy infrastructure – from isolation towards integration Page 15 Torstein Indrebø: Natural Gas, LNG and the Baltic Sea Page 17 Esa Härmälä: Europe needs energy investments Page 18 Rokas Masiulis: LNG terminal in Lithuania – a small solution to a very large problem Page 19 Monika Rozmarynowska: LNG import terminals in Baltic Sea Region Review of current projects Page 21 Juha Kettunen: Environment projects in the Central Baltic Programme Page 22 Markus Granlund: Responsible university education of business and economics in the BRE Page 23 EXPERT ARTICLES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE To receive a free copy, print or register at www.tse.utu.fi/pei Baltic Rim Economies Quarterly Review ISSUE NO. 6, 19 DECEMBER 2012 EXPERT ARTICLES CONTINUED: Janis Stonis: Link in the Baltic Sea region chain Page 24 Ari Niemi: Child welfare with a double-headed eagle as a partner Page 25 Hannele Pokka: Why Gulf of Finland Year 2014? Page 26 Kari Häkämies: Integration of the Baltic Sea labour market Page 27 Stefan Herms: Cooperation between Hamburg and other partners in the Baltic Sea region Page 28 Heikki Pälve: Patient mobility in the Baltic region Page 29 Jussi Järventaus: Entrepreneurship as a source of growth and competitiveness in the Baltic Sea Region Page 30 Hans Skov Christensen: The almost forgotten digital single market Page 31 Thomas Steger: Management research on Central and Eastern Europe Page 32 Pauls Raudseps: Latvia and the euro – a date with destiny Page 33 Hiski Haukkala: The Baltic Sea region needs more mutual trust Page 34 Christian Ramberg: Port of Turku takes strongly part in LNG projects Page 35 Ulrich Bauermeister: Port of Rosrock – serving the Baltic Sea Page 36 Jaakko Tikka: Maritime memories, history and experiences at the same place Page 37 Julian Cooper: Eurasian Economic Integration – different this time? Page 38 Irina V. Starodubrovskaya: Do Russian innovators need creative cities? Page 40 Marko Torkkeli: Innovation in and for Russian markets Page 41 Anni Kangas: Neoliberalism meets economic nationalism – the Skolkovo innograd Page 42 Teemu Makkonen: The geography of innovation in the Baltic Sea region Page 43 Alexander Dynkin: Russia and WTO – challenges after accession Page 44 Grigory Dudarev: Russia as an investment destination – the recent accession of Russia to WTO and its impact on the investment in Russia Page 46 Lilia Shevtsova: Russia – is there a way out of the dead end? Page 47 Tommi Lappalainen: Russia increasing its military expenditure Page 50 EXPERT ARTICLES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE To receive a free copy, print or register at www.tse.utu.fi/pei Baltic Rim Economies Quarterly Review ISSUE NO. 6, 19 DECEMBER 2012 EXPERT ARTICLES CONTINUED: Irina Novikova: Russia’s WTO entry – consequences for higher education Page 51 Jari Jumpponen: How to get more boost to the Northern Dimension? Page 52 Katja Novikova and Maija Kuiri: Russian higher education reform – designed to approach world top universities Page 53 Sean P. Roberts: Party-system reform in Russia Page 54 Roger Roffey: Russia and migration in the light of the demographic crises Page 55 Roland Gustbée: Euroregion Baltic – tool to tackle common challenges in the South Baltic area Page 56 Torben Dall Schmidt: Borders and foreign labor – the importance of foreign labor at the Danish-German land border Page 57 Robert Hall: The Swedish Institute’s role in Baltic Sea cooperation Page 58 Kristi Raik: Estonia and Finland diverge over Europe, but cherish Nordic-Baltic ties Page 59 Anna Zasova: Slow recovery of Latvian labour market – shaped by lack of demand, not by labour market institutions Page 60 Jessica Ålgars-Åkerholm: What is the WOW of your region? Page 61 Sari Ruusumo: Important meetings and passion since 1229 Page 61 Mika Kallioinen: The Hanseatic League – past and present Page 63 Anna Karhu: Pharmaceutical retail as a part of healthcare provision in the future Page 64 To receive a free copy, print or register at www.tse.utu.fi/pei Expert article 1131 Baltic Rim Economies, 19.12.2012 Quarterly Review 6ƒ2012 Belarus – joining Europe and Eurasia together (Integration of Integrations concept) By Mikhail V. Myasnikovich The unique social and historical system – the USSR has gone Knowledge and 59th on the Economy of Knowledge Index. Our from the world arena, but now the economies of the West are ill, country is the sixth in the world by the number of applications and this illness may become chronic. It means that problems do for inventions (to the amount of 1 bln US Dollars of GDP). not consist in “the evil empire”, against which the cold war was Belarus has opened its economy for foreign investors and fought. But, it seems that politicians should give up the privatization. Procedures of registration and business regulation ideology of confrontation and be guided with objective economic are radically simplified. As reflected in the World Bank’s ranking laws of development. The politics of sanctions and dictate on the ease of doing business, Belarus changed its 115th place cannot be the European politics, there must be no room in in 2008 for the 58th place among 185 countries in 2012. Europe for the politics of ultimatums and preconditions, the Experts of the World Bank and the International Finance politics of double standards and isolation are anti-European in Corporation included our country to the list of most active its essence. Belarus is ready and open for cooperation and reformers. The process of market and innovation dialogue with the European Union on principles of mutual transformations has acquired the irreversible character in respect, partnership and mutual benefit. Belarus. Our strategy is ambitious – to be included to the first This is an approach proposed by the leaders of Belarus. In 30 leading countries with most investment-friendly climate 2011 the President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksander already by 2015. Lukashenko advanced an Initiative of “Integration of The European legislation is applied in Belarus. It guarantees Integrations” for creating a wide platform for collaboration and all rights of investors, allows for application of British, Swiss, economic co-operation in the area from Vladivostok to Lisbon. Italian and another law and arbitration. We are ready for the use The European Union and the Common Economic Space of of most advanced forms of investing: from establishment of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia (CES) have enormous foreign mixed companies to concession agreements. As of potential of partnership on the principles of freedom of trade, January 1, 2012 Belarus has the lowest in Europe corporation non-discrimination, mutual respect and constructive dialogue tax of 18%. Highly technological companies and new between the peoples all over the world. businesses in small and middle-size towns are exempted from The initiative of the Belarusian side is reflected in the taxation. A stimulating tax block is introduced for investors. We Declaration on Eurasian Economic Integration signed by the could ensure budget consolidation and get the deficit-free Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia in Moscow on budget in the current year and in 2013. November 18, 2011. It confirms “striving for mutually beneficial Not all the problems of transformation have been resolved, and equal co-operation with other countries, international but our country is systemically proceeding on the way of integration associations, including the European Union, along developing and improving the market institutions. The main with access to the creation of a common economic space”. thing is that Belarus does not bring about any problems for The work for establishing the free trade zone between the anybody in the world and is consecutively advancing its ideas of CES and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a open platforms and technological transfer in the Eurasian practical aspect of implementation of the strategic initiative of Economic Community, CIS, UNO. Our initiatives have also the President of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko for been presented within the dialogue with the European Union interaction between the CES member-states and Europe. (the Eastern Partnership). The European Union and emerging Implementation of four basic freedoms
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