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- Nordic-Baltic cooperation at a turning point
- Oct 27, 2011
- Top diplomats discuss the past and future of Nordic-Baltic cooperation at the BDF Summit in Gdansk, October 24-26. Regional cooperation supplements and strengthens EU integration, they agree.
- From fossil fuels to bioenergy: Nordic-Baltic countries leading the way
- Oct 26, 2011
- The potential of bioenergy cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic region is to be explored in cross-sectoral networks promoted by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Council announced at the closing of the BDF Summit in Gdansk on October 26th.
- Baltic Sea Region heads for calmer seas despite stormy global economy
- Oct 26, 2011
- The Baltic Sea Region is recovering faster than most from the current crisis, concludes the annual State of the Region Report, presented at this year’s Baltic Development Forum Summit in Gdansk, October 24-26.
- Young Nordic politicians favour openness and inclusion
- Oct 24, 2011
- The members of the Nordic Youth Council (NYC) have made it clear to their prime ministers that they favour an open, humane and inclusive society, and will make this the main theme of their annual Session in Copenhagen, 28-30 October.
- Nordic cooperation strengthens growth in the Baltic Sea region
- Oct 23, 2011
- The Nordic Council of Ministers focuses on bioenergy and new targets for the EU Baltic Sea strategy at the BDF Summit 2011. Nordic activities at this year's Baltic Development Forum follow up on the conference “Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region” from May 2011.
- International co-operation and innovation to prioritise the marine sector
- Oct 20, 2011
- Nordic Innovation and the Nordic Council of Ministers will invest 45 million Norwegian kroner in the Nordic marine industry. A total of 15 projects have received funding, and participants in the projects have to find new solutions to everything from a new standard for exclusive Nordic caviar to "bootcamps" for students in marine sciences.
- Changes in Baltic Sea aquaculture: More output with less environmental load
- Oct 06, 2011
- The production of farmed fish can be considerably increased and the adverse environmental impacts reduced if the location of the establishments is carefully planned.
- Baltic parliamentarians want more funding for fight against human trafficking
- Aug 30, 2011
- More money is needed to fight the growing level of trafficking in the Baltic Sea region. That was one of the conclusions of a report presented at the 20th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Helsinki on August 28-30.
- Call for concrete action to boost Baltic cooperation
- Aug 30, 2011
- The regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea Area is one of the most successful of its kind. But more tangible and targeted projects are needed to secure this kind of network for the future, politicians urge at the 20th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Helsinki, August 28-30.
- Green growth and blue sea in the Baltic Sea Region
- Aug 18, 2011
- Green growth for a bluer Baltic Sea is the theme for the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) attended by parliamentarians from across the region in Helsinki from 28 to 30 August 2011.
- Private donations sought for Belarusian university in exile
- Jun 16, 2011
- European Humanities University (EHU), the Belarusian university in exile in Lithuania, has attracted a great deal of attention since the protests in Minsk surrounding the general election in 2010. EHU now needs to increase the number of private donations it receives if it is to retain its independence and take on more students, it emerged from the Donor's Assembly on June 14 in Vilnius, which was attended by a number of countries that support the university.
- Gestrin calls for support to reduce emissions from ships
- May 23, 2011
- Christina Gestrin, Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC), adressed the European Maritime Day in Gdansk with a call for improved maritime surveillance and environmental protection of the Baltic Sea.
- Baltic Sea countries - a leading region for green growth?
- May 03, 2011
- Collaboration on green growth between the countries around the Baltic Sea can create a leading region for green growth in Europe, says Halldór Ásgrímsson, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, before the conference on green growth in the Baltic Sea region which begins on 5 May in Riga.
- Northern Dimension Partnership a model to emulate
- Feb 23, 2011
- The close cooperation between the countries of the Arctic, the Barents and the Baltic region is a source of inspiration to other regions of the world, said Norwegian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, at the Second Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Tromsø on February 22nd-23rd. The cooperation sends a signal to the world that the Arctic is a peaceful region, politicians state at the Forum.
- Northern Dimension Partnership adds to Baltic Sea Action Plan
- Feb 23, 2011
- The environmental partnership involving the EU, Russia and the Nordic countries contributes greatly to the cleaning up of the Baltic Sea, stated Christina Gestrin, chair of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, at the Northern Dimension meeting in Tromsø on February 23rd.
- New action plan to promote cultural cooperation in the High North
- Feb 23, 2011
- Cultural cooperation promotes cross border understanding, but also spurs innovation and growth in the entire region. That was the conclusion of participants at the Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Tromsø on February 22nd.
- Alcohol: the scourge of the North
- Feb 23, 2011
- Alcohol must be made less accessible and more expensive to minimize public health damage, according to Norwegian MP and former Minister of Health Dagfinn Høybråten, speaking at the Second Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Tromsø on February 22nd. The Nordic countries set the agenda in the global fight against alcoholism, he claims.
- New Impetus for Co-operation between the Nordic countries and Northwest Russia
- Feb 21, 2011
- On 17 February 2011, the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation gathered for a meeting in Saint Petersburg for the first time. The co-operation with the Baltic States and Northwest Russia plays a vital role for the Nordic countries. Finland, which holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2011, proposed therefore that the ministerial meeting be held in Saint Petersburg.
- Nordic Council, EU and Russia meet to tackle development issues in the Arctic and Barents region
- Feb 17, 2011
- The Nordic and Baltic countries meet February 22 with Russia and the EU, as well as representatives from the Arctic and Barents regions, to tackle issues such as the pollution of the Baltic Sea, improvement of the Northern Axis transportation corridor linking Europe and Asia, as well as energy policy and other matters of common concern.
- Finnish MP Christina Gestrin wins Baltic Sea Prize
- Feb 16, 2011
- Christina Gestrin, Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference and member of the Nordic Council, was awarded the Lasse Wiklöf Baltic Sea Prize on Monday 14th February. The prize is a recognition of Christina Gestrin´s dedicated work for the environment of the Baltic Sea Region.
