9th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
June 4, 2018
9th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Start date: June 4, 2018 12:00 AM
End date: June 5, 2018
Place: Creative Hub / Kultuurikatel, Tallinn
Address: Põhja puiestee 27a, 10415 Tallinn, Estonia
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Description
The 9th Annual Forum of the EUSBSR was held in Tallinn on 4 – 5 June 2018. The Forum was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia together with the Baltic Development Forum in close cooperation with the European Commission and other partners. About 700 participants from governments, international organisations, NGOs, universities, local and regional administrations and businesses come together to discuss developments and challenges in the Baltic Sea Region. The Annual Forum is co-financed from the programme of Interreg Baltic Sea Region.
The main theme of the 9th Annual Forum was the Baltic Sea Region After 2020. The Forum focused on how to improve the implementation of the EUSBSR in the framework of the future EU Cohesion Policy. It discussed also the current state of the ecosystem in the Baltic Sea as well as how to advance the Region as a global digital hub.
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Final documents:
The main theme of the 9th Annual Forum was the Baltic Sea Region After 2020. The Forum focused on how to improve the implementation of the EUSBSR in the framework of the future EU Cohesion Policy. It discussed also the current state of the ecosystem in the Baltic Sea as well as how to advance the Region as a global digital hub.
Get familiar with the latest up to date programme and find not-to-miss activities from here
Final documents:
- Please find the key takeaways from the presentations and the discussions that took place during the event in an extensive report here.
- CCB participated in and presented its work at
- Marine plastic in the Baltic Sea Panel, cf. presentation
- Back2back event "Eutrophication Beyond 2020: Rewriting The Old Fairy Tale – New Pathways To A Happy Ending", cf. presentation
- A selection of photos and videos is available here.