EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Events (co)organised by the EC
2012
18-19 June 2012 – Copenhagen – European Commission's 3rd Annual Forum on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
The programme is available here
The prospectus is available "here
For more information please visit http://www.bsr2012.eu/
2011
24-26 October 2011 – Gdansk – European Commission's 2nd Annual Forum on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region/ 13th Baltic Development Forum Summit
The programme is available here 
For more information please visit http://www.bsr2011.eu/
5-6 May 2011 – Riga – Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region
Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region
5-6 April 2011 – Malmö – Smart specialization and growth in the Baltic Sea Region
Smart specialization and growth in the Baltic Sea Region
Innovation in the Baltic Sea Region
14-15 March 2011 – Brussels – Seminar on the EUSBSR: Meeting of Priority Area Coordinators, Horizontal Action Leaders, National Contact Points
On 14- 15 March 2011 the European Commission organised the seminar gathering main actors responsible for the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The principal objectives of the seminar were:
1) to develop clearer support and guidelines for the roles of Priority Area Coordinators (and Flagship Project Leaders), Horizontal Action Leaders and National Contact Points;
2) to agree on communication needs;
3) to discuss further cross-sectoral and cross-cutting links across the Priority Areas and Horizontal Actions.
4) to consider the adoption of targets for the Strategy and questions concerning evaluation and future needs;
Introductory presentation - INTERACT Point Turku 
Evaluation: Setting Outcome Indicators and Targets
16-17 February 2011 – Gdansk – Second Alignment Meeting on Implementation of the EUSBSR
2010
13 December 2010 - High Level Group meeting
30 November - 1 December 2010 - Jyväskylä - Baltic Sea Region Programme conference "The power of the Baltic Sea macro-region"
BSR Programme Conference The power of the Baltic Sea macro region
14-15 October 2010 – Tallinn – First Annual Forum on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
On the 14-15 October 2010 in Tallinn, the European Commission organised the first Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The Forum included a presentation and discussion of the first draft implementation report, as well as updates on the various Priority Areas indicated in the Strategy. All stakeholders were invited to join this open exchange of views on the status and future of the Strategy. Interventions and comments made during the Forum contributed to the final drafting of the implementation report and to the future development of the Strategy. All conference presentations are available.
29 June 2010 - Brussels - Seminar co-organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers, informal Baltic Sea Group, European Commission - "Realising the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region through Nordic-European synergies in co-operation"
1-2 June 2010 - Vilnius - Baltic Development Forum Summit 2010 - Reaching new heights!
12 April 2010 - Brussels - High Level Group meeting
11 March 2010 - Riga - Joint meeting of Operational Programmes and Priority Areas coordinators
Documents
Presentations
Opening of the Working meeting
Lessons learned during the starting up phase of the EUSBSR
- Findings in the Laboratory Group & Example of Actions taken by a CBC
Programme
- How can the Strategy be taken onboard in a National/Regional
Programme, example from Lithuania
- How does it look like from the view of a Priority Area Coordinator?
Working Session 1 in Break Out Rooms (4 parallel sessions)
- Major Project Financing (Energy / BEMIP) with Stakeholders also from DG Energy and Investment Banks
- How to deal with labeling and reporting processes for Mainstream Programmes (National and Regional Ops) - Reporting
- How to deal with labeling and reporting processes for ETC and cooperation possibilities for ENPI CBC programmes - Reporting
- The role of EUSBSR in Project selection - Reporting
20 January 2010 - Stockholm - National coordinators and Priority Areas coordinators meeting
2009
8 December 2009 - Brussels - Conference "How can the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region help boost regional development" - the Committee of the Regions by the Wielkopolska Region (Poland) and Västernorrland County (Sweden)
20 October 2009 - Warsaw - National coordinators and Priority Areas coordinators meeting
Guidance to the priority area coordinators
11-12 June 2009 - Visby - Conference "The Baltic Sea Strategy - Regions and Cohesion Policy in Action"
The Baltic Sea Strategy - Regions and Cohesion Policy in action" conference jointly organised by DG REGIO and the Swedish and Lithuanian Managing Authorities
More information is available here
2008
9 December 2008 – Helsinki – Baltic Sea Region Perspectives: Safety and Security Objective in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Roundtable on the safety and security issues in the EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy. Presentations are available here
Summaries of the 4 workshops: 
Crime prevention - Crisis management and emergency response - Maritime safety - Safe and secure everyday life
26 November 2008 - Tallinn - Baltic Sea Programme Conference
The Baltic Sea Programme Conference gives an overview of the Strategy preparations and presents the results of 2000-2006 programme period. Conference website
13 November 2008 - Gdansk - Roundtable: How to make the Baltic Sea Region Environmentally Sustainable Place
Roundtable on environmental issues in the EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy.
Summaries of the 4 workshops: 
- Euthrophication
- Oil transport and pollution from ships
- Waste and Hazardous substances
- Ecosystems biodiversity and coastal zones
30 September 2008 - Stockholm - Stakeholder Conference
Stakeholder conference. By invitation only. Scoping Paper.
Summaries of the workshops: