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The European Commission has today released a Communication on the first of its Macro-Regional Strategies, the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), setting out how it proposes to take co operation between the participating states up a gear. The aim of the Strategy is to increase the impact of EU funds to reach common goals, such as the improvement of water quality in the entire region. The Communication sets three priorities for co operation: "Save the Sea", "Connect the Region" and "Increase Prosperity. Targets and indicators are set under each. It also clarifies the roles and responsibilities of all those involved, to put the Strategy on a firm footing to prepare the 2014-2020 programming period.

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Communication concerning the European Union Baltic Sea Strategy COM(2012) 128 final