10th Annual Forum of the EUSBSR
June 12, 2019
10th Annual Forum of the EUSBSR
Start date: June 12, 2019 12:00 AM
End date: June 13, 2019
Place: Gdánsk, Poland
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What is EUSBSR?
The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is the first Macro-regional Strategy in Europe. The Strategy was approved by the European Council
in 2009 following a communication from the European Commission. The Strategy is divided into three objectives, which represent the three key challenges of the Strategy: saving the sea, connecting the region
and increasing prosperity. Each objective relates to a wide range of policies and has an impact on the other objectives. The EU member states involved in the EUSBSR are Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania
and Poland. The EUSBSR implementation is coordinated in close contact with the European Commission and all relevant stakeholders, i.e. other member states, regional and local authorities, inter-governmental and non-governmental bodies.The Strategy is also welcoming cooperation with EU neighboring countries (Russia, Iceland, Norway and Belarus). To know more about it.
Description
The 10th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region was held in Gdánsk on 12-13 June 2019.
The main topic of this year's Forum was Circular and sharing economy as an answer to demographic changes and environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea Region.
The programme for the two-day event included 19 seminars on a wide range of topics that support the thematic focus of the Forum. During the seminars, participants were able to see the potential for the development of the Circular Economy in the Baltic Sea Region in areas such as food, health, tourism, transport, cities, bioeconomy, industry, education, migrants, labour market and demography.
The Forum also offered the opportunity to participate in the Networking Village where participants had direct contact with those responsible for the work of EUSBSR.
Coalition Clean Baltic co-hosted a seminar on plastic in the societies: "Close plastic tap - Plastic does not belong to environment!" - on Thursday 13 June (10:45 - 12:15). Related documents:
More info about the event are available here.
The main topic of this year's Forum was Circular and sharing economy as an answer to demographic changes and environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea Region.
The programme for the two-day event included 19 seminars on a wide range of topics that support the thematic focus of the Forum. During the seminars, participants were able to see the potential for the development of the Circular Economy in the Baltic Sea Region in areas such as food, health, tourism, transport, cities, bioeconomy, industry, education, migrants, labour market and demography.
The Forum also offered the opportunity to participate in the Networking Village where participants had direct contact with those responsible for the work of EUSBSR.
Coalition Clean Baltic co-hosted a seminar on plastic in the societies: "Close plastic tap - Plastic does not belong to environment!" - on Thursday 13 June (10:45 - 12:15). Related documents:
- Summary Report
- Macro and Microplastics; the sources and threats - Ewa M. Siedlecka, University of Gdánsk
- Close plastic tap! - Plastic does not belong to environment! - Piotr Barczak, European Environmental Bureau
- Plastic Free Baltic – Plastic Free Ocean - Eugeniy Lobanov, Coalition Clean Baltic
- Gdánsk without plastic - Maciej Lorek, Gdansk Municipality
- FanpLESStic-Sea project - Małgorzata Drewnowska, Gdańsk Water - FanpLESStic-sea project
More info about the event are available here.