20 YEARS OF COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION: Participation of Saint-Petersburg in the development and implementation of programs and projects Saint-Petersburg Days in Helsinki April 26, Helsinki Irina Karelina Director General ICSER “Leontief Centre”

Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea (VASAB) is an intergovernmental forum for co-operation of ministers responsible for spatial planning and development of Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation and Sweden. 20 YEARS WITH VASAB

VASAB unites 11 countries of the Baltic Sea Region

VASAB was founded in August 1992 at the Conference at Ministerial level in Karlskrona, which decided to work out a document "Vision and Strategies for the Baltic Sea Region 2010". The work was successfully completed two years later, when the Third Ministerial Conference in Tallinn adopted the Final Report under the title "VASAB Towards a Framework for Spatial Development in the BSR" (so called "Tallinn Report"). The vision and strategy was focused on the 4 spatial planning elements: Urban network of international importance; Effective and sustainable links between cities; Areas supporting dynamism and quality of life; Comprehensive spatial planning in function. VASAB History

VASAB Mission is to prepare policy options for the territorial development of the Region and to provide a forum for exchange of know-how on spatial planning and development between the Baltic Sea countries VASAB Mission

International seminar BALTIC SEA REGION INTERREGIONAL CO-OPERATION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTH-WEST RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION Saint Petersburg, Tsarskoye Selo, Kochubey Palace, White Hall May 2001

Russian National BSR Interreg III B Sub-committee

The European Union's Baltic Sea Region Programme

Estonia-Latvia-Russia cross border cooperation Programme (ENPI)

The South-East Finland - Russia ENPI CBC -Programme

exchange of experiences and best spatial planning practices for sustainable development of the territories, settlements and cities; developing a joint approach to maritime spatial planning, based on the methodology of integrated management of maritime activities; exchange of experiences and best practices in the development of rural-urban relations and partnerships; supporting actions to ensure accessible transport and energy networks in the regions; studying of cross-border co-operation for improving policies and cross-border coordination mechanisms, providing strategic direction and development of mutually beneficial cooperation instruments between the Baltic Sea, especially in the area of ​​spatial (territorial) planning. These priorities are formulated in the logic of continuity of the German Presidency and focusing on preparing the Ministerial Conference in PRIORITIES OF THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENCY Report of the 59 th CSPD/BSR Meeting Potsdam, June 2012

Prioritized thematic objectives: TO 1 Strengthening research, technological development and innovation Support from 10/11 countries (BY, DE, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE) TO 6 Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency Support from 10/11 countries (BY, DE, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE) TO 7 Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures Support from 11/11 countries (BY, DE, DK, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE) Joint Programming Committee meeting, Riga, November 2012 THEMATIC FOCUS OF THE FUTURE BSR PROGRAMME

20 YEARS OF COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION: Participation of Saint-Petersburg in the development and implementation of programs and projects Saint-Petersburg Days in Helsinki April 26, Helsinki Irina Karelina Director General ICSER “Leontief Centre”

XII All-Russian Forum «Strategic Planning in the Regions and Cities of Russia»

NORTHERN BRIDGE

THANK YOU! Saint-Petersburg Days in Helsinki April 26, Helsinki Irina Karelina Director General ICSER “Leontief Centre”