Conference: Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-13 Colin Wolfe DG Regional Policy, INTERREG European Commission Conference: Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-13 Hamburg, Germany 10-11 May 2007
European Territorial Cooperation / INTERREG Easy policy to explain European value is clear So now an Objective (Art 3.2.(c) of Reg 1083/06)
European Territorial Cooperation “Fills the gaps!” Between regional/national programmes Communication gaps/Accessibility gaps Environment gaps - Rivers & Water pollution - Air pollution - Floods, avalanches & other crises Enterprise initiatives - Science parks - Clusters - Tourism Energy People-to-people
Environment (e.g. Marine pollution, climate change) European Territorial Cooperation ”Acts on big problems we can’t solve alone!” Environment (e.g. Marine pollution, climate change) Energy Cutting-edge enterprise in zonal programmes a classic example is Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea programme priorities Need to build on Baltic cutting edge Fostering innovation across Baltic Need to smooth out Baltic bottlenecks, reach remote places External & internal accessibility of Baltic Need to clean up the Baltic, stop environment deterioration Management of Baltic as common resource Need to build up brilliant Baltic cities Promoting attractive/competitive cities and regions
Baltic Sea programme approach Build strategic approach to mobilise everyone (partnership) e.g. water treatment regions/countries/Baltic Sea Implement headline projects “modern problems need modern solutions, complex issues need sophisticated solutions”
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