1. BSRS – Regions and Cohesion Policy in Action Visby 10. 6
BSRS – Regions and Cohesion Policy in Action Visby ENERGY WORKSHOP Contribution of Managing Authority Mr. Jussi Yli-Lahti Director of Regional Development Ministry of Employment and the Economy

2. Background Ministry of Employment and the Economy MEE of Finland
Responsible for employment, enterprise, energy, innovation, EU cohesion, regional, internal market policies etc.
Managing Authority of Finnish Cohesion policy Programmes (3 ERDF Programmes, ESF Programme)
Finland as a country with small Cohesion policy envelope (1,7 bn € )
Active participation in ETC and ENPI programmes

3. General comments on BSRS
Macro region concept – testing laboratory
No additional funding – use of existing programmes and instruments?
Practical implementation of the Action plan – roles of coordinating countries, flagship projects?
Role of the Commission?

4. Role of Cohesion Policy in BSRS
PRESENT PERIOD
European Territorial Cooperation Objective + ENPI
Refocusing Main Programmes
NEXT PERIOD
Changes in the EU policy and budget?
Sectoral policies or horizontal policies?
Future Cohesion policy?
Role of cross border activities?
Role of BSRS in the new policy/budget structure?

6. Strategic Role of Energy Policy in the BSRS
Competitiveness, security of supply, sustainability
High Level Group
Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan
Part of BSRS
Towards integrated electricity market
Electricity Interconnections and power generation
Gas internal market and infrastructure
Strenghts of Baltic Sea Region in Climate&Energy
Leading producer of RES
Leading in new energy technologies
Leading in energy efficiency

7. Baltic Sea Region to be an integrated Electricity Market Cross-border transmission - New lines under planning
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Krievija
Ukraina
Baltkrievija
Polija
Čehija
Vācija
Lietuva
Latvija
Igaunija
Somija
Norvēģija
Dānija
Zviedrija
NORDEL
UCTI/
CENTRAL
Russia
Ukraine
Belorus
Poland
Czech
Germany
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Integrated Baltic
and CIS energy
system
UCTE/
CENTRAL Europe
ESTLINK
350 MW
Lithuania - Sweden
1,000 MW
Lithuania – Poland
1000 MW
Conclusion: Baltic Sea Region
(NIB Member countries, Poland,
Germany, Ukraine, North-
West Russia, Belarus) to
become a single regional
electricity market supported by
EU policy and security of supply
targets.
Fenno-Scan 2
800 MW by 2011
Finland-Russia 1,400 MW into dual direction
ESTLINK II
600 MW
Latvia-Sweden Sea Cable
1,000 MW
Norway-Holland
700 MW (2007)
Latvia-Ukraine (via Belarus) - upgrading from 110kV to 330kV
Finalised
Decided/under
implementation
Poland-Germany Increased capacity
Poland-Ukraine upgrading 750kV/220kV
Feasibility study
phase
Increased transmission
capacity Slovakia-Poland 7
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8. Questions What type of actions on energy policy mentioned?
Main substance in Pillar 3, strategic in Pillars 1 & 2
How could cohesion policy programmes contribute?
Limited resources – leveriging national, private, other EU financing
Mindset, coordination, alignment of resources?
Vision of potential benefits of deepening cooperation
Recommendations?
Realistic, pragmatic action
Innovative in organising project work and financing