1. North-West regions of Russia in the spatial planning cooperation in Baltic Sea Region Meeting of the North-West Russian regions with VASAB representatives (June 21 st, 2002, St. Petersburg) AIM - Discussion of an issue of North-West Russia’ participation in collaboration in the field of Spatial Planning in Baltic Sea Region.

2. New challenges for the cooperation NW regions in the BSR  North-West region is just political but not economical entity in Russia  Disparity and spatial diversity within North-West of Russia  Different scope of involvement in Interreg Program  Lack of initiatives from both sides  Danger to obtain an active Western and passive Eastern parts of the Baltic space  EC enlargement will provide the opportunities for territories along the future borders of the EU  INTERREG III B is a new instrument for the cooperation and a chance for the North-West regions development  Need for vivid dialogue on the basis of new ideas and priorities.

3. Evaluation of the cooperation experience

4. Experience and priorities of the transnational cooperation for the sustainable spatial development  Tourism  Logistic  Small and medium size business  Green networks, national parks  Youth policy  Small and medium size cities  Rural areas  Ecology EXAMPLES Novgorod Oblast: Interreg IIIA: tourism, small business, timber, construction InterregIIIB : logistic, tourism, small business, communications. Republic of Karelia: long history of cooperation ( 60 projects): Euroregion, Interreg IIIA, green networks, development areas, scientific networks, youth policy, electronic Karelia Arkhangelsk Oblast: Barentz cooperation, energy, youth policy, communications, ecology, culture, tourism (tourism development, nature and culture heritage reservation on Sololvki Islands). Leningrad Oblast: Energy, tourism, transport, rural territories, small cities. St.Petersburg: USUN, small and medium cities, Information Exchange Channel of the City of St.-Petersburg, ecology, transport, logistic, culture, small business Vologda Oblast: culture (Kirillov Museum of Russian Fairytale), tourism (Cherepovets Internet-Cafe) Pskov Oblast: EUROREGIONS- perspectives for the future cooperation Pskov oblast- Estonia-Latvia

5. Российский Национальный Суб-комитет программы Interreg III B (РНСК Interreg III B), BSR Interreg IIIB Russian national sub-committee (RNSC).