1. THE CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT "THE BALTIC (HANSEATIC) BUSINESS YARD” Alexey Ignatiev| Director for Programmes and Projects Regional Economic Development Agency (Kaliningrad)

2. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION [business internationalisation] high costs, including administrative ones finding reliable partners intercultural communication [problems with] lack of information

3. PROJECT IDEA Sunflower - The Baltic (Hanseatic) business yard offices of foreign companies guest house national cuisine restaurant trade and exhibition centre [Germany] [Denmark] [Norway] [Sweden] [Finland] [Estonia] [Latvia] [Lithuania] [Russia] [Poland] consultancies convention centre etc. [public-private partnership] [financial support from the cross-border cooperation programme Lithuania- Poland-Russia 2007-2013] Aleoxey@t-mobile.net

4. PROJECT IDEA The Baltic (Hanseatic) business yard offices of foreign companies guest house national cuisine restaurant trade and exhibition centre [Germany] [Denmark] [Norway] [Sweden] [Finland] [Estonia] [Latvia] [Lithuania] [Russia] [Poland] consultancies convention centre etc. [public-private partnership] [financial support from the cross-border cooperation programme Lithuania- Poland-Russia 2007-2013] Aleoxey@t-mobile.net

5. PROJECT IDEA [The Baltic (Hanseatic) business yard] offices of foreign companies guest house national cuisine restaurant trade and exhibition centre [Germany] [Denmark] [Norway] [Sweden] [Finland] [Estonia] [Latvia] [Lithuania] [Russia] [Poland] consultancies convention centre etc. [public-private partnership] [financial support from the cross-border cooperation programme Lithuania- Poland-Russia 2007-2013]

6. EXPECTED RESULTS concept of a common (typical) Baltic (Hanseatic) business yard developed design estimates of a typical business-centre linked to specific land plots developed design estimates for relevant engineering infrastructure complex linked to specific locations of project implementation developed land plots are selected and legally prepared for further use construction permits obtained.

7. PROJECT PARTNERS Russia: Government of the Kaliningrad region (subject to confirmation), Kaliningrad Regional Economic Development Agency, Handicraft Chamber of the Kaliningrad region Poland: public and municipal authorities of Pomeranian Voivodeship, business associations, handicraft chambers Lithuania: public and municipal authorities, Klaipeda Regional Development Agency (subject to confirmation)

31. CONTACTS Regional Economic Development Agency 1, Geologicheskaya Str., 236000, Kaliningrad, Russia Alexey Ignatiev Director for Programmes and Projects tel.: +7 (4012) 53 08 51; 53 08 63 mob.: +7 921 614 93 72 email: aignatyev@list.ruaignatyev@list.ru