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26 June 2008
BDF welcomes new Strategic PartnerThe Dutch gas-infrastructure company Gasunie has joint BDF's network as Strategic Partner. The official signing of the agreement took place in the Netherlands today. Gasunie's CEO Marcel Kramer is a confirmed speaker at the BDF Summit in Copenhagen-Malmö, where regional energy cooperation and integration will be among the central topics.
24 June 2008 
Baltic Rim Economies In the latest issue of the bi-montlhy magazine Baltic Rim Economies, the BDF Director Hans Brask has contributed with an article on "Visions for the Future Baltic Sea Region Co-operation: An EU Avant-Garde in Promoting the Fifth Freedom of the Internal Market?"
23 June 2008 
Join BDF in Almedalen, Gotland, Sweden!BDF will togehter with Sida Baltic Sea Unit arrange a series of seminars on the EU Baltic Sea Strategy and Labour Mobility in Almedalen, Visby in Gotland, Sweden 7-8 July 2008. Among the speakers are the Swedish Minister for European Affairs, Dr Cecilia Malmström and BDF Director Hans Brask.
23 June 2008 
BDF Deputy Director joins JKLBDF Deputy Director Adam Kanne will soon join JKL, a leading Nordic communications and PR firm. This means that Adam unfortunately leaves the BDF Secretariat, where he has been an apprecited member since 2005. BDF is currently in the process of recruiting a new colleague to the Secretariat in Copenhagen.
12 June 2008
New Strategic PartnerBDF welcomes its new Strategic Partner, Eesti Energia! Eesti Energia joined the Forum recently and will contribute to the energy project of BDF. CEO Sandor Liive is among the confirmed speakers at the BDF Summit in Copenhagen-Malmö.
29 May 2008
Successful Energy Conference in PolandThe summary of the joint conference on Energy & Climate change in Poland is now available.
27 May 2008
Joint Resolution by Baltic Sea Region Employers' OrganisationsThe Employers' Organisations of the Baltic Sea Region adopted a joint resolution at their meeting in Riga 12 May.
16 May 2008
High level speakers at the BDF Energy & Climate conference in Warsaw Both the Danish and Polish ministers of environment, as well as the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, will participate in the joint Baltic Development Forum conference on Energy & Climate Change - Global Challenges, Regional Solutions to be held in Warsaw 21 May together with the Polish think-tank demosEuropa and the Danish Embassy in Warsaw.
13 May 2008 
Northern Dimension ForumAt the First Northern Dimension Forum, held in St Petersburg 13-14 May, the BDF Director Hans Brask called for greater efforts to enhance the integration in the Baltic Sea Region."Positive neighbourhood effects on competitiveness and economic growth have to be earned. They do not come automatically", director Brask underlined in his message.
13 May 2008
BDF Report on Regional Energy Cooperation BDF has commited itself to conduct a substantial report on regional energy cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim is to look at the challenges and opportunities of the Region's energy market and define the added value of regional cooperation. The preliminary results will be presented at the BDF Summit in Copenhagen-Malmö.
30 April 2008 
Talents and Leaders of Tomorrow join BDF The leaders and talents of tomorrow has joined BDF. BDF and Nova 100, the top talent network, have entered a co-operation agreement. Nova 100 will invite their talent and leadership members to the upcoming BDF Summit 2008.
30 April 2008 
BDF Joins Forces with CCCBDF and the Copenhagen Climate Council have established a cooperation agreement. The two organisations will work together on energy and climate issues in the coming two years.
22 April 2008
Summit NewsAs Summit preparations proceed, we are pleased to present more and more newly confirmed speakers. Among others we are delighted to welcome President of Swedbank Carl Erik Stålberg, Chairman of Eesti Energia Sandor Liive and Managing Director of World Economic Forum Børge Brende. See the complete list here.
10 April 2008
Joint Energy & Climate PlatformThe Joint Energy & Climate Platform of Baltic Sea Organisations has finalised its guiding principles and goals for the ongoing co-operation in a working document.
9 April 2008
Baltic Sea NGO ForumDirector Hans Brask gave a presentation about the role of NGOs for the democratic development of EU yesterday.
8 April 2008
BDF Chair at 1st Nordic Globalisation Forum The Baltic Development Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen participates in the first Nordic Globalisation Forum, held at Riksgränsen, Sweden, 8-9 April.
7 April 2008
Future EU Baltic Sea Strategy BDF participated 7 April in an informal working group in Brussels in order to contribute to an informal, regional contribution to the upcoming EU Strategy on the Baltic Sea Region, which is planned to be presented in June 2009.
31 March 2008 
Lennart Meri Conference The Baltic Development Forum Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen closed the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn 30 March. Ellemann-Jensen underlined Lennart Meri's great importance for the development of Estonia as well as the Baltic Sea Region. Before his decease Lennart Meri was a respected member of the Baltic Development Forum Honorary Board and a speaker at the first BDF Summit in Copenhagen 1999.
14 March 2008
Young Global Leaders in the Baltic Sea Region The Forum of Young Global Leaders has listed 18 young leaders from the Baltic Sea Region on its annual list. Among the names from the Region are for example Christina Hvid from Denmark, Anu Tali from Estonia, Ewa Sadowska from Poland, and Mattias Klum from Sweden.
3 March 2008 
BDF priorities 2008With the overall goal to promote economic growth, development and increased integration of the Baltic Sea Region, BDF will in 2008 give special focus to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region; regional energy co-operation; labour market demands for talents; and strive to establish increased co-operation with Poland and Russia.
29 February 2008
Baltic Sea Co-operation Key to Success for Northern Europe- By making each region in Europe more competitive, Europe will become more competitive in the world,
was a key message in Uffe Ellemann-Jensen's address to the Nordic Co-operation Ministers in Copenhagen.
21 February 2008
BDF establishes co-operation with European Business Summit Greening the Economy was the summit title at the 6th European Business Summit in Brussels 21-22 February, where 2500 decision makers from businesses and politics all over Europe took part in turning the “carbon challenge” into a business opportunity.
14 February 2008
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region When presenting this year’s foreign policy declaration of the Swedish Government, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt emphasized the importance that the European Union agrees on a strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in 2009.
8 February 2008 
BDF Summit Copenhagen-MalmöThe 10th BDF Summit will be organized in the dynamic Öresund region, hosted by the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö 30 November - 2 December 2008. The 10th anniversary of BDF and its Summits will include a variety of unique events and activites featuring the remarkable development of the Region in the last decade.
8 February 2008
Joint Regional Platform on EnergyEnergy cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region is playing an increasingly important role. On 6th February Baltic Sea organisations met to discuss future coordination of their activities in the fields of Energy & Climate.
25 January 2008
EU InterBaltic Project issues Transport Strategy Master Plan The EU InterBaltic transport project, of which Baltic Development Forum has been an active partner, has been successfully concluded. The project recently developed a Draft Framework for a pan-Baltic Transport Strategy Master Plan with recommendations how to improve the infrastructure and transport sector in the Baltic Sea Region.
17 January 2008
Baltic Sea Region in Europe - CBSS Seminar in Stockholm The Latvian Presidency in the CBSS, Council of Baltic Sea States, arranged a seminar on the topic The Baltic Sea Region in Europe. The BDF Director Hans Brask participated in the panel and presented the BDF views on how to move the Baltic Sea Region integration forward.
15 December 2007
Baltic Sea Strategy - informal meeting arranged by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 7-8 December 2007Konrad Adenauer Stiftung arranged an informal meeting on the topic Baltic Sea Strategy, at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, 7-8 December 2007.
13 December 2007
State of the Region Report presented at BCCA Annual Meeting 13 DecemberThe 2007 State of the Region Report was presented at the annual meeting of the Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Malmö 13 December by Baltic Development Forum.
16 November 2007
Maritime Outlook 2007BDF Deputy Director Adam Kanne was one of the speakers at this year's Maritime Outlook conference, which discussed the latest trends in the maritime sector. The conference featured an outlook to the future and gathered representatives from the maritime business to exchange experiences.
6 November 2007
Swedish and Finnish Prime Ministers call for Common Strategy for the Baltic Sea RegionSpeaking at the 9th Baltic Development Forum Summit in Tallinn, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called for the countries of the region to unite and support regional strategy on environment, climate, and integration. The Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced that the Swedish government intends to launch an EU Baltic Sea Strategy during their EU Presidency in 2009. It will include improved cross border infrastructure, cooperation on R&D, innovation and cluster development, which are all areas that will spearhead further integration of the internal market.
5 November 2007
Björn Carlson receives the Swedbank Baltic Sea AwardThe Founder of Baltic Sea 2020, Björn Carlson, was honoured with the Swedbank Baltic Sea Award on November 5. The prize was handed over at a gala dinner at the Baltic Development Forum Summit in Tallinn 5 November by the President and CEO of Swedbank Group, Jan Lidén.
5 November 2007
Four Baltic Sea Region countries in the top ten of global competitivenessThe 2007 State of the Region Report illustrates that the last year has seen exceptionally strong performance by the economies in the Baltic Sea Region, mainly due to the raise in labour productivity and mobilization. The region’s FDI attraction has also improved significantly, while exports and patenting remain stable at high levels.
4 November 2007
Talents and business up-grading the way to develop the Baltic Sea Region- Business-leaders and policy-makers in the Baltic Sea Region need to sharpen their joint efforts to attract the best and the brightest. The future economic growth of the Region depends on its ability to upgrade high-tech and knowledge-intensive industries - and this can only be done with an increase in the labour force, said Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman of Baltic Development Forum at the opening of its 9th annual Summit.
29 October 2007
Exclusive Interviews with Swedbank and SAS - The BDF Summit is an excellent way to create a coherent identity among the Baltic Sea Region states, says two of the business speakers at the upcoming Tallinn Summit: Swedbank’s Executive Chairman, Carl Eric Stålberg, as well as the President of the SAS Group, Mats Jansson to BDF.
4 October 2007
Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga joins the BDF Honorary BoardDr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of Latvia, has joined the Baltic Development Forum Honorary Board.
3 October 2007
Swedbank Baltic Sea AwardIn cooperation, Baltic Development Forum and Swedbank introduces the annual Swedbank Baltic Sea Award. The Award will be assigned to an individual or organisation for extraordinary contributions to the positive development of the Baltic Sea Region.
13 September 2007
CBSS high level meeting on education and science in RigaBDF director Hans Brask on CBSS high level meeting on education and science: “More could be done to promote cluster developments in the Baltic Sea Region.”
7 September 2007
General Assembly of BPO, Sopot, PolandThe Baltic Ports Organisation, a network of about 50 ports in the Baltic Sea Region, held its General Assembly 6-8 September 2007 in Sopot, Poland.
3 July 2007
Femern Belt Bridge AgreementAn agreement to build a fixed link in the southern Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark has been reached by the Ministers of Transport Flemming Hansen and Wolfgang Tiefensee. According to current plans, the Femern Belt bridge should be ready for its virgin voyage in 2018.
19 June, 2007 
Visionary Group, StockholmThe visionary group, at its meeting in Stockholm May 31, 2007, focussed its discussions on two major topics: In what areas and in what way could the Baltic Sea regional cooperation add a specific value for participating countries, institutions and business, and what mechanicals are needed to fulfil such ambitions. Read the conclusions from the meeting.
15 June 2007
High-level Group on Transport for Sustainable GrowthThe second High-level Group meeting on Transport for Sustainable Growth in the Baltic Sea Region was held in Bodø, Norway on June 15th.
13 June 2007
Renewed Baltic Sea CooperationThe Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) met in Malmö under the Swedish Chairmanship on 12-13 June at the level of foreign ministers. The Parties agreed that a reformation of the institution was needed, and that a strategy for the Baltic Sea Region should be developed to find new and effective ways for regional cooperation in a globalised world.
11 June 2007
Talents on Top of Europe, BerlinThe unique cooperation model used in the political field by the countries around the Baltic Sea needs to be extended to the public-private sector in order to increase the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Baltic Sea Region. This was one of the main conclusions reached by the leading representatives from business, government and research within the ICT and Life-Science at the seminar “Talents on Top of Europe” at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin on the 11th of June. Among the keynote speakers were: Danish Minister of Education, Bertel Haarder, President of the German Bundesrat and Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Dr. Harald Ringstorff, Senior Director of Siemens AG, Uwe Hermann.
8 June 2007
Ellemann-Jensen Recieves the Hamburg-European Friendship AwardChairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen received the "Hamburg-European Friendship Award". In connection with the ceremony he was asked to give this year's "Europe Speech" in Hamburg on 08 June 2007. You can read and download his speech here.
6 June 2007
B7 Islands Joins the BDF Branding InitiativeThe conference "Trends Strategies and Branding in the Baltic Sea Region" discussed the perception of the Baltic Sea Region as a tourism destination and the challenges islands face. Sessions aimed at finding answers on how the islands can develop markets and what trends there are in tourism. BDF gave insights of the Branding process of the Baltic Sea Region and encouraged the islands to get on board. Read more about the event.
1 June 2007
BDF Annual Member and Partner MeetingThis year's Member and Partner meeting took place in Stockholm on 1 June 2007 on the topic "Talents on Top of Europe - how to fuel the knowledge economy in the future"?. Among participants were decision-makers from academia, business and politics, as well as represenatives from student organisations.
24 May 2007 
Tourist Boards Joins the BDF Branding InitiativeAn exclusive meeting on tourism cooperation on 23 May was organised jointly by VisitDenmark and Baltic Development Forum. The initial idea behind the meeting was to encourage the heads of national tourist boards to discuss and commit to future cooperation starting with the cruise industry. The meeting brought very positive and concrete results.
23 May 2007
Branding - Just Do it!On the 21st-23rd of May 2007 the fifth Branding the Baltic Sea Region activity, arranged by Baltic Development Forum and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, took place under the best possible conditions at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. Baltic Development Forum has initiated Branding the Baltic Sea Region-process to fully unlock, develop and communicate the potential of the people, companies, organisations and institutions of the 11 countries comprising the Baltic Sea.
10 May 2007
New Interreg Programme Taking ShapeThe Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, on behalf of eleven participating countries around the Baltic Sea, the Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein as Joint Managing Authority arranged the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 Conference in Hamburg on 10-11 May 2007.
23 April 2007
Ellemann-Jensen met with new CEO of SAS GroupAs a part of the regular contacts with Baltic Development Forum Members & Partners chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and the senior management of BDF met with the CEO of SAS Group, Mats Jansson, on 20 April.
23 April 2007
Baltic Sea Initiative Stakeholder Meeting"Talents in the Baltic Sea Region" was the titel of the VI. Stakeholder Meeting, which took place in Copenhagen last week. The meeting was arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers and supported by the Baltic Development Forum. Representatives from business, politics and academia discussed the challenge of
Talent Scarcity in the Baltic Sea Region.
16 March 2007
Milestones of European Integration“Milestones of European Integration – the Past, the Present and the Future” is a conference organised by demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy on 16 March.
7 March 2007
15th Anniversary of CBSSThe Council of Baltic Sea States celebrated its 15th anniversary on 6 March in Stockholm.
The panel, which also included the former foreign ministers Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norway and Janis Jurkans, Latvia, evaluated the work of CBSS during the last 15 years.
7 March 2007
Ellemann-Jensen met with the Mayor of StockholmChairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen met the Mayor of Stockholm, Kristina Axén Olin, on 6 March to discuss future cooperation.
1 March 2007
EU Parliamentary Conference on the Northern DimensionBaltic Development Forum took part in the European Parliament Conference on the new Northern Dimension Policy and Baltic Sea Strategy. Speakers and participants at the conference were Commissioners, Ministers, Council representatives and MEP’s.
28 February 2007
Talents on Top of EuropeThe conference takes place on 11 June. The aim is to promote collaboration in the Baltic Sea Region using Life sciences and ICT as a heaver and with focus on mobility, training and attraction of human resources (Talent).
19 February 2007
Helsinki Summit SummaryAlong with the official publication Baltic Development Forum Magazine, giving an exclusive insight to the Top of Europe, the summary from the Helsinki Summit 2006 is now available on our website.
17 February 2007
Swedbank New Summit PartnerSWEDBANK is the official Summit Partner of Baltic Development Forum in 2007. The Summit will take place in Tallinn on 4-6 November 2007 and will be co-hosted by the Government of Estonia and the City of Tallinn.
16 February 2007
New BDF Advisory Board Members Per Unckel, Governor of The County Administrative Board of Stockholm, and Baiba Rubess, Managing Director of Statoil Latvia, join the Advisory Board of Baltic Development Forum.
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