“In the continuing work for a cleaner Baltic Sea it is not enough that local, regional and national authorities act. Therefore I urge private players to take part by developing solutions and suggestions witch in the long run can lead to a cleaner Baltic Sea,” says Ida Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment as a call for a fruitful dialogue on the…
”China meets Europe” is a high-ranking and worldwide renowned Sino-European economic annual forum, organized by BDF member Hamburg Chamber of Commerce as a platform for open dialogue between Europe and China. BDF Chairman Hans Skov Christensen will participate in the Summit 2012. BDF recommends business partners to participate. On November 28-30, 2012 over 400 experts from the economic, political and…
Ellemann-Jensen, former chairman of BDF today was honored with the Medal of Baltic Assembly at a ceromony in Vilnius, Lithuania. The medal of the Baltic Assembly is an award of the Baltic Assembly for upholding the unity and cooperation of the Baltic States. The medals are awarded to the members of the Baltic Assembly as well as to other persons for…
1-2 November Baltic Development Forum in close cooperation with Nordic Council of Ministers’ Information Office in Kaliningrad and National Energy Saving Union (Russia) organised an international energy conference that brought together stakeholders from the Kaliningrad region, North-West Russia and the Baltic Sea Region. The conference took place at the Museum of the World Ocean and during two days more than…
Get your Baltic Sea Region news on BDF edited www.newswave.eu. The overall objective of the website – called “newsWave” – is to improve information exchange and the cross-border communication between the countries of the region. Under the umbrella of the EU-financed ONE BSR project Baltic Development Forum will use innovative communication as a means to increase understanding and prosperity. The…
Attracting investment to the Baltic Sea Region countries – meeting in Stockholm 25 October On 25 October, the Baltic Sea Region Investment Promotion Agencies (BSR IPAs) met for the first time as part of the ONE BSR project. The meeting took place in Stockholm’s City Hall and was organized in conjunction with “City Branding” conference led by St. Petersburg city….
Baltic Development Forum leads an international energy project in Kaliningrad and North-West Russia. The project is partly funded by the European Union. Under the title “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solutions in Kaliningrad Oblast” (or RENSOL), the project is aimed at identification of best available technical solutions and financing models for increased energy efficiency mainly in buildings. The project’s duration…
From Helsinki via Stockholm to Tallinn the cruise liner Prinzess Anastasia this week is the venue for the launching of the ONE BSR project of Baltic Metropoles accelerating branding and identity building of the Baltic Sea Region. BDF is in on two major themes: more effective investment promotion agencies and a regional communication platform. The overall goal of the ONE…
For the third time, we will set an agenda for the discussions on energy cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region with involvement of the Russian partners. The conference – 1-2 November – will welcome views by the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Kaliningrad Government and the North-West Russia, regional…
At a meeting 26 Sept in Hamburg City Hall, BDF Chairman Hans Skov Christensen and BDF Vice Chairman Stephan Müchler discussed cooperation topics and joint activities with State Secretary Wolfgang Schmidt, responsible for Federal, EU and International Affairs in the City of Hamburg. Among topics of joint interests was the economic performance of the Baltic Sea Region, infrastructure and labour…