Yesterday BDF hosted a New Year’s reception for members, partners and friends to bid farewell to Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who stepped down as Chairman of Baltic Development Forum as of 1 November. The event took place in the premises of the BDF Secretariat at Nygade 3, 5th Floor in Copenhagen. About 50 guests participated, enjoying a drink while listening to speeches…
Baltic Development Forum has become Lead Partner of an EU Project within the framework of the Northern Dimension Policy concerning energy and the Russian region Kaliningrad. The title of the Project is Energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in Kaliningrad Oblast. Six partners are involved: Lappeenranta University of Technology/Northern Dimension Institute, Finland, the Municipality of Oskarshamn, Sweden / Union of…
For some time, recognized experts have been dealing with questions concerning the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) within a newly established think tank, prepared to give advice, and to initiate, develop and follow up political processes. The Political State of the Region Report 2011, to which 23 authors from the entire BSR have contributed, provides an overview of political and economic…
With the adoption of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the region is playing a new role within the EU. The Baltic Sea Region has become a testing ground for regional policies and strategies that can help bring about sustainable growth and a more dynamic integration process of the EU. Baltic Development Forum is at the forefront of…
Dear Members, Partners, and Friends, We cordially invite you to a New Year’s reception on 17 January 2012 at 16.00 to bid farewell to Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who has stepped down as Chairman of Baltic Development Forum as of 1 November. The event will take place in the premises of BDF, Nygade 3, 5th Floor. Wishing you a Happy New Year!…
BDF founder and Honorary Chairman Uffe Ellemann-Jensen will participate in the special ceremony that will be held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The ceremony will be part of the Baltic Media Forum organized by Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Academia Baltica and will take place at Plön Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on 5 February…
BDF can evaluate yet another important and productive year – thanks not least to our sponsors and members. As always, the Summit was BDF’s peak of the year. This time in the city where the region’s unification started: Gdansk. It became an important meeting with more participants than ever and with a substantial EU-agenda, please see the conference report below….
We have put together a summary of the activities that took place during the BDF Summit / EUSBSR Annual Forum 24-26 October in Gdansk. Although it’s impossible to give credit to all speakers and contributions made, it presents some of the made points made during the discussions and networking. Download Gdansk Conference Report www.farkopi.com/bagajniki/kreplenie_dla_velosepeda http://e-light-security.jp www.e-light-security.jp/ https://www.coop-menkyo.jp
The 13th Baltic Development Forum Summit and the European Commission’s 2nd Annual Forum on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region was held in Gdansk, Poland, 24-26 October under the title “New Ambitions for the Baltic Sea Region”. This year’s conference gathered ca. 750 participants, during which 126 questionnaires were conducted with our participants – representing approximately 17% of…
On 24 November the final event of BaltMet Promo took place in Warsaw. The event, which was hosted by the City of Warsaw, summed up the results from the two-year EU-funded project, working to promote the Baltic Sea region to foreign markets in order to attract more investments, tourists and talents to the region. BDF is a project partner in…