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40_Baltic_Sea_lRepresentatives of the eight countries making up the Baltic Sea Region, which is the first EU 'macro region', will gather in Vilnius on 11 November to hold their 4th Annual Forum. Co-hosted by Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the participants will discuss how the environmental challenges faced by Baltic Sea Region, one of the world's environmentally most sensitive maritime regions, can be turned into opportunities for economic growth. This year's annual forum comes after the recent endorsement by member states of the European Commission's evaluation report which stresses the added value of macro-regional strategies. The forum will also launch a review on governance and cooperation in the Baltic Sea Strategy in view of the forthcoming EU programming period.

Background

The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, approved by the European Council in 2009, provides an integrated framework to find common solutions for the specific challenges of the region. Eight countries (Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) have joined forces to work together to tackle the challenges.

The debate also comes at a crucial stage of the negotiations for the future programmes 2014-2020. "The Baltic Strategy is the first of Europe's macro-regional strategies. It has pioneered a unique kind of co-operation to tackle common challenges that cannot be effectively dealt with at national and local level alone. By taking more leadership to steer the strategy, the countries and regions involved will ensure even more results in the future to the benefit of the citizens in the region".

The fourth Annual Forum is hosted jointly by the European Commission, the Lithuanian Presidency in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and INTERACT Point Turku. It brings together over 600 people from all the countries around the Baltic Sea, covering the governmental sector, business, civil society and regional organisations.

Video and photo coverage of the event will be available here.

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

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