A vision of a green region where high quality of life goes hand in hand with growth The Capital Region is Denmark’s only international metropolitan region - and also situated at the heart of the Øresund Region it constitutes a key focal point in connecting Scandinavia to the rest of Europe. In our region one way [...]
Germany – the reluctant european super leader
Pawel Swieboda, moderator at the June Summit and Annual Forum, intervenes the ongoing debate on Germanys role in the future of the European Union. “Berlin is closer to accepting its unique role in shaping the future of the Eurozone than at any time since the crisis erupted – but Germany is still reluctant to be the Hegemon.” A [...]
David Skilling: How small States can navigate a world without global leadership
David Skilling, well-reputed commentator, resident in Singapore, will attend as speaker at the DBF Summit, taking a birds-eye-view especially on small states and regions role in a “messy, disoredered global environment”. ” They have a clear interest in an open, rules-based system, and because they are small and unthreatening may be able to exert out-sized influence….We should not [...]
Welcome by Pia Kinhult, first governor of Region Skåne, Sweden
Öresund – two countries, one region. This is a saying that has been established by the Öresund Committee, and it becomes truer every year. We are establishing a common market for labour, housing, education and culture, which extends further and further in both Denmark and Sweden. Skåne – with its position in the Öresund Region [...]
BSR Innovation Award 2012 – Call for Nominations
The BSR Innovation Award recognises outstanding efforts to improve the innovation capacity/climate/ability in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of the award is to highlight the importance of innovation in a Baltic Sea Region context. It is an appreciation of dedicated work done by organisations, networks, projects or public bodies that have contributed to the [...]
Baltic Sea Award 2012 – Call for Nominations
Baltic Development Forum welcomes you to nominate candidates which you find have made extraordinary contributions to the development of the Baltic Sea region. The Baltic Sea Award was established in 2007. This summer it is distributed for the 6th consecutive year. The event takes place at the BDF Gala dinner in Copenhagen 18 June during [...]
Programme and Conference Documents
Together with the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Zealand and Region Skåne, the European Commission and Baltic Development Forum look forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen! The programme will begin with a visit to the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden on Sunday afternoon [...]
Transport ministers back new EU core transport network
15.000 km of railway line will be upgraded to high speed, 35 major crossborder bottlenecks will be reduced and all other transportation operations for passengers shall by 2030 be transformed into a unified European transportation network (TEN-T). EU´s transport ministers have endorsed the ambitious proposals from the European Commission. Many of the plans for future [...]
Baltic Sea Strategy steps up cooperation
On 23 March the European Commission released a Communication on the first of its Macro-Regional Strategies, the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), setting out how it proposes to take co operation between the participating states up a gear. The aim of the Strategy is to increase the impact of EU funds to [...]
Director General Walter Deffaa: Streamlining the efforts in the Baltic Sea Region
“We have had a tendency to use only one tool for all needs, and this can not go on”. In an exclusive interview for BDF the new Director-General for Regional Policy, Walter Deffaa, calls for more selective ways to align the EU-Commission programmes, initiatives and funds, so they work together efficiently. In the Baltic Sea [...]
Welcome by Commissioner Johannes Hahn
Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Union The region need a coherent plan to bring it together In a rapidly changing world, the EU and its partners must kick-start economic growth and contribute to the sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region in order to reach Europe 2020 targets. Infrastructure plays a vital role [...]
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