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Together 4 Change, 2.0

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

South Baltic Four Corners is an international cooperation including Southeast Skåne in Sweden, the Polish town Swinoujscie, the Danish island Bornholm and the German island Rügen. Since 1995 Four Corners works with the aim to improve the life quality of the people in each of the Four Corners. Since the Four Corners face the same challenges, we have during a long period used each other’s experience ...
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Together 4 Change

Start date: Jan 7, 2015, End date: Jan 7, 2017,

South Baltic Four Corners is an international cooperation including Southeast Skåne in Sweden, the Polish town Swinoujscie, the Danish island Bornholm and the German island Rügen. Since 1995 this cooperation is working together with the aim to improve the life quality of the people in each of the Four Corners. Since the Four Corners face the same challenges, we have during a long period used each ...
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T.I.M.E

Start date: May 15, 2016, End date: Nov 14, 2016,

The project is composed by one activity which is the mobility of youth workers. The issues of youth unemployment and youth development by gaining competences and skills and its recognition and validation are nowadays solved in many countries in the European union which is the background of the project. These issues are hot issues for youth workers who found out that there can be very interesting c ...
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Smart acellular scaffolds for bone repair (STUFFOR)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

...ency of scaffolds in order to reduce the use of animal models.The project proposes to bring an outstanding young researcher, Dr Lü, who was trained in the State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics in Southeast University, the top 20 university in China, to undertake such multidisciplinary research project with host institution in Keele University, UK. Dr Lü has worked in biofabrcation field in past 5 ...
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Steering time banking through Europe

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Event: Steering Time Banking Through Europe Venue: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Dates: 4. 1. - 10.1. 2016 Background: This event is a follow up activity after project “It is time for time banking” which we organized in 2014 in Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The project shown need for a support system for European time banking movement and it paved the way to a network called Timebanking Europe ...
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FIRST STEP CONTACT MAKING EVENT IN KOTKA FINLAND

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Context/Backgound Objectives The participating organisations and their workers will receive a broader wiev on mental healt work with young people in other European countries. The project also aims to be a starting point for a long term cooperation between the participating organisations. Number and Profile of Participants The project covers four organisations: one from Finland, one from Germany a ...
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Low-carbon logistics - reducing car rides via distributions solutions (Low-carbon logistics)

Start date: Jun 30, 2015, End date: Oct 30, 2015,

Many municipalities strive to reach an attractive environment which often includes fewer vehicles and greener vehicles. One part of the solution is probably more efficient transportation of goods through better coordination and consolidation and hence higher fill rate. The project idea is related to this approach and based on the understanding that many suppliers use a range of transportation serv ...
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Mobile together

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

Many rural areas lack public transportation or it is sparse, which means that its inhabitants have to rely on cars and the commuters tend to drive alone. This leads to higher living costs due to car dependency, unnecessary environmental stress with poorly exploited cars and difficulties to be mobile for youngsters and people without cars. Ride-sharing is one way to enhance sustainable development ...
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Introducing electric mobility as intermodal transport mean in small & medium sized cities of the South Baltic area (ELMOS)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

ELMOS promotes the invention of electric mobility in the small & medium sized towns & cities of the SBA. The specific focus lies on intermodal offers that complement (public) transport chains, and for which no practical examples exist in the region yet.Driving forces & focal points for establishing intermodal e-mobility in the SBA are five cities in DE, SE & PL, which want to become forerunners bu ...
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"Aquaculture for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Nutrition" (AFSPAN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"Aquaculture is widely considered as important for enhancing food security, alleviating poverty and improving nutrition. However, little information is available concerning the direct and indirect impacts of aquaculture on food security and poverty alleviation in most developing countries and LIFDCs. Strengthening the knowledge base surrounding aquaculture and food and nutrition security through t ...
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Promoting sustainable salmon fishing practices on Lake Saimaa (Saimaan lohikalojen)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

Background Lake Saimaa in south eastern Finland forms part of the Vuoksi River basin and hosts several salmon populations that require special attention and care. These species are land-locked salmon (Salmo salar), brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario), Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and grayling (Thymallus thymallus). All have been classified as thre ...
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Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM PROJECT)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

...milia,Riga City Council,City of KatowiceMunicipality of Vratsa,Sofia Municipality,Regional Energy Agency of Pazardjik,Amiens City council,The Skåne Association of Local Authorities,Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden,Essex County CouncilThe main OUTPUTS expected are: 7 interregional events for the exchange of experiences, 196 participants in these events, 15 good practices identified, 14 regional/l ...
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Sustainable RES-CHAINS in the South Baltic Region (RES-Chains)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

Renewable Energy Sources (RES) have become of vital importance for and a substantial part of regional development. Amongst others, RES contribute to an independent and secure energy supply, economic growth and climate protection. When using RES, it is important to observe the entire chain to guarantee a sustainable application, from the outtake of biomass from forest or the production of solar pan ...
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Sustainable Micronutrient Interventions to Control Deficiencies and Improve Nutritional Status and General Health in Asia (SMILING)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

"Interventions to improve nutritional status are of critical importance to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Micronutrient deficiencies, mainly iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies affect billions of people worldwide, are responsible for more than one million child deaths per year and prevent a third of the world’s children from reaching their intellectual and physical potenti ...
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Rivers and fish - our common interest

Start date: Mar 21, 2011, End date: Mar 20, 2014,

To achieve, by means of a number of measures, a good ecological condition and increased biological diversity in the RIFCI project's target rivers River Mustajoki/Tchornaja, River Rakkonlanjoki/Selesnevka, River Gladyshevka (former Finnish name Vammeljoki), their tributaries and the surrounding nature, including the coastal area of the eastern Gulf of Finland. To enhance environmental awareness and ...
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European networks, experience and recommendations helping cities and citizens to become Energy Efficient (EnercitEE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

The European Union calls for action to combat climate change and to limit global warming to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures. A central role is ascribed to local authorities and their citizens in order to ensure the implementation and execution of European and national policies. EnercitEE seeks to practically implement the goals of the European Commission focusing on the objectiv ...
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Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Energy Efficient Monuments (Co2olBricks)

Start date: Sep 16, 2010, End date: Dec 15, 2013,

The conservation of heritage, in particular historical buildings, is a common goal in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). Due to the common identity in the BSR it is very important to protect the historical buildings in order to preserve the individual characteristics and therewith the attractiveness and competitiveness of the cities around the Baltic Sea. Besides this the international and the EU CO2-re ...
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The Strategic Project on Trans-national Commercial Activities in Research & Innovation, Clusters and in SME-Networks (StarDust)

Start date: Sep 16, 2010, End date: Dec 15, 2013,

How to link strong research nodes, clusters and SME networks in the Baltic Sea region in order to jointly reach globally-leading innovation partnerships? How to use the high innovation potential of the region to address common societal challenges?StarDust was designed to give answers to these questions. Besides the concrete testing of collaboration methods, policy implication should be drawn on ho ...
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Improve regional policies for bio-energy and territorial development (BIO-EN-AREA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

BACKGROUND- In a context of global climatic, energetic and economic crisis, renewable energy is an urgent priority. Among renewable energies, bio-energy generated from different types of “biomass” has a big potential. In 2005, the EU approved its Biomass Action Plan (BAP) and invited the Member States to adopt national BAPs. OBJECTIVES- The BIO-EN-AREA project is a mini-programme aimed at exchan ...
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Wind energy in the BSR 2: Demonstrators - the Upgrade (WEBSR2 Upgrade)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

With a clear reference to the main idea elaborated in the WEBSR2-project, to promote wind energy use not mainly via arguments but by addressing peoples emotions, the project "WEBSR2 Upgrade" understands itself as pilot project, not elaborating a single "group of investments" but initiating an EU-wide campaign that will attract the peoples interest in and sympathy for wind energy by creating positi ...
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Wind energy in the BSR - the extension (WEBSR 2)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Jan 30, 2013,

The project is a follow-up of the Interreg IIIB project "Wind energy in the BSR" (2003-2005), using resp. expanding the existing international network structure, and, thus joint competences. Still the current situation is quite different from 6 years ago: Wind energy is widely established on EU-territory, even in Poland and Lithuania there are wind energy projects and related support and promotion ...
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Sustainable Innovations and Treatment in Industrial Waste Water Clusters (STINNO)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

The STInno project introduces 3 research driven clusters and 12 partners from 5 European countries. The regions of Päijät-Häme, Kalmar and Western Greece have a common objective to strengthen RTD resources in industrial wastewater treatment and become world leaders in sustainable, cost and energy efficient methods. The regions have clear focus on clean technologies and complement each other as the ...
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Applications of ecological knowledge in managing oil spill risk (OILRISK)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

All EU countries benefit from increased international commerce because trade and consumption generate welfare. The EU solidly supports free trade, and maritime traffic is the most efficient way to transport goods among countries. However, heavy maritime traffic and oil transportation, both rapidly expanding in the Gulf of Finland and in the Baltic Sea, cause a significant environmental risk. Shoul ...
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East West Transport Corriodor II - a green corridor concept within the Northern Transport Axis approach (EWTC II)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Sep 8, 2012,

The EWTC II project started in 2009 and was a follow up of the EWTC project completed in 2007, with the overall aim to highlight the development of a ”Green Corridor Concept” as a best practise case in the European context. Green transport corridors are defined as a concentration of freight traffic between major hubs and by relatively long distances where short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways ...
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Nature and Nurture of the Northern Baltic Sea (NANNUT)

Start date: Sep 30, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

The coastline of the Northern Baltic sea constitutes of a mosaic of islands and bays with a very heterogeneous submerged landscape.The archipelago of Finland,Åland and Sweden is naturally nutrient rich and very productive with unique and species rich flora community.The shallow bays and shelterd archipelago areas are also important for the reproduction of a number of fish species and provide the f ...
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Baltic active education network for development of people-to-people initiatives (eduPEOPLE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

...opment & research.For the eduPEOPLE project's partners (EXPERYMENT Science Centre in Gdynia,managed by Gdynia Innovation Centre,Poland and eXperimentLabbet in Kalmar,operated by The Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden) it is a great challenge - to change this situation.eduPEOPLE comprises activities, which in a long-term perspective can positively influence the educational attitudes and improve the ...
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Our Life as Elderly - implementation 2.11 (OLE 2)

Start date: May 31, 2008, End date: May 30, 2011,

The project wills in close cooperation with concerned staff, citizens, management and political levels establish a full implementation of transnational findings from Our Life as Elderly, part 1. In this process we will package a number of products for each of the new services introduced. The implementation and development of new products will be performed in the following areas: 1. Competence Deve ...
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ion and sustainable development of the Carpathians in a transnational framework (Carpathian Projec)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

Historically, mountain regions located in remote border areas were often marginalised. They separate countries and peoples and face huge challenges regarding spatial development. However, mountain regions can also become powerful unifiers and a link between nations and peoples. As experiences, for example in the Alps, demonstrate, mountains have a considerable potential for development if the rich ...
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Reed strategy in Finland and Estonia

Start date: Mar 14, 2005, End date: Feb 27, 2008,

The goal of the project is to create sustainable strategy of the common reed (Phragmites australis) in the coastal areas of Southern Finland and Estonia. In the frame of the project will be planned and carried out interdisciplinary measures in the selected planning areas taking into account different themes such as utilisation, water protection, biodiversity, landscape and culture. The project sha ...
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Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge (COASTSUST)

Start date: Jan 11, 2005, End date: Jan 10, 2008,

The coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are facing new challenges and pressures. The problems are often the same on the coasts and in different coastal national parks and biosphere reserves, and that is why, not only local, but also transnational cooperation and communication is needed. The main goal of the project was to strengthen the cooperation and information exchange between the protected areas ...
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Baltic Gateway PLUS: Implementation plan for realizing the Baltic Gateway Quick Start Programme (Baltic Gateway+)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Baltic Gateway PLUS aimed at joint actions to implement and finance prioritised transport projects in the South Baltic Sea area. Focus was on infrastructure investments in the hinterland connections, as well as on implementation of intermodal services. The project involved 30 partners from six countries and had an overall budget of approximately 1 MEUR. It was implemented in the period 2006-2007.B ...
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Coastal Zone Management in the Baltic Sea Region / COASTMAN (COASTMAN)

Start date: Jun 13, 2004, End date: Sep 12, 2007,

The COASTMAN project is aimed on developing approaches for conflicts resolution in coastal zone areas. The project partners’ group with representatives from Sweden, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia aimed at investigating conditions under which spatial conflict resolution in coastal zone management can be handled in a bottom up perspective in different countries around Baltic Sea. The ...
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Interregional co-operation for exchange of experiences and knowledge concerning Public – Private Partnerships (PPP) (INTERCO-PPP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

Recent years have seen a marked increase in cooperation between the public and private sectors in order to develop and operate municipal infrastructure and SME development. Such Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements are usually driven by limitations in public funds to cover investment needs but also by efforts to increase the quality and efficiency of public services. Nevertheless, the pot ...
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South Baltic Four Corners - a Developing Region in the Centre of the Enlarged Europé (Four Corners)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

All project partners of the South Baltic Four Corners, hereafter referred to as Four Corners, are rural areas with low density population where the people traditionally has made its living from farming, fishing and cattle. The region experiences suffers from high unemployment, has few centres of knowledge, an ageing population and suffers to various extent from outwards migration. Caused by their ...
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South East Baltic Transport Link (SEBTrans-Link )

Start date: Aug 28, 2002, End date: Nov 27, 2005,

SEBTrans-Link is a direct continuation of the former Interreg II C project SEBTrans. This SEBTrans project identified strong demand for improved infrastructure in the SEBTrans corridors. In the North-South Corridor, building the A1 motorway (Gdynia – Lodz) in Poland is a first priority together with improving the section within Sweden (Gothenburg – Borås – Växjö – Karlskrona). Road improvements pr ...
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The Eco-Efficiency of Regions - Case Kymenlaakso (ECOREG) (ECOREG)

Start date: Sep 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2004,

...ency monitoring and integration of environmental, economic and socio-cultural dimensions into sustainable development can be implemented at the regional level. Kymenlaakso, a region situated in Southeast Finland was used as a case study. Objectives The ECOREG project was set up to contribute to the implementation of the ...
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E 18 IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN ROAD 7 BETWEEN VIROJOKI AND VAALIMAA, follow-up project

A central measure is E 18, improvement of the main road 7 between Virojoki and Vaalimaa.Road 7 is part of the European Road E 18, which carries international and national traffic along the south coast of Finland. The road is the most important passenger and goods vehicle traffic connection between Finland and Russia. Border traffic and new business originating from it have increased, resulting in ...
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Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2015,

Efficient countering of trafficking in human beings and illegal migration in the participating countries; building up and strenghtening a regional joint mechanism for investigating cases of THB and IM, exercise the information exchange mechanism, mapping out the functions of national law enforcement authorities, elaborate policies at national level in this field, planning joint investigations and/ ...
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DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS OF THE TECHNICAL DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT IN BORDER INSPECTIONS

The objective is to develop and acquire from 2002 to 2005 the technical equipment and devices required in border inspections in order to implement the flow of cross-border traffic and rapid and regular border inspections. The focus of development is at the Nuijamaa international border-crossing point, which accounts for approx. 36% of total costs.
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INTACT - It’s Time for CollaboratioN TowArds Close CooperaTion (EU - Asia)

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

The recent rapid advances of electronics and computing built on the foundation of previous technological achievements in the field have led to the growth emerging technologies of global importance, such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, e-health, internet and mobile communications. ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) is the most vibrant and rapidly evolving technological domain and i ...
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