Programme
Summary
The XV session of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme Stakeholder Dialogue marks the 30th
anniversary of the Interreg – the main EU regions’ cooperation instrument both within the EU and beyond.
This year we look back on how the cooperation between Russian regions and BSR EU partners started
more than 20 years ago and how it has evolved, what the current results are and what we can expect from
the upcoming programme period.
Partners from Russia have taken part in 48 out of 140 projects of Interreg Baltic Sea Region,
covering all three Programme priorities: capacity for innovation, sustainable transport and management of
natural resources. Over 500 partner organizations from all Baltic Sea region countries cooperate in
international projects with Russian participation.
This year dialogue focuses on the tangible results that projects achieved in the funding period 2014-
2020: Russian and EU partners share what main benefits they see in transnational cooperation and what it
brings to their regions.
- What are the main results of transnational cooperation projects?
- How do the projects engage local, regional and national stakeholders? How people living in
the region benefit from the projects?
- Are there any ideas for future transnational cooperation?
In addition, the audience learns about the cooperation prospects for the funding period 2021-2027
between Russian regions and BSR EU partners. The Russian National Sub-committee of the programme
shares their opinion on draft topics for the future cooperation, considering strategic sustainable
development goals for constituent entities of Russia and the North-West Federal District as a whole:
innovative and resilient economies and societies and responsive public services, sustainable management
of the Baltic Sea and regional water resources and blue economy, climate change mitigation with circular
economy, low-carbon energy and green and intelligent transport and mobility.
- What are those specific areas where transnational cooperation will bring biggest benefits?
- What should such projects deliver as a main result of their implementation?
Organizers: Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russian National Sub-Committee of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, St. Petersburg Committee for External Relations, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat, ICSER Leontief Centre
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Reporters
Kapyrin Igor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Deputy Director, Department of European Cooperation
Welcome Address
Scherrer Susanne, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat. Director
Welcome Address
Karelina Irina, ICSER Leontief Centre. Director-General
Twenty years of transnational cooperation between Russian and EU regions in the Baltic Sea region
Balanev Maxim, St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development. Executive director
Oparina Elena, Enviro Co Ltd. Marketing Director
Schmitz Jakobsson Jenny, Innovatum Science Park. Assistant Project Manager
Ulstrup-Hansen Nadejda, Symbiosis Center Denmark. Communication manager
Pitirimov Nikolai, International Consortium "Saint-Petersburg Cleantech Cluster for Urban Environment". Member of Board of Directors
Andreeva Mariia, Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission. Project Coordinator
Bobyleva Natalia, State Company "Mineral". Deputy director for international cooperation and environmental education
Sheshukova Olga, State Autonomous Institution of the Kaliningrad Region "Environmental Center "ECAT-Kaliningrad". Deputy Director - Head of International Projects and Environmental Management Department
Serebrickiy Ivan, Committee for nature use, environmental protection and ecological safety. Deputy Head of the Committee for nature use
Wiechmann Liza, Hanseatic City of Rostock. Project coordinator EU BSR project cities.multimodal
Kobyz Kristina, Pskov City Administration. Head of the Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation and Tourism
Cities.multimodal — urban transport system in transition towards low carbon mobility
Goleva Natalia, Committee for Economic Development and Investment Policy of the Pskov Region. Head of the Department for International and Interregional cooperation
Cities.multimodal — urban transport system in transition towards low carbon mobility
Kolosova Elena, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme. Project Officer/Advisor for External Cooperation
Future cooperation in Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027: draft topics and expectations
Maximova Liana, Agency for International Affairs and Regional Cooperation. Deputy head
Mikheev Andrej, Committee for Economic Development and Investment Policy of the Pskov Region. Chairman
Bakhmet Olga, Karelian research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. President
KarRC RAS proposals for the future Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
Petrov Pavel, Karelian research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Head of the International cooperation Dept.
KarRC RAS proposals for the future Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
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