Funding for the project ‘Development of a think tank functions of the NDI’ received from EC

The Northern Dimension Institute is happy to announce that we have signed the Grant Contract with European Commission (EC) for funding of our project Development of a think tank functions of the NDI for the next three years. The project is jointly designed and implemented by Aalto University as the Lead Partner, in partnership with University of Oulu (UOULU, Finland), …

Call for projects that put culture at the heart of Baltic Sea cooperation and empower the future-builders of the region

Call for projects that put culture at the heart of Baltic Sea cooperation and empower the future-builders of the region: Call open from 15 February – 31 March 2018 Regional Identity is a long-term priority of CBSS aiming to develop and foster the concept of a belonging to the Baltic Sea Region through engagement, dialogue, people-to-people contacts, networks and multilevel …

Registration for Interreg Central Baltic project applicant seminars is open

Project applicant seminars are targeted towards the partnerships that are in an advanced planning phase of their projects and will submit their application for the third call. The Project applicant seminars are working seminars focused on preparing the project application. Seminar day is built on three main blocks: Programme/ project intervention logic, designing a work plan and drafting a budget. As …

European Cooperation Day 2016

European Cooperation Day invites you to participate in any of the events showcasing project results or highlighting the importance of territorial cooperation. ‘Sharing borders, growing closer’ is the motto for the celebration of this spirit of cooperation throughout Europe and beyond, as territorial cooperation also involves neighbouring countries of the EU. Read more about the events around September 21st on the campaign …

Cooperation in the Area of Climate Change Mitigation in the Barents Region continues

26.5.2016 In May 2016, NordRegio approved funding of the project on Climate Change Mitigation in the Barents region from the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Programme. The project follows the Climate Change Action Plan for the Barents cooperation, which was adopted at the Meeting of the Environment Ministers of the BEAC, held in Inari in December 2013. The application was …

Improving the accessibility of the Baltic Sea Region. The kick-off conference for three EU projects

The kick-off conference for three EU projects: NSB CoRe, Scandria 2Act and TENTacle projects was held on April 7th at Kalastajatorppa in Helsinki and gathered for about one hundred participants. These three projects start their cooperation in order to develop the EU TEN-T Core Network Corridors intersecting the Baltic Sea Region. The project North Sea Baltic Connector of Regions, NSB CoRe is led by the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council from Finland, …

Project MARPART2-MAN has been launched

Maritime Preparedness and International Partnership in the High North (MARPART) project will continue in frames of a new initiative – MARPART (2) –Man: Joint Task-Force Management in High North Emergency Response.  The purpose of the Marpart – 2 Man project is to contribute to more competent host-nation relief support and efficient cross-border cooperation through knowledge transfer in and between competence institutions, and …

NDPTL: Intermodal Transportation via Rail Baltica – a Remarkable Opportunity for Finnish Industry and Trade

A roundtable discussion within the frames of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL)  project “Elimination of obstacles for Intermodal transportation in transit through Poland, Lithuania and Belarus” took place in Helsinki, Finland, on 26 April 2016. The aim of the roundtable was to discuss opportunities and potential with Finnish industry and trade organisations for door-to-door or terminal-to-terminal …

Project MERMAID gave recommendations for sustainable development in the Arctic

Finnish Meterological Institute, together with three university partners in Finland,  has completed the MERMAID (Identifying Risks and Opportunities for Marine Transport and Tourism in the Arctic) project during 2014-2016. The project supports the implementation of the Arctic Strategy of Finland and preparations for the Finland’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council 2016. The recommendations of the project include e.g. establishing a …