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Baltic Sea Region Programme
The Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007–2013 (''alias'' INTERREG IV B programme for the Baltic Sea region) is a support programme part-financed by the :European Union and Norway. It is one of the mainstream Structural Funds programmes under the European Community's territorial co-operation objective. The Programme will support transnational projects working together for balanced and sustainable development of the European territory. Co-operation area The eligible co-operation area includes EU member states Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and northern parts of Germany, as well as the neighbouring countries of Norway, north-west regions of Russia and Belarus. Objectives Strategic objective of the programme is to make the Baltic Sea region an attractive place to invest, work and live in. Project partners (public or public-like institutions) form partnerships to look for joint solutions to common problems & challenges. The projects will contribute t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of over 448million. The EU has often been described as a ''sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8% of the world population in 2020, EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2022, constituting approximately one sixth of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states except Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |