Amb Eduardas Borisovas Deputy Director General CBSS Secretariat BSR University Network Plenary Meeting Riga 22 March 2013

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The Council of the Baltic Sea States

CBSS established in 1992 as an overall political forum for regional inter-governmental cooperation

The CBSS Permanent International

Secretariat was established in 1998, located in

Stockholm

Enlargements of the EU in 1995 and 2004

had significantly changed the Baltic Sea Region

and tasks for the CBSS

Decision to reform the CBSS into a

political coordination organization with a

strong project orientation was taken in Riga in

2008 and 5 priorities for the CBSS were

established:

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Twelve Members of the CBSS

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Icleand

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Poland

Russia

Sweden

The European Commission

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CBSS priorities and sample networks/activities

Civil Security & Human Dimension - Task Force Against Trafficking in Human Beings, EG on Nuclear and Radiation Safety, EG on Children at Risk Cooperation, BSR Border Control Cooperation, Civil Protection Network, Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime

Economy - Expert Group on Maritime Policy, Baltic Sea Labour Forum, PPP

Network P3CN, Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea VASAB

Energy – BASREC, EG SD – Baltic21

Education and Culture - EuroFaculty Pskov, Senior Officials Group on Culture, Ars Baltica,Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage of the BSS,EG Youth Affairs

Environment & Sustainable Development - EG on Sustainable Development - Baltic 21 – Climate change, Sustainable Development, Sustainable consumption and production, Innovation and education for sustainable development -

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Baltic Sea States Summits

Baltic Sea States Summits - meetings of the Heads of Governments are held

every 2nd year

1st Baltic Sea States Summit was held on 3-4 May 1996 in Visby, Sweden

3rd Baltic Sea States Summit in Kolding, Denmark held on 12-13 April 2000

recommended consolidation within the framework of the Council of the Baltic Sea

States of all regional intergovernmental, multilateral co-operation taking place

among the group of CBSS members

8th BSSS took place in Vilnius on 1-2 June 2010 organised by the Lithuanian

CBSS Presidency and the Vilnius Declaration a Vision for the Baltic Sea Region by

2020 was adopted

9th Summit was organized by Germany on 30 - 31 May in Stralsund

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Ten Observers

Belarus

France

Italy

Slovakia

The Netherlands

Romania

Spain

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States of America

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CBSS Expert Groups

Expert Group on Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Expert Group on Sustainable Development - Baltic 21

Expert Group on Maritime Policy

Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings

Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk

International Expert Group on Euro Faculty Pskov

Expert Group on Youth Affairs (frozen 2013)

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Intergovernmental Networks

CBSS

Ars Baltica

Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation BASREC

Baltic Sea States Civil Protection Network

Baltic Sea States Prosecutors Network

CBSS Senior Officials network on Tax Cooperation (frozen)

Group of Senior Officials on Culture

Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage in the Baltic Sea States

Visions and Strategies for the Baltic Sea Region VASAB

Non-CBSS

Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation

Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime

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Strategic Partners

B7 Baltic Seven Islands

Baltic Development Forum (BDF)

Baltic Sea Chambers of Commerce

Associations (BCCA)

Baltic Sea Forum – Pro Baltica

Baltic Sea Parliamentary

Conference (BSPC)

Baltic Sea Region University

Network (BSRUN)

Baltic Sea States Sub-regional

Cooperation (BSSSC)

Baltic Sea Trade Union Network

(BASTUN)

Baltic University Programme BUP

Business Advisory Council BAC

Conference of Peripherial Maritime

Regions - Baltic Sea Commission CPMR-

BSC

Helsinki Commission HELCOM

International Organization for

Migration IOM

NGO Forum

Organisation for Economic

Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC)

ScanBalt

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External CBSS cooperation

External cooperation including regular consultation and participation in joint

activities and projects

• 4 regional councils in the North (CBSS, NCM, BEAC, AC)

• initiatives embracing the Region as the Northern Dimension, EU Strategy for the BSR and others

• international organisations in Europe (Council of Europe, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe)

• universal international organisations (UNDP, UNODC, etc)

• macroregional organisations in other parts of Europe (Central European Initiative CEI, Black Sea Economic Cooperation BSEC, Adriatic Ionian Initiative AII, Visegrad Group V4, South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and others)

German CBSS Presidency Priorities 2011-2012

Coherence in the BSR

Regional Identity

South Eastern Baltic Area

Modernization

Public Private Partnerships

9th Baltic Sea States Summit

Stralsund, Germany

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The main priorities of the Russian CBSS Presidency

Development of cooperation in the field of modernization and

innovation with the focus on clusters of growth and with the prospect

to form real regional partnership

Establishment of a network of public-private partnerships (PPP)

as a platform for sustainable growth and setting up a regional large-

scale Innovation Fund for direct investments through PPP in order to

strengthen competitiveness of regional economies, resolve

infrastructure problems, improve living standards of population

The main priorities of the Russian CBSS Presidency (2)

Russia intends to strengthen

the active role of the CBSS in

fighting against extremism and

radicalism, stimulating the

traditions of tolerance

Russia intends to promote

people-to-people contacts,

facilitate existing visa formalities

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Other priorities of the Russian CBSS Presidency

Russia intends to work on the

projects launched together with

German partners and related to the

modernization of the South Eastern

Baltic Area (SEBA)

CBSS Project Support Facility

should be a start up capital to attract

major credits and investment

resources, launched by the CBSS

Secretariat

Modernization Partnership

for the South Eastern Baltic Area

16th Ministerial Session in Oslo in

2011 decided to implement a programme of

modernization of the South Eastern Baltic

Area with special focus on the Kaliningrad

region and its neighborhood

17th CBSS Extraordinary Ministerial

Session in Plön during the discussion

focussed on cultural heritage possibilities in

this area

Russia took over the CBSS Presidency

on 1 July 2012 and recognized SEBA as one

of the main priorities to be continued

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SEBA Priority Areas

Sustainable development and tourism:

Lake “Vishtinets” / Krasnolesye (Rominten forest) – trans-

border (RUS-PL-LT) natural park;

Marine and water tourism - water ways network and

infrastructure

Culture and creative industries:

Cultural heritage routes; Maps for travelers created by young

local people;

Baltic Lab - providing young talents involved in business start-

ups with networking opportunities;

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SEBA Priority Areas (2)

Event management (also in the context of coming World Cup

2018 in Kaliningrad)

Public-private partnership

PPP as a tool for regional development

University cooperation

Bringing in new educational approaches to the faculties of

law, public management and good governance

Youth

CBSS Youth Summer camp (“Baltic Artek”) - bringing in an

international dimension to inter-cultural dialogue

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The CBSS Pilot Financial Initiative in 2012

May 31, Stralsund, Germany

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the Permanent

International Secretariat of the CBSS and two state-owned banks -

German KfW and Russian Vnesheconombank

November 16, Moscow

Signing of SME-loan agreement between KfW and Vnesheconombank

(110 mln USD)

December 12, Stockholm, Permanent International Secretariat of

the CBSS

Signing of PPP-loan agreement between KfW and Vnesheconombank (65

mln USD)

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Main Events of the Russian CBSS Presidency 2012 - 2013

The 21st Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference - was held on

August 26-28, 2012 in St Petersburg

The 5th meeting of the ministers of transport of the Baltic

region - took place on December 5, 2012 in Moscow

The Conference of the Heads of Governments on

Environmental Protection of the Baltic Sea, April 5-6, 2013 in St

Petersburg

18th Ministerial Session, 5 – 6 June 2013 in Kaliningrad

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Main Events of the Russian CBSS Presidency

The Annual Baltic Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations,

16-17 April 2013 in St Petersburg

The Conference on Modernization of the South Eastern Baltic

Sea Area (SEBA), 7 June 2013 in Kaliningrad, visit to the Lake

Vishtinets area

Annual Meeting of Directors Generals of Rescue Services

(Vologda, April 2013)

Conference with participation of the CBSS field ministries on

fighting against human-trafficking (Saint-Petersburg, second half of

2013)

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CBSS project orientation (1)

Secretariat is participating in 34 projects, mainly in the areas of

sustainable development, environment, economy and civil security/human

dimension

21 project ideas with a varying degree of concretisation at this stage

are in the pipeline of the Secretariat

The 9th Baltic Sea States Summit in Stralsund endorsed the

establishment of the CBSS Project Support Facility with 1 mln euro

dedicated to it by the CBSS member states

nearly half of the listed projects are suggestions emanating from Russia

and other projects or project ideas are suggested by the CBSS Expert Groups

or by the Secretariat

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CBSS and EUSBSR

Efforts are undertaken to establish functioning cooperation between

Iceland, Norway, Russia and the EU in areas where common objectives

could be identified under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Acting on behalf of Priority Area Coordinator of the EUSBSR Priority

Area 14 (Secure) – Consolidating the position of the CBSS Secretariat in

coordination with Sweden in the upcoming EUSBSR Action

14.3 Macro Regional Risk Analysis, Scenario Development and Gap

Analysis vis-à-vis the main potential hazards and natural disasters in the

Baltic Sea Region

Co-coordinator of EUSBSR Horizontal Actions Neighbors and Climate

Change Adaptation – SEBA, BaltAdapt, etc

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CBSS and North West Russia

CBSS through the CSO is keeping a permanent focus on cooperation with the

regions of the North West Russia and the CBSS CSO meetings were organised in

Kaliningrad and Pskov

project proposals made by the Kaliningrad and Pskov Regional Authorities of

Russia were seriously taken into account by the CSO

Russian project proposals to the EU evolved from the experience gained at the

cooperation of the CBSS and its structures involving Russia and her regions

Strategy for the Social and Economic Development of the North West Federal

District of the Russian Federation by 2020 and in particular its parts on external

cooperation could provide new opportunities for the CBSS and its structures to

identify common activities with the EUSBSR

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CBSS EuroFaculty

First positive results were achieved after implementing EuroFaculty

projects in Law and Business Economics at Tartu University in Estonia, Latvian

University in Riga and Vilnius University in Lithuania during the years 1991 -

2005

EuroFaculty Kaliningrad project was implemented at the Immanuel Kant

State University of Russia during 2000 – 2007

EFK made a strong impact in reviewing the Russian High Education

curricula in Law and Economics

The EuroFaculty Pskov project as an educational development project was

launched in 2009 in Pskov

The aim of the project is to upgrade university education in Business

Economics / Business Administration at the recently created Pskov State University

(PskovSU)

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EuroFaculty Pskov

After the success and a favourable assessment of the work carried out of

the first phase of the project the CBSS Member States agreed to continue

support to the project.

The EuroFaculty Pskov project is financed to date by voluntary

contributions from all the CBSS Member States.

One of the big achievements of the first phase (2009–2012) was to create

three profiles for Bachelor level: Credit and Finance, Accounting and Auditing as

well as International Business.

The second three year phase (2012–2015) of the project was launched by a

kick-off event on 24 October 2012 with newly revised objectives.

CBSS Committee of Senior Officials, IEG and University Consortium

attended the kick-off event of the EF-Pskov second phase

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EuroFaculty Pskov

Sweden as a Lead Country for the EF Pskov project is heading the project’s

steering body, the International Expert Group for the EuroFaculty project in Pskov.

IEG coordinate the EuroFaculty project together with the University

Consortium including the University of Turku as project leader and Stockholm

School of Economics, Russia (branch in Saint Petersburg), Trondheim Business

School, Roskilde University, University of Tartu, University of Latvia and Saint

Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance implementing the EF-P

project. Other universities as Wiadrina University of Germany also supported the EF

Pskov project.

The flagship of the second phase of EF-P project will launch an international

Master Degree Programme on Baltic Sea Business.

The launching of the Management Development Programme for business

managers will be another major endeavour and is foreseen to start in 2014

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EuroFaculty Pskov

The EF-P project will also put great emphasis on enhancing regional

development through university-led activities.

PskovSU can be seen as the engine for regional development of the area.

Upgrading of education contributes to regional development in the North

West Russia.

Wider impact on the modernization of the high education in Russia.

Parts on external cooperation could provide new opportunities for the

CBSS and its structures to identify common activities with the EUSBSR.

Throughout the second phase the above objectives will be complemented

with development work and support in the fields of language teaching, mobility

of students and staff, library and infrastructure development as well as faculty

development.

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CBSS and Summer University idea

Under the long-term priority education the CBSS is planning a Summer

University on issues of high relevance Baltic Sea cooperation

This Summer University idea is a part of the Action "Fostering cross-border

cooperation through youth exchange and exchange in higher education" in the

framework of the new HA Neighbours of the EUSBSR, where it ranges as a flagship

project

The Director General of the CBSS Secretariat Jan Lundin agreed with Prof.

Bernd Henningsen and Prof. Krister Hanne of the Department of Northern

European Studies at Humboldt University in Berlin that the central topic will be

"Governance in the BSR“

Special emphasis shall be put on "good governance" in a broad sense of the

word: social trust, legitimacy of institutions and transparency are important

preconditions for successful regional cooperation

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CBSS and Summer University goals

The overall plan is to develop a programme for a summer university that will

be ready in 2014 and then can be carried out at least 3 or may even 5 times.

The target group each year would be 30 graduate and doctoral students from

the side of academia and/or civil servants from different parts of the BSR.

The summer university could be held in Kaliningrad , Russia or at least to start

there and maybe during the following years to travel to other cities on the shores of

the Baltic Sea.

The benefit of the Summer University would be networking and development

of curricula for academic studies.

Beyond academia and with a long-term view the CBSS summer school would

contribute to the education of the next generation of decision-makers and civil

servants in the BSR.

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CBSS and Summer University way ahead

The CBSS Secretariat and the Department of Northern European Studies at

Humboldt University in Berlin are activating existing contacts and making new ones.

HU is preparing an application for seed money in order to have a stakeholder

conference in the second half of this year where relevant issues and interests of the

stakeholder shall be discussed.

The next step will be to fix a programme and to apply for funding of the

Summer University for the coming years.

As soon as the basic planning for the stakeholder conference will be started

the organizers will send out a call also to the BSRUN in order to find researchers

and lecturers interested in the Summer University and later on also to find students

for 2014.

The CBSS would be glad if members of the BSRUN would be interested in

joining the project.

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Here we are and you are always welcome to visit us at the CBSS Secretariat at Slussplan 9, Gamla Stan, Stockholm and do not forget to visit

our website www.cbss.org Thank you for your attention!