Swedish Presidency of the CBSS
The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States has been concluded and as of 1 July, Latvia has assumed responsibility. The year of the Swedish Presidency has been filled with activities aimed at achieving the concrete objectives established as our areas of priority: Energy and Environment; Civil Security; and Trade and Investment. These activities have had as their overall objective to develop the region and to bring the people of in the Baltic Sea region even closer together
More information on what has been achieved during Sweden's Presidency is available on the website.
Russia welcomes greater Swedish presence
After the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Malmö, Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov had bilateral talks in Stockholm with both Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt. At the following press conference, Mr Lavrov said that no problems of any significance exist between Russia and Sweden. Today's discussions included the topic of increased trade between the two countries.
"Russia warmly welcomes a greater presence of Swedish companies," said Mr Lavrov.
Both Mr Bildt and Mr Lavrov expressed great concern for the "alarming" situation in the Middle East, which had also been discussed during the day.
Foreign minister meeting in Malmö
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is to hold its meeting of foreign ministers in Malmö on 12-13 June 2007. The foreign ministers of all the countries round the Baltic Sea will be participating.
The Baltic Sea Convention on June 24-29
Different networks and organisations active in promoting cooperation and development in the Baltic Sea region will meet in Visby on Gotland 24 - 29 June. The overreaching theme of the Convention will be "Creating the good society" and the focus will be more on cross-over contacts and active participation from the audience than extensive lectures given by authorities.
Baltic Sea Region Ministers of Trade and Economy to meet in Stockholm
On Wednesday 23 May, ministers of trade and economy of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) will be meeting in Stockholm at the invitation of the Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Sten Tolgfors.
The Trade and Economy Ministers will discuss, among other things, how regional cooperation can promote trade and investments in the Baltic Sea Region, one of the world's most competitive regions.
Seminar on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Baltic Sea region in Stockholm 24-25 May 2007
Within the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the CBSS, Sweden invites representatives (officials) of all Baltic Sea States to a seminar on Integrated Coastal Zone Management ( ICZM) in the Baltic Sea Region to be held in Stockholm on 24-25 May 2007. The aim of the seminar is to initiate and promote a dialogue for all countries around the Baltic Sea.
For further information, please contact Mr. Sten Jerdenius, Ministry of the Environment,
Tel. +46 8 405 39 10.
Conference on Children's Culture
The Swedish Arts Council and the Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators in cooperation with the National Heritage Board will be organising a conference "Think Future Do Now" on culture in the Baltic Sea Region. The conference will take place on 30 March - 1 April 2007, in Visby, on Gotland in Sweden. The purpose of the conference is to strengthen and spread working models and good examples that can inspire and lead to further developments in work on culture of high quality for children. The ambition is to develop cooperation and networks in the Baltic Sea region. The focus of the conference will be on cross-border meetings, with special attention being paid to pedagogical aspects of literature and the cultural heritage. The conference is aimed at networks and institutions for child and youth culture as well as producers, researchers, educationalists, politicians and civil servants.
For more detailed information please visit www.bcwt.org (see link below) or contact the Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Tel. +46 (0) 498 21 83 85
