Call for Applications for the Baltic Sea Region Programme is open 1st of December 2010 – 31st of March 2011
The Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 offers financial support to transnational projects contributing to the development of a sustainable, competitive and territorially integrated Baltic Sea Region.
2-12-2010
The strategic objective of the Programme is to strengthen the development towards a sustainable, competitive, and territorially integrated Baltic Sea Region by connecting potentials over the borders. The Programme is focused on the preparation of investments and actions aimed at improving the economic potential of the region. At the same time, the goal is to minimise the existing differences in the socio-economic development between the western and the eastern parts of the region.
This call for project applications is targeted at two directions. Firstly, the call is open for flagship projects of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. These are projects that are listed as flagship projects in the Action Plan of the Strategy or projects that are a part of these flagships.
Secondly, the call is open for projects contributing to the fulfilment of the following Programme goals:
Priority 1
- Broadening the innovation basis in the Baltic Sea Region by attracting people of different age, gender and profession to innovation issues
- Key-enabling technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology, microelectronics, photonics, advanced materials)
Priority 2
- Integration of areas with low accessibility (in particular areas in the northern and eastern part of the BSR) to the other areas of the Baltic Sea Region
- Promotion of ICT measures enhancing accessibility and sustainable socioeconomic growth
Priority 3
- Promotion of sustainable use of marine resources (e. g. aquaculture, offshore wind energy, use of biomass)
- Prevention of trans-boundary pollution risks with particular focus on Belarus and Russia
Priority 4
- New approaches in tackling the challenges of demographic change
- Promotion of common identity of the overall Baltic Sea Region (e.g. branding the Region)
- Strengthening social conditions and impacts of regional and city development with focus on Belarus and Russia