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08STOCKHOLM711
2008-10-22 14:11:00
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Embassy Stockholm
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BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING
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UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000711
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ECIN EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB PHUM KNEI KOCI
KSCA, SW
SUBJECT: BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING
SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY
UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000711
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ECIN EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB PHUM KNEI KOCI
KSCA, SW
SUBJECT: BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING
SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY
1. On October 20, Acting Economic Counselor attended the
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 10th anniversary of
the establishment of its Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden.
The CBSS was founded in 1992 to handle environmental,
economic and labor issues in the Baltic Sea region. CBSS
could assume a higher profile when Sweden rotates into the EU
presidency in the summer of 2009. Sweden has stated that it
will focus on climate, energy and the environment, as well as
on the Baltic Sea region, and relations with neighboring
countries during its six-month presidency.
2. CBSS has 12 members: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
and the EU. Seven countries have observer status: Ukraine,
the U.S., the U.K., France, Italy, the Netherlands and
Slovakia. The CBSS focuses on a number of fields:
- Removing regional economic barriers to trade.
- Improving nuclear and radiation safety.
- Promoting democracy and human rights.
- Combating human trafficking.
- Facilitating cross-border cooperation.
- Establishing the EuroFaculty program to transfer teaching
methods and technology at three Baltic universities.
- Contributing input to the EU's policy framework for
Northern Europe.
- Promoting sustainable development.
3. Another of the CBSS' is Baltic 21, which works to advance
sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region by
coordinating between the developed Nordic and the lesser
developed Baltic countries. Baltic 21 addresses the
environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable
development. The Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation
(BASREC) supports the development of an environmentally sound
energy market for the Baltic Sea region. BASREC views
cooperation in the energy sector as a key factor in promoting
political stability, economic growth and sustainable
development in the region. The energy ministers of the
Baltic Sea region countries and the EU have made the region a
testing ground for joint implementation projects for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
WOOD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ECIN EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB PHUM KNEI KOCI
KSCA, SW
SUBJECT: BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING
SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY
1. On October 20, Acting Economic Counselor attended the
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 10th anniversary of
the establishment of its Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden.
The CBSS was founded in 1992 to handle environmental,
economic and labor issues in the Baltic Sea region. CBSS
could assume a higher profile when Sweden rotates into the EU
presidency in the summer of 2009. Sweden has stated that it
will focus on climate, energy and the environment, as well as
on the Baltic Sea region, and relations with neighboring
countries during its six-month presidency.
2. CBSS has 12 members: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
and the EU. Seven countries have observer status: Ukraine,
the U.S., the U.K., France, Italy, the Netherlands and
Slovakia. The CBSS focuses on a number of fields:
- Removing regional economic barriers to trade.
- Improving nuclear and radiation safety.
- Promoting democracy and human rights.
- Combating human trafficking.
- Facilitating cross-border cooperation.
- Establishing the EuroFaculty program to transfer teaching
methods and technology at three Baltic universities.
- Contributing input to the EU's policy framework for
Northern Europe.
- Promoting sustainable development.
3. Another of the CBSS' is Baltic 21, which works to advance
sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region by
coordinating between the developed Nordic and the lesser
developed Baltic countries. Baltic 21 addresses the
environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable
development. The Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation
(BASREC) supports the development of an environmentally sound
energy market for the Baltic Sea region. BASREC views
cooperation in the energy sector as a key factor in promoting
political stability, economic growth and sustainable
development in the region. The energy ministers of the
Baltic Sea region countries and the EU have made the region a
testing ground for joint implementation projects for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
WOOD