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Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region will take place in Jurmala

BC, Riga, 03.06.2015.Print version
The VI Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region “Achieving e-Quality by Connecting the Region” will take place at the Dzintari Concert Hall in Jurmala on 15–16 June 2015, reported BC the Latvian MFA.

The welcome addresses at the forum will be delivered by the Prime Minister of Latvia, Laimdota Straujuma; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Parliamentary State Secretary for EU Affairs Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, and the Mayor of Jurmala City Gatis Truksnis. The European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius will also speak at event.

 

With approximately 550 participants, this is going to be one of the largest events during Latvia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

 

The main themes of the forum are the future of the Strategy, the Baltic Sea Region’s competitiveness and improved e-connectivity. During the forum, a Networking Village will be held with participation of many organisations from the region. Ten parallel sessions will address the funding of projects, youth mobility, maritime and coastal tourism, social inclusiveness, the energy market, communications, culture, science, spatial planning and healthcare.

 

The annual forum will be a significant event for experts, public officials, business people, NGO members, students, university lecturers and other stakeholders from the Baltic Sea Region – Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Poland. The annual forum will provide an excellent opportunity for discussing the shared challenges, analysing the achievements of the Strategy and planning its future implementation.

 

For further information on the VI Annual Forum click here.






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