ERB EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING12 December 2011

10.00 – 10.05 Opening, by Alla Ivanova, ERB President

10.05 – 10.35 Presentation by Roland Gustbee, ERB Vice-President

10.35 – 11.35 Discussion

11.35 – 11.45 Information from ERB Youth Board, by Irmantas Sujeta, YB Chair

11.45 – 11.55 Information from IPS, S. Demkowicz-Dobrzański

11.55 – 12.00 Summary & Closing, by Alla Ivanova, ERB President

EUROREGION BALTIC2012 - 2013

CONTENTS

ERB 2020 Agenda

Vice-President's visits to ERB member organisations

Results of the visits to the regions

Future Programming period

ERB Youth Board

B2B Project

Other issues

2012 – 2013 Action Plan: Framework

ERB 2020 AGENDA

ERB 2020 Agenda is implemented further as the long-term strategy for ERB

ERB continues to streamline its efforts around 3 Agenda objectives:

Lobbying

Strategic projects

Exchange activities

2-year action plans continue to be drafted every year

ERB continues to hold its annual stakeholder conferences

VICE-PRESIDENT'S VISITS

1 November – Kaliningrad Oblast, Kaliningrad

2 November – Warmińsko Mazurskie Voivodeship, Olsztyn

3 November – Association of Polish Communes, Elbląg

4 November – Pomorskie Voivodeship, Gdańsk

14 November – Regional Municipality of Bornholm, Ronne

22 November – Region Blekinge, Karlskrona

25 November – Regional Council in Kalmar County, Kalmar

5 December – Regional Council in södra Småland, Växjö

8 December – Klaipeda Regional Development Coouncil, Klaipeda

RESULTS FROM THE VISITS

FUTURE PROGRAMMING PERIOD

ERB supports the continuation of the South Baltic programme

ERB actively monitors the content of the programme in order to:

include dialogue with our national authorities based on the unique assets

and needs of the regions

clarify the possibility to ensure that all ERB member regions can be included

lobby for a replacement of the 150 km limit for maritime borders with

objective criteria based on functional geographies

ensure that ERB will still be represented in the Monitoring Committee

which will be merged with the Steering Committee in the next programme

ERB YOUTH BOARD

ERB Vice-President acts as liaison between Executive and Youth Boards

ERB Youth Board is supported with a permanent coordinator

ERB Youth Board continues its efforts in order to have their cooperation

included in the EUSBSR Action Plan

ERB YOUTH BOARDNew youth project(s) should:

implement tasks to be defined in the EUSBSR Action Plan

be based on a pre-study

relate to the themes of mentorship and entrepreneurship

apply informal learning as a working tool

bring practical results

Other:

European Voluntary Service

other youth organisations in the Baltic Sea Regions

B2B PROJECT

ERB works towards the implementation of a B2B project

B2B project(s) should be implemented by the business support organisations in

ERB member regions

B2B project(s) could:

help to build cross-border business links between SMEs

relate to clusters and innovation

help to exchange information and raise awareness between SMEs and help to

transfer knowledge and best practices

OTHER ISSUES

ERB organises a forum of local stakeholders within ERB

ERB investigates the possibility for an EGTC status

ERB organises a debate on labour mobility issues

2012 – 2013 ACTION PLANFRAMEWORK

2012 – 2013 ACTION PLAN

2012 – 2013 Action Plan considers regional interests presented during the Vice-President's visits

2012 – 2013 Action Plan helps to implement the ERB 2020 Agenda

The goal of the ERB 2020 Agenda is to (…) help the organisation move into

a new phase where it becomes a more dynamic tool to tackle common

challenges observed by its members, and a strengthened political leverage

in the cross-border cooperation of the Baltic Sea Region.

ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOL

Goal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR

Internal actions:

reinforcing stakeholder approach through continuous dialogue

and information exchange:

stakeholder forum

ERB Secretariats contacts

joint projects such as B2B and youth

integrating further the Youth Board:

permanent youth coordination structure

support by the member organisations

ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOL

Goal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR

External actions:

holding dialogue with the EC, EP, CoR and regional offices in Brussels,

as well as with Baltic Sea organisations:

cooperation agreement

joint EUSBSR paper and event

more formal links with BSSSC

actively implementing the South Baltic Programme

participating in the implementation of the EUSBSR HA on MLG:

re-submission of Involve project

ERB AS A TOOL TO TACKLE COMMON CHALLENGES

Goal: to be a more dynamic tool to tackle common challenges

empowering youth:

youth project

ERB Youth Board as a EUSBSR flagship

facilitating B2B links:

B2B project

cooperation with EEN and business support organisations in ERB

addressing labour market challenges:

debate on how ERB can contribute

ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOL

Goal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR

INTERNAL ACTION

reinforcing stakeholder approach through continuous dialogue and information exchange

Forum of ERB Stakeholders, 2012

TIME FRAMEWORK COST ACTOR RESPONSIBLE

Contact of ERB Secretariats

TIME FRAMEWORK COST ACTOR RESPONSIBLE

QUESTIONS ABOUT ACTIONS

What issues should be discussed at the ERB forum?

What resources are available among the regions and needed for a permanent

youth coordination structure?

What should be the role of ERB in the new youth project?

What should be the role of ERB in the new business project?

What resources are available among the regions and needed for the realisation

of the goals regarding the projects?

Other opinions and comments.

Is it possible for the Board to decide on the drafting of the detailed Action Plan

based on this presentation?