EUSBSR – EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
- Project name: European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR)
- Project funding source: Interreg Baltic Sea Region
- Project duration: since 2009 – ongoing
- Project coordinator: European Commission (DG REGIO)
- Project objective: to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea Region countries and the search for joint solutions, with the aim of building a green, thriving and well-connected Baltic Sea Region, preserving the Baltic Sea, improving connectivity, and increasing the wellbeing of the region.
- Additional information about the project: The EUSBSR brings together the European Commission and nine Baltic Sea Region states – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden. The strategy promotes international cooperation and the search for joint solutions to shared macro-regional challenges. Its action plan is implemented across 14 policy areas, covering transport, energy, innovation, education, health, security, tourism, the bioeconomy and other topics relevant to the Baltic Sea Region.
- TIA’s role in the project: TIA is one of the coordinators of the EUSBSR Policy Area “Transport”. The Association coordinates the implementation of the action plan in Lithuania, initiates and develops international projects, organises thematic events and working groups, strengthens cooperation among stakeholders, and contributes to shaping and implementing transport policy in the Baltic Sea Region.
- TIA partners in Lithuania: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (MFA), Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Energy Agency, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Project website: https://eusbsr.eu/policy-area-transport/