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by Christopher Lucht* “Why do we need a youth dimension for the Baltic Sea region?” Agnes Lusti (20) answers without any hesitation. “We young people often have a different perspective. But the moderator wants to know more about it and asks for an example. The 150 people in the conference hall of the Baltic Philharmonic...
What happens to the regional cooperation in the times of political tensions and disagreements? What is the role of soft-law organisations like Council of the Baltic Sea States in fostering peaceful multilevel cooperation? How to adapt to the changing circumstances and continue cooperation, despite political...
Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed. But currently, these process waters are treated as waste. Now, a research project from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows the potential of recycling these nutrients back into the food...
Eco-efficiency and digitalisation in the maritime industry in the Baltic Sea region will be at the focal point in a seminar organised by ECOPRODIGI project on 20 November 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This autumn ECOPRODIGI project consortium has been working for more eco-efficient and digitalised shipping sector in...
Three Danish and German museums signed a contract for close cross-border cooperation in the new Danish-German association NORDMUS. It was a historic day when three museums from Denmark and Germany recently founded a network at a conference in Nykøbing-Falster with which they committed themselves to close cross-border...
Kiel enables emission-free ship supply during the port’s laytime. Start for the construction of the first shore-side power plant in Kiel’s commercial port: During a ceremony, Schleswig-Holstein’s Economics Minister Dr. Bernd Buchholz, Kiel’s Lord Mayor Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, Port Director Dr. Dirk Claus and Color Line GmbH...
Politics: Sweden still has no government: even a few weeks after the elections Sweden still has no government. Stefan Lövfen, the old head of government, will remain in office until the government is determined. Critics are now talking about government chaos and fraud against voters. The country hasn’t seen such a...
As part of the Baltic Sea region’s efforts to thwart eutrophication and its causes, the project platform “Sustainable manure and nutrient management for reduction of nutrient loss in the Baltic Sea Region” (SuMaNu) had its kick-off meeting at the HELCOM Secretariat in Helsinki from 23 to 24 October 2018. The SuMaNu...
Environmental researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) have developed a new type of mobile device for recording microplastics in surface waters. They call the design “Rocket”, which allows up to 60 litres per minute to be sucked through four fine candle filters depending on the...
Altia has made a new Baltic Sea Commitment to enhance sustainable agriculture in the production of its beverages. The new commitment continues the co-operation between Altia and Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) that was initiated in 2015. The new Baltic Sea Commitment includes participation by Altia and selected...