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INVENTORY A
BALTIC SEA REGION CO-OPEARTION
IN DIFFERENT FIELDS (EXCEPTING
DEFENCE ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION)
Riga Initiative
Informal Secretariat
Vilnius, 8-10 October 2003
Purpose
• to clarify already existing co-operation in
the Baltic Sea region in different fields
excepting defence environmental cooperation
• to examine ways of BARDEC co-operation
with and take advantage of already existing
structures
Kiel Initiative
• initiated in 1999 by the Swedish and German Ministers
for Defence
• aim: to develop practical co-operation based on the
principles of transparency, non-institutionalisation, nonregionalisation and non-duplication
• involved countries: DA, EST, FIN, FR, GE, LAT, LIT,
NO, PL, RU, SWE, UK and US
• areas of co-operation: naval co-operation; it could be
discussed - mine clearing operations, search and rescue,
and environmental issues
BALTSEA
• started in 1997, based on an agreement among 15 of the
present BALTSEA-members
• aim: - to focus on the need for enhanced exchange of
information and co-ordination of defence related support to
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
• involved countries: EST, LAT, LIT, BE, CA, DA, FIN,
FR, NL, NO, PL, SWE, SWI, UK and US
• areas of co-operation: defence related co-operation bodies
- BALTBAT, BALTDEFCOL, BALTNET, BALTRON,
BALTHNS, BALTLOG, BALTCCIS, and BALTUIMA.
HELCOM (the Helsinki
Commission)
• established in 1992 as the governing body for convention
signed by all the countries bordering on the Baltic Sea and
by EC
• aim: to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea
from all sources of pollution, and to restore and safeguard
its ecological balance through intergovernmental cooperation
• involved countries: DA, EST, FIN, GE, LAT, LIT, PL,
RU, SWE and EC
• areas of co-operation: eutrophication, hazardous
substances, land and maritime transport sectors, protection
and conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity etc.
CBSS
• initiated in 1992
• aim: to increase co-ordination and ensure better results of
the current wide range of activities
• involved countries: DA, EST, FIN, GE, ICL, LAT, LIT,
NO, PL, RU, SWE and EC
• areas of co-operation: environmental protection,
economic co-operation, children’s affairs, civil security,
agriculture, cross-border and subregional co-operation,
health issues, labour issues, nuclear safety, tourism,
transport, information technology etc.
Other co-operation bodies
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Baltic Marine Environment Bibliography
BALLERINA
Baltic Sea Network
The International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission
The Baltic Palette