B7 Youth met in Hiiumaa

On Sunday, 4rd July the last goodbyes were said between the youngsters who took part of B7 youth meeting in Hiiumaa. On 27th June participants came from Hiiumaa, Saaremaa, Gotland, Öland and Åland, all together there were 81 people. It was very sad to go apart after spending such fun and interes...

Baltic Sea Days warmed up Hiiumaa spring

The three days of the B7 Baltic Sea events in Hiiumaa (27-29th of May) warmed up the chilly and windy spring of the island. A lot of exhibitions, music and theatre performances from Finland created a cultural framework for the conference Life in Small Communities. The conference was thematically div...

BSSSC newsletters for Dec & April

BSSSC newsletters for Dec & April

Click on the above pictures to download the BSSSC newsletters from December and April. B7 is a member of the BSSSC Board represented by The President and B7 facilitator, David Hunt. Check out the facilitator's report as raporteur on the EU Baltic Sea Strategy for his article.

Future of European agriculture after 2013. It affects us!

Future of European agriculture after 2013. It affects us!

EU opens public debate on its agricultural policy, the prelude to a major reform in 2013. The commission announced plans this week to overhaul its agricultural policy in line with the EU's new long-term economic strategy. In a speech at the European parliament, agriculture commissioner Dacian CioloÅ...

11th Islands of the World Conference, Bornholm 23-26 August

11th Islands of the World Conference, Bornholm 23-26 August

The Centre for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT), Bornholm, Denmark, and the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) are pleased to invite scholars, students, policy makers and practitioners to the 11th Islands of the World Conference, to be held from Monday 23 to Thursday 26 Aug...

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World Ecological Forum & Almedal Week
Written by Ulla Pettersson   

almedalen_July_2010As always the beginning of the summer is a busy time on Gotland.

 

July started with the World Ecological Forum – an event we hope is to grow in years to come.

 

On 3 July the Baltic Forum had its annual meeting with the advisory committee under the chairmanship of the former Secretary of State Jan Eliasson. The picture the environmental experts gave us of the current state of the Baltic Sea wasn’t too good, there is still so much to be done. But the only way is to do it together.

 

Almedalen week started the day after with the Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt´s speech. We hardly thought the political week could grow more but it’s even bigger than last year due to the upcoming elections in September. The EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is one of the international issues on the agenda.

 

So Visby is hot in all aspects right now
 
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Transplan Midway Conference Newsletter

Transplan Midway Conference Newsletter

The Transplan project group have just released a newsletter from their Midway Conference 0905 Transplan Midway Conference Newsletter

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Transplan Energy

Transplan Energy TRANSPLAN (website link) is a project of 30 months that started in September 2007. Its full title is "Transparent Energy Planning and Implementation". It is co-financed by the Intelligent...

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Baltic Master: maritime safety across borders. Link to website The initiative to the Baltic Master project emerges from two international conferences on maritime safety held in 2004 in Kiel, Germany,...

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EU Commissions Energy website link WWF Baltic Sea link Helcom link

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First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

Kärdla Mosque - Toomas Kokovkin: Hiiumaa is full of snow! It has closed passages in forest and home yards but opened new opportunities! All islanders are waiting for ice route to be opened...

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Kjeldsebyvej Bornholm: For those on Bornholm living outside of Rønne it is another day of being snowed in! It is difficult to clear the new snow as everywhere is full up with previous snow falls....

Winni Grosbøll Mayor on Bornholm!

Social Democrats and Liberals have formed a broad coalition with Winni Grosbøll as Mayor. The coalition is based on the co-operation between Social Democrats lead by Winni Grosbøll and the Liberals...

New Opposition Leader on Gotland.

A new face as Björn seeks new challenges and Åke joins the B7 politicians. Björn Jansson, vice Mayor on Gotland, has decided to step down as a full time politician after many years. Björn...

20 years of cooperation.

Early in 1989 a group from Gotland visited Saaremaa. As a result a cooperation agreement was signed, the first one between a place in Estonia and a Swedish municipality. Laine Tarvis and Eric Carlsson,...

Hiiumaa and Saaremaa delegation visited Öland Harvest Festival

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President Ilves urges closer co-operation among EU Baltic Sea states

President Toomas-Hendrik Ilves visited Hiiumaa

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Alandica Culture & Congress Centre opens 04-05 April

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BSSSC newsletters for Dec & April

BSSSC newsletters for Dec & April

Click on the above pictures to download the BSSSC newsletters from December and April. B7 is a member of the BSSSC Board represented by The President and B7 facilitator, David Hunt. Check out...

Future of European agriculture after 2013. It affects us!

Future of European agriculture after 2013. It affects us!

EU opens public debate on its agricultural policy, the prelude to a major reform in 2013. The commission announced plans this week to overhaul its agricultural policy in line with the EU's new long-term...

11th Islands of the World Conference, Bornholm 23-26 August

The Centre for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT), Bornholm, Denmark, and the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) are pleased to invite scholars, students, policy makers and practitioners...

Islands & People 2010

This years version of Islands and People is available for download here. Each year the B7 produces a brochure in preparation for the visit to Brussels. The brochure is used to inform those the B7 politicians...

EU Baltic Sea Strategy adopted

FROM THE SWEDEN PRESIDENCY WEBSITE: (kortlink.dk/se2009/795x) 26 October, the EU countries agreed to adopt a common strategy for the Baltic Sea region. Sweden's Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström...

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B7 Youth met in Hiiumaa

B7 Youth met in Hiiumaa

On Sunday, 4rd July the last goodbyes were said between the youngsters who took part of B7 youth meeting in Hiiumaa. On 27th June participants came from Hiiumaa, Saaremaa, Gotland, Öland and Åland,...

Baltic Sea Days warmed up Hiiumaa spring

The three days of the B7 Baltic Sea events in Hiiumaa (27-29th of May) warmed up the chilly and windy spring of the island. A lot of exhibitions, music and theatre performances from Finland created a cultural...

Baltic Sea Days in Hiiumaa

The B7 Hiiumaa Chairmanship has had two successful meetings in 2010: in Tallinn in January and in Brussels in March. The discussions have covered the topics of implementing common policies for the islands,...

B7 meets Commissioner Kallas

The B7 SC met with Commissioner Siim Kallas on Tuesday 16 march to discuss Baltic island transport issues.

B7 youth meet on Hiiumaa this summer

B7 2010 Chairmanship invites the youth from the B7 islands to meet on Hiiumaa this summer! This year's topic is the EU and Sustainable Development. During the meeting days from June 28th to July 3rd...

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Letter from the President

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B7 Harvest Festival Meeting

Artist from Öland to Rügen

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B7 Games 2010 closed

On Sunday 4 July 2010, the B7 Games 2010 have been officially closed. Here are the results of all sports and competitions: Results of the B7 Games 2010

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WG People-to-People: B7 20 years

At the B7 Annual Conference on Öland, the Chair of People-to-People workgroup, Martina Schwinkendorf presented a brochure of the workgroups activities over the first 20 years. On the left page 18 of...

B7 Games 2010 on Rügen

  The VIII B7 Games 2010 will take place on the island of Ruegen from 2 to 5 July 2010. Ruegen invites young athletes from all the seven member islands to come to Ruegen, compete and...

PtP Activities during 20 Years of B7 Baltic Islands Network

During the 20 years of the B7 Baltic Islands Network the People-to-People Workgroup has been organising several exchange projects, youth camps, sports and culture events for the people on the seven member...

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