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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels,

SEC(2009) 712/2


COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Accompanying the

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the



European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region


ACTION PLAN


{COM(2009) 248}
{SEC(2009) 702}
{SEC(2009) 703}


February 2013 VERSION

Action Plan

for the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

An integrated framework that allows the European Union and Member States to identify needs and match them to the available resources by coordinating of appropriate policies, thus enabling the Baltic Sea Region to achieve a sustainable environment and optimal economic and social development.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 7

Governance of the Strategy 10

Funding Issues 19

Communicating the EUSBSR – Let’s talk about results 22

Objectives and sub-objectives of the Strategy 23

Priority Areas 49

Horizontal Actions 152

Annex I: Completed Flagship Projects 185

Annex II: Charting how Priority Areas and Horizontal Actions address each Objective 191



Abbreviations







AIS

Automatic Identification Systems

B7

Baltic Islands

BaltMet

The Baltic Metropoles Network

BASREC

The Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation Initiative

BEMIP

The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan

BOCTA

The Baltic Operational Crime Assessment

BSAP

HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan

BSLF

The Baltic Sea Labour Forum

BSR

The Baltic Sea region

BSRAC

Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council

BSRBCC

The Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation

BSSSC

The Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation

BSTF

The Baltic Sea Tourism Forum

BSTF OPC

The Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime in the Baltic Sea Region

BTO 2030

The Baltic Transport Outlook 2030

CBSS

The Council of the Baltic Sea States

CBSS TF-THB

Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings

CEF

Connecting Europe Facility

CF

Cohesion Fund

CFP

Common Fisheries Policy

CISE

Common Information Sharing Environment

CLLD

Community-Led Local Development

COSME

Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs

DG ENERGY

Directorate-General for Energy

DG ENTR

Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

DG ENV

Directorate-General for Environment

DG MARE

Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

DG REGIO

Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy

EAFRD

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

ECoC

European Capitals of Culture

EEZ

Exclusive Economic zone

EFF

European Fisheries Fund

EGCC

The Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk

EIAs

Environmental Impact Assessments

EIB

European Investment Bank

EMFF

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

ERA

European Research Area

ERDF

European Regional Development Fund

ESF

European Social Fund

EU

European Union

EUSBSR

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FP7

The EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research

GDP

Gross domestic product

GES

Good Ecological Status

GT

Gross Tonnage

HA

Horizontal Action

HALs

Horizontal Action Leaders

HELCOM

The Helsinki Commission

HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

HLG

High-Level Group

IALA

International Association of Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

ICT

Information and communications technology

ICZM

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

IDU

Injecting Drug Users

IMO

International Maritime Organization

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

ISUM

Integrated Sea Use Management

ITS

Intelligent Transport Systems

JASPERS

Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas

LORC

Lindoe Offshore Renewables Centre

LRIT

Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships

MLG

Multi-Level Governance

MSFD

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

MSP

Marine Spatial Planning

MSY

Maximum Sustainable Yield

NCC

National Coordination Centers

NCM

Nordic Council of Ministers

NCP(s)

National Contact Point(s)

NDEP

The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership

NDPC

Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture

NDPHS

The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being

NDPTL

Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics

NECA

Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emission Control Areas

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NIB

Nordic Investment Bank

PA

Priority Area

PAC(s)

Priority Area Coordinators

PCBs

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PGR

Plant Genetic Resources

POPs

Persistent Organic Pollutants

PSSA

Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

RES

Renewable energy sources

SALAR

Swedish Association for Local and Regional Authorities

SCAR

The Standing Committee on Agricultural Research

SEBA

The South East Baltic Area

SECA

Sulphur Oxide (SOx) Emission Control Area

SELEC

Southeast European Law Enforcement Centre

SFM

Sustainable Forest Management

SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises

SOGC

CBSS Senior Officials Group for Culture

TEN-E

Trans-European Energy Network

TEN-T

Trans-European Transport Network

UBC

Union of the Baltic Cities

VASAB

Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea

VET

Vocational Education and Training

VTS

Vessel Traffic Service

WCO

World Customs Organisation

WFD

Water Framework Directive

WHO

World Health Organization

















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