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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION<br />

Institution<br />

Nature of<br />

cooperation<br />

Established<br />

Description<br />

VASAB Intergovernmental 1992<br />

BCM Intergovernmental 1994<br />

Vision and Strategies for the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Region</strong> 2010 is adopted by the M<strong>in</strong>isters responsible for<br />

Spatial Plann<strong>in</strong>g and Development <strong>in</strong> the BSR of 11 countries <strong>in</strong> spatial plann<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

development.<br />

The <strong>Baltic</strong> Council of M<strong>in</strong>isters is an <strong>in</strong>stitution for facilitat<strong>in</strong>g the cooperation between the<br />

governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.<br />

<strong>Baltic</strong> 21<br />

Intergovernmental,<br />

transnational<br />

1996<br />

An Agenda 21 for the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Region</strong> is founded on to accelerate the work on susta<strong>in</strong>able<br />

development <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> region. It <strong>in</strong>volves the eleven countries from the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Region</strong>,<br />

the European Commission and a number of <strong>in</strong>tergovernmental organisations, <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>stitutions and <strong>in</strong>ternational non-governmental networks.<br />

NC Interparliamentary 1952<br />

BA Interparliamentary 1991<br />

The Nordic Council is the forum for Nordic parliamentary cooperation. The members of the<br />

Council are members of the national parliaments, who are nom<strong>in</strong>ated by their respective political<br />

party.<br />

The <strong>Baltic</strong> Assembly promotes cooperation between the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia and<br />

Lithuania.<br />

BSPC<br />

Interparliamentary<br />

(national/subregional)<br />

1991<br />

The <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> Parliamentary Conference is the parliamentary forum of the BSR between national<br />

and regional parliaments.<br />

BSSSC Subregional 1993<br />

B7 Subregional 1989<br />

CPMR-BSC Subregional 1996<br />

The <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> States Subregional Cooperation is a political network for decentralised authorities<br />

(subregions) <strong>in</strong> the BSR.<br />

The <strong>Baltic</strong> Islands Network is a network of the 7 largest islands <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> from 5 different<br />

countries.<br />

Conference of Peripheral Maritime <strong>Region</strong>s of Europe defends the regional <strong>in</strong>terests of 155 coastal<br />

regions, divided <strong>in</strong>to Member <strong>Region</strong>s. One of it is the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong>, where CPMR – <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong><br />

Commission takes care of the regional activities.<br />

UBC<br />

Subregional/<br />

transnational<br />

1991<br />

The Union of the <strong>Baltic</strong> Cities <strong>in</strong>cludes members <strong>in</strong> all ten countries surround<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong>,<br />

currently altogether 100 Member Cities, work<strong>in</strong>g mostly with<strong>in</strong> issue area specialized<br />

commissions<br />

BDF Transnational 1998<br />

<strong>Baltic</strong> Development Forum is an <strong>in</strong>dependent non-pro<strong>fi</strong>t network<strong>in</strong>g organisation with members<br />

from large companies, major cities, <strong>in</strong>stitutional <strong>in</strong>vestors and bus<strong>in</strong>ess associations <strong>in</strong> the BSR.<br />

NORDREGIO REPORT 2007:5 47

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