International strategy 2012-2015 Oppland County Council

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3.1 Coordinating bodiesThe Oslo region European office (ORE)The office is a multidisciplinary service- and resource center based in Brussels withmembers from eight county authorities in Eastern Norway. The office’s main tasksare to assist with enquiries to EU bodies, establish contact with other regional officesand organizations in Brussels, and assist in applications for programs and projects within the EU/EEAframework. www.osloregionen.orgEastern Norway County NetworkIs a networking organization comprised of the eight county authorities in EasternNorway. Main tasks are to influence European regional policy and participationin international development programs and projects that are useful to the region.A joint approach to the European engagement with other county authorities is beneficial to Oppland. Thenetwork assists with policy monitoring, participation in joint consultation procedures, and to lobby for thecounty’s interests within priority areas. The network is also a political and administrative forum for discussions.The network functions as secretariat for the eight county authorities’ participation in AER and BSSSCand cooperation with Schleswig-Holstein.The youth network of Eastern Norway County Network (Østsam Ung) is an arena for learning, exchange ofexperience, networking and internationalization. Part of the mandate of the youth network is participation inthe youth divisions of AER and BSSSC. www.ostsam.noEuropean Forum for the Hedmark and Oppland Counties (Europaforum Innlandet)Oppland also participates in Europaforum Innlandet, which consists of EU advisers from the region’s universitycolleges, the county authorities in Hedmark and Oppland, Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norwayand the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Its objective is coordination and experience exchange.8
3.2 European organizationsAER – Assembly of European RegionsAER is an independent organization with more than 270 members from 33 countries inEurope, plus 16 international associations both in- and outside the EU. AER safeguardsregional interests in Europe and influences regional policy by lobbying toward EU institutions.AER is comprised of three committees and sub-committees where the practical work is done;Committee for Economy and Regional Development, Committee for Social Policy and Public Health, andCommittee for Culture, Education, Youth and International Cooperation.Oppland wishes to use the AER to participate in policy-making within the priority areas as described in thestrategy. Through participation in committees and projects within the AER-network, the county has access topartners among members across Europe (including the Mediterranean area). www.aer.euBSSSC – Baltic Sea States Subregional CooperationBSSSC is a political network organization for regions in the 10 countries around the Baltic Sea(Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia andGermany). BSSSC’ main focus is transport and infrastructure, maritime policy, sustainableenergy and climate change (Baltic 21), research and development, education and capacitybuilding,public health and quality of life, the Northern dimension and cooperation with Russia.Oppland wishes to use the BSSSC to find partners for international youth projects, participate in youthnetworks, and find partners within the Baltic Sea Region Program and Interreg – EUs funding for interregionalcooperation across Europe – within priority areas as described in the strategy. Oppland has one deputymember in the BSSSC board. www.bsssc.comEuromontanaEuromontana is the European multisectoral association for co-operation anddevelopment of mountain territories in 15 countries. Euromontana’s objectiveis to improve living conditions and livelihoods for the inhabitants in the mountain regions of Europe and topromote these regions’ interests by lobbying towards the EU-bodies. Focus areas are: territorial cohesion,agriculture and rural development, mountain products, energy, innovation, services of general interest (SGI),education and training, forestry and wood supply chains, sustainable tourism, environment and climatechange, mobility and infrastructure.Oppland wishes to use Euromontana to influence mountain region policy through active participation in theboard, finding partners to projects related to development of mountain regions, and capacity-building throughinternships in the Brussels office. www.euromontana.org9
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