ERB EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 12 December 2011

1. ERB EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING12 December 2011 • 10.00 – 10.05 Opening, by Alla Ivanova, ERB President • 10.05 – 10.35 Presentation by Roland Gustbee, ERB Vice-President • 10.35 – 11.35 Discussion • 11.35 – 11.45 Information from ERB Youth Board, by Irmantas Sujeta, YB Chair • 11.45 – 11.55 Information from IPS, S. Demkowicz-Dobrzański • 11.55 – 12.00 Summary & Closing, by Alla Ivanova, ERB President

2. EUROREGION BALTIC2012 - 2013

3. CONTENTS • ERB 2020 Agenda • Vice-President's visits to ERB member organisations • Results of the visits to the regions • Future Programming period • ERB Youth Board • B2B Project • Other issues • 2012 – 2013 Action Plan: Framework

4. ERB 2020 AGENDA • ERB 2020 Agenda is implemented further as the long-term strategy for ERB • ERB continues to streamline its efforts around 3 Agenda objectives: • Lobbying • Strategic projects • Exchange activities • 2-year action plans continue to be drafted every year • ERB continues to hold its annual stakeholder conferences

5. VICE-PRESIDENT'S VISITS • 1 November – Kaliningrad Oblast, Kaliningrad • 2 November – Warmińsko Mazurskie Voivodeship, Olsztyn • 3 November – Association of Polish Communes, Elbląg • 4 November – Pomorskie Voivodeship, Gdańsk • 14 November – Regional Municipality of Bornholm, Ronne • 22 November – Region Blekinge, Karlskrona • 25 November – Regional Council in Kalmar County, Kalmar • 5 December – Regional Council in södra Småland, Växjö • 8 December – Klaipeda Regional Development Coouncil, Klaipeda

6. RESULTS FROM THE VISITS

7. FUTURE PROGRAMMING PERIOD • ERB supports the continuation of the South Baltic programme • ERB actively monitors the content of the programme in order to: • include dialogue with our national authorities based on the unique assets • and needs of the regions • clarify the possibility to ensure that all ERB member regions can be included • lobby for a replacement of the 150 km limit for maritime borders with • objective criteria based on functional geographies • ensure that ERB will still be represented in the Monitoring Committee • which will be merged with the Steering Committee in the next programme

8. ERB YOUTH BOARD • ERB Vice-President acts as liaison between Executive and Youth Boards • ERB Youth Board is supported with a permanent coordinator • ERB Youth Board continues its efforts in order to have their cooperation included in the EUSBSR Action Plan

9. ERB YOUTH BOARD • New youth project(s) should: • implement tasks to be defined in the EUSBSR Action Plan • be based on a pre-study • relate to the themes of mentorship and entrepreneurship • apply informal learning as a working tool • bring practical results • Other: • European Voluntary Service • other youth organisations in the Baltic Sea Regions

10. B2B PROJECT • ERB works towards the implementation of a B2B project • B2B project(s) should be implemented by the business support organisations in ERB member regions • B2B project(s) could: • help to build cross-border business links between SMEs • relate to clusters and innovation • help to exchange information and raise awareness between SMEs and help to • transfer knowledge and best practices

11. OTHER ISSUES • ERB organises a forum of local stakeholders within ERB • ERB investigates the possibility for an EGTC status • ERB organises a debate on labour mobility issues

12. 2012 – 2013 ACTION PLANFRAMEWORK

13. 2012 – 2013 ACTION PLAN • 2012 – 2013 Action Plan considers regional interests presented during the Vice-President's visits • 2012 – 2013 Action Plan helps to implement the ERB 2020 Agenda • The goal of the ERB 2020 Agenda is to (…) help the organisation move into a new phase where it becomes a more dynamic tool to tackle common challenges observed by its members, and a strengthened political leverage in the cross-border cooperation of the Baltic Sea Region.

14. ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOL • Goal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR • Internal actions: • reinforcing stakeholder approach through continuous dialogue • and information exchange: • stakeholder forum • ERB Secretariats contacts • joint projects such as B2B and youth • integrating further the Youth Board: • permanent youth coordination structure • support by the member organisations

15. ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOL • Goal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR • External actions: • holding dialogue with the EC, EP, CoR and regional offices in Brussels, • as well as with Baltic Sea organisations: • cooperation agreement • joint EUSBSR paper and event • more formal links with BSSSC • actively implementing the South Baltic Programme • participating in the implementation of the EUSBSR HA on MLG: • re-submission of Involve project

16. ERB AS A TOOL TO TACKLE COMMON CHALLENGES • Goal: to be a more dynamic tool to tackle common challenges • empowering youth: • youth project • ERB Youth Board as a EUSBSR flagship • facilitating B2B links: • B2B project • cooperation with EEN and business support organisations in ERB • addressing labour market challenges: • debate on how ERB can contribute

17. ERB AS A POLITICAL TOOLGoal: to strengthen political role in the cross-border cooperation of the BSR

18. QUESTIONS ABOUT ACTIONS • What issues should be discussed at the ERB forum? • What resources areavailableamong the regions and needed for a permanentyouthcoordinationstructure? • What should be the role of ERB in the new youth project? • What should be the role of ERB in the new business project? • What resources areavailableamong the regions and needed for the realisation of the goalsregarding the projects? • Other opinions and comments. • Is itpossible for the Board to decide on the drafting of the detailed Action Plan based on thispresentation?