Baltic-Mediterranean axis: a new framework for cooperation? Seminar and online discussion 4-5 April

Several experts on regional cooperation from the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions gather in Finland to discuss new challenges and opportunities at an international seminar "Baltic-Mediterranean Axis: A New Framework for Cooperation?”. You can follow and join the seminar discussions online.

The seminar takes place in Espoo, Finland, April 4-5 and is organised by the Finnish NDGO Platform to the EU, Kehys, together with the head of the Anna Lindh Foundation’s Finnish Network, Tampere Peace Research Institute, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

The seminar seeks to find new synergies by linking actors across institutional and disciplinary boundaries. The objective is to generate fresh ideas and concrete project proposals that can contribute to the development of Baltic-Mediterranean cooperation. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of active civil society cooperation as an innovative force that has the capacity to cross thematic and regional boundaries. Programme and Background Information.

You can take part in the seminar discussions online on our blog at https://balticmed.wordpress.com. At this online-forum for inter-regional cooperation you can follow the discussions of the plenaries and working groups of the seminar and join the debate on the future of Baltic-Mediterranean cooperation.

For more information contact Mikko Lipsanen, Kehys mikko.lipsanen@kehys.fi

Information provided by Kehys