Activities' directions of the Association of Polish Communes Euroregion Baltic
Current Directions for Action for 2022-2024
Objective 1: Strengthening the organization and its basis of functioning
Point 1. Administrative and technical strengthening
Item 2. Development and promotion of the Association in the country and abroad
Objective 2: Activation of member entities and partner organizations
Point 1: Involving members and entities from the region in joint activities
Point 2: Association as a platform for multi-sectoral cooperation
Point 3: Wider support and promotion of local initiatives
Objective 3: Association as an effective tool for undertaking development challenges - project activity
Point 1: Design activity of the Secretariat - own projects
Point 2: Direct inclusion of member communes in new projects - supported initiatives
Point 3: Increased benefits for direct and indirect beneficiaries
Priorities for project activities
Area 1 - broadly understood promotion and communication of regions and local resources
A. Tourism and culture
- Innovations in Culture and Tourism
- Increasing the role of culture and tourism for economic development and area integration
- Sustainable sea and coastal tourism
- Preservation and enhancement of cultural and historical heritage (including cooking)
- Building a coherent image and promoting the tourist brand, culture and cultural heritage
B. Transportation
- Development of TEN-T infrastructure
- Development zones along transport corridors
- Development of sustainable transport, infrastructure and mobility
- Transport connectivity / mobility
Area 2 - environment and ecological issues - problem solving
A. Circular economy
- An economy resilient to climate change
- Manufacturing and industry as well as technological innovations
- Infrastructure and entrepreneurship
- Social capital and social economy
- Labor market development
- Sustainable infrastructure for social and spatial planning
- Bioeconomy
- Food economy and food industry
- Growing economy for sustainable development
- Human Resources management
B. Climate change
- Environmental protection and ecological education
- Investments in Nature, Renewable energy sources
- Rational management of natural resources, improvement of the environment and ecological safety
- Green transition
- Protection and enhancement of natural heritage
- Green, sustainable waste and sewage management
- Achieving a greener and emission-free environment
- Blue and green growth through investments and pilot activities
C. Water problems
- Improving the quality of the waters of the Baltic Sea and the Vistula Lagoon
- Regional / national water management - the condition and quality of inland waters, wider use of water communication routes
- Blue growth
- Protection and management of water resources (retention, wetlands, stormwater and management)
Area 3 - activities for young people
A. Youth
- Cooperation within international networks and educational programs for young people
- Activities for the participation of young people and supporting their local activity in relation to the demographic situation and brain drain
- A good environment for children and adolescents
- Security, scholarships, science and health, influence and responsibility, knowledge and a global view
- Youth cooperation as a cross-sectoral priority
Area 4 - actions to increase the innovativeness of local governments and the development of local entities and initiatives
A. Innovation
- Digitization and innovative digital solutions in municipalities/ cities/ rural area
- Future competencies, intelligent productivity, optimal development structure
- Tech - digitization and smart societies, smart specialization
- IT - software and advanced business services
- Digitizing society and increasing digital interactions - cross-sector cooperation
- Development of the science and innovation sector
- Industry 4.0
- Information and communication technologies