Interview with UBC President on success and challenges of EUSBSR

The aim of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is to strengthen collaboration between the countries bordering the Baltic Sea in order to meet the common challenges and to benefit from common opportunities facing the region.

Ms. Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdańsk and Member of the European Committee of Regions; Mr. Mantas Jurgutis, Deputy Mayor of Kaunas and President of the Union of the Baltic Cities; Mr. Piotr Grzelak, Deputy Mayor of Gdańsk and Vice-President of the Union of the Baltic Cities have been interviewed by Rafał Rolka, “Let’s communicate” project on the success of the EUSBSR and its challenges from the cities’ perspective.

The interviewee shared their experiences on questions: e.g:
–           What are the most important challenges of the EUSBSR in the urban context?
–           How are the Baltic cities going to cooperate? How the opportunities for common projects/actions/initiatives/networks should be used?
–           Are there any common priorities of the cities around the Baltic Sea for the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027?

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