EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR)

The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is an agreement between the EU member states bordering the Baltic Sea and the European Commission. It fosters cooperation and finds common solutions to joint challenges on a regional level.

For the Western Balkans, it can act as a good practice and guide participation in the more relevant strategies (for the Danube Region and the Adriatic-Ionian one), where some of the Western Balkans directly participate).

The Strategy was the first macro-regional strategy and approved by the European Council in 2009 following a Communication from the European Commission. Each year one member state takes over the Presidency in the Strategy for twelve months.

The Strategy has three objectives: Save the Sea, Connect the Region and Increase Prosperity