Table of Contents

Introduction KIMMO KILJUNEN GUNNAR LASSINANTTI BENT CHRISTENSEN	7
1. BALTIC SEA - A REGION OF EUROPEAN CO-OPERATION
International Relations Vital for the Kaliningrad Oblast VLADIMIR YEGOROV	12
Kaliningrad Deserves Special Attention ERKKI TUOMIOJA	15
Russian Ideas for Kaliningrad's Future ARTHUR KUZNETSOV	21
Developments during Sweden's EU Presidency RAGNAR ÄNGEBY	25
The CBSS Potential HANS-JÜRGEN HEIMSOETH	28
Denmark Sees Kaliningrad High on The Eu-Russia Agenda CARSTEN SØNDERGAARD	33
A Space for European Co-operation IVETA ŠULCA	36
Stability and Prosperity through Economic Integration REIN OIDEKIVI	39
Norway Looking for Concerted Action METTE KONGSHEM	42
A Programme for Adjacent Areas SØREN CHRISTENSEN	45
Democracy Is The Way Ahead HELLE DEGN	48
2. KALININGRAD OBLAST - WHICH WAY FORWARD?
Kaliningrad as a Special Economic Zone ANATOLY KHLOPETSKY	54
Kaliningrad - A Pioneer of the New Global Era PERTTI JOENNIEMI	56
Kaliningrad in the Context of Regional Co-operation HEINZ TIMMERMANN	61
The EU Enlargement - An Opportunity for Kaliningrad GIOVANNI CREMONINI	69
Northern Dimension and Integration of the Kaliningrad Region URPO KIVIKARI	71
Kaliningrad and the Global Economy GENNADY FEDOROV	78
The Northern Dimension Needs a Budget ELISABETH SCHROEDTER	82
3. CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
Geography Encourages Co-operation VICTOR ROMANOVSKY	88
Cross-border Co-operation: A Finnish View BO LINDROOS	92
Why Kaliningrad and Why Cross-border Co-operation? ZBIGNIEW KRUZYNSKI	95
Kaliningrad Needs a Special Development Fund STEPHEN DEWAR	99
Will "The Disaster Island of Kaliningrad" Become a Success Story? Coherent Federal Policy Is a Condition Sine Qua Non ALEXANDER SONGAL	108
4. NETWORKING, CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY
Local and Regional Authorities in Co-Operation ROGER KALIFF	116
The Baltic University Programme TATYANA POLJAJEVA	120
Civil Society Does Matter CHRISTIAN WELLMANN	124
Investing in Tomorrow's Adults VICTORIA OSIPENKO	128
5. ENHANCING SECURITY
The Role of Russia in the System of Regional Security VLADIMIR VALUEV	132
Baltic Sea Security in the 21st Century GEORGU ALAFUZOFF	137
Experiences and Perspectives in City Twinning PETER ALTHINI	145
Programme
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