On December 13-14, it is already the 8th occasion for the Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation and its partner Chudskoe Project, to organise Peipsi Forum. The traditionally
organized at the end of each year before the relaxing Christmas holidays Peipsi
Forum on transboundary cooperation brings together experts and stakeholders
from the Estonian and Russian border areas and EU experts to exchange views on
the experiences and deliberate on the future of the transboundary cooperation
in the region.
The first day
conference is devoted to
cross-border cooperation for sustainable Lake Peipsi region development and is
focused on thematic priorities of the EU Baltic Sea Strategy and the Northern
Dimension such as the environment, economic development and the Baltic
identity. The conference participants will discuss burning issues in
environment, culture and tourism development of Lake Peipsi region with focus
of environmental impact to Peipsi Lake, as well as to elaborate proposals for
future cooperation. The results of the conference will be initiatives aimed at
preparation of joint project proposals in environment and territorial development.
The second day conference is devoted to city cultural strategies and
cultural networks. Legislative and executive representatives of municipalities,
culture related NGOs and organizations, cultural top-managers and journalists will
discuss the role of cultural heritage in branding of the European and Russian
historical cities and modern trends in city culture management and will
exchange of practices in modern strategies of cultural positioning. Great
attention will be paid to such European cultural network as the Hansa of the
New Times.
For more information contact:
Margit Säre
margit @ ctc.ee