| Author (Person) | Bengtsson , Rikard |
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| Publisher | Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS) |
| Series Title | SIEPS European Policy Analysis |
| Series Details | Number 9 |
| Publication Date | September 2009 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Abstract: The EU is about to adopt a comprehensive strategy for the Baltic Sea region. While intuitively attractive, the idea of the strategy nonetheless gives rise to a set of critical questions. In this European Policy Analysis, Assistant Professor Rikard Bengtsson introduces the content and procedures of the strategy and identifies a number of challenges that need to be addressed. These challenges range from difficulties in improving efficiency to problems related to the intra-regionalization of the EU and the lack of an external perspective, more specifically by ignoring Russia as a key determinant for the potential success of the strategy. This paper seeks to critically analyze the preconditions for a successful implementation of the strategy, looking both at the set-up of the strategy itself and at constraining factors for macro-regional cooperation, generally and in the Baltic Sea case more specifically. |
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http://www.sieps.se/en/publications/2009/an-eu-strategy-for-the-baltic-sea-region-good-intentions-meet-complex-challenges-20099epa/
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
| Subject Tags | Regional Dimension |
| Keywords | Macro-Regional Strategies [MRS] |
| Countries / Regions | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
