45 3 A word from the organisers The event was organised by the City of Turku and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat in cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. [...] There was also a need to As stated in the report from the EU Commis- look at all three objectives of the strategy: Save sion on the Implementation of EU macro-re- the Sea, Increase Prosperity and Connect the gional strategies “In the current exceptional Region in a holistic manner as indivisible and circumstances triggered by the COVID-19 equally important for the well-being of the pandemic and th. [...] If you are busy and searching for areas ture the essence of the audience input and thus where you can apply your international cooper- to provide the EUSBSR community with a set of ation efforts to make the most difference in the recommendations, a roadmap, complementing region – move directly to the sections marked the new Action Plan and assisting the EUSBSR “EUSBSR Roadmap 2020–2030: Bank of Id. [...] The workshops were planned to let the participants use the time of the Forum more efficiently – by putting their heads together and coming up with the new ideas which will set the agenda for the next ten years of the Strategy. [...] The workshops participants agreed: • To recognize the implementation of the UN SDGs as a common task for both EU and non-EU countries of the BSR • To use SDG’s as a relevant framework for further cooperation among the stakeholders of the Region • To start drafting of the Joint Action Plan for Sustainability of the Baltic Sea Region, including the measures and instruments for its implementation 38.
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