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Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 20th April 2022

Interview with Mayor of Guldborgsund Municipality

When you face pressing global challenges, it is almost a natural step to join forces with your neighbours to find a common solution to meeting the needs of citizens across the whole Baltic Sea region. Simon Hansen, Mayor of the Danish Guldborgsund Municipality, describes how taking part in transnational projects funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region helped his city to make urban mobility greener and to advance urban social innovation ultimately improving the lives of its residents.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 24th February 2022

Interview with Mayor of Växjö

Anna Tenje has been the Mayor of Växjö Municipality (Sweden) since January 2017. Today, she shares her perspective on why joining transnational projects funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region helped Växjö and its citizens to be the drivers of change in sustainability and innovation. Get inspired by her words and learn more about how #MadeWithInterreg solutions can benefit European citizens.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 21st February 2022

Interview with Deputy Mayor of Tartu

Joining the Interreg community isn’t just about receiving funding to transform your smart idea into reality, but also building long-term connections with key partners from all over our region. Raimond Tamm, Deputy Mayor of the Estonian city of Tartu, will present to us what his city achieved by taking part in transnational projects funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region. Enjoy this journey in the Interreg world.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 17th February 2022

Interview with the Deputy Mayor of Gdansk

Thanks to Interreg, Gdansk advanced innovative solutions to green its transport system and introduce the first autonomous local bus line in Poland. Piotr Grzelak, Gdansk’s Deputy Mayor, will guide us on what the city achieved by joining transnational projects funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 26th January 2022

Bright strategies for a smooth shift to a more resource-efficient economy

Going green with a circular economy is not only necessary to protect our planet and its natural resources, but it is also an opportunity to boost local businesses and create new jobs. This is why this concept is at the heart of our Programme, which already funded several transnational initiatives facilitating the transition from linear to circular resource use.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 4th November 2021

How citizens drive favorable change in the Baltic Sea region

Interaction between public service providers and citizens is necessary to face the most pressing societal challenges and better respond to the needs of citizens. Find out how our #MadeWithInterreg projects Empaci, Healthy Boost and SEMPRE have driven the co-creation of more efficient and more responsive public services in the Baltic Sea region.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 4th August 2021

Low-carbon mobility solutions to green our future

In line with the EU’s climate neutrality target, Interreg Baltic Sea Region supported several initiatives tackling the diverse challenges faced by the Baltic Sea region’s transport sector. We united our efforts to make our region more accessible, better connected and less polluted, ultimately improving the overall mobility experience in the area while protecting the environment. Read how Interreg Go LNG, BSR electric and Sohjoa Baltic have contributed to green mobility and innovation in transport sectors in the region.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 2nd July 2021

Highlights of my IVY journey on the shores of the Baltic Sea

More than 540 volunteers aged 18-30 have joined the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative since March 2017 to experience and learn about cross-border, transnational or interregional programmes and projects. One of them is Luca Arfini, a young Italian passionate about communication. Read what it meant for him working as an Interreg Reporter at the Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat (MA/JS) of Interreg Baltic Sea Region.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 11th May 2021

How water-smart ideas make the Baltic Sea region thrive

From a rich marine life to beautiful vacation places, the Baltic Sea offers numerous resources that can be exploited to boost the economic growth of the region without harming its ecosystem. Interreg Baltic Sea Region funded multiple cooperation projects that have contributed to a sustainable and innovative blue economy. Good and successful examples of smart blue initiatives include ALLIANCE, Baltic Blue Growth, Capacity4MSP and Blue Platform.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region • 30th March 2021

Cooperation as the key to a climate-neutral Baltic Sea region

A common challenge for the countries in the Baltic Sea region is how to produce green and climate-neutral energy. In fact, as much as 75% of the EU greenhouse gas emissions still come from energy use and production. Cooperation and sharing good practices in Interreg projects, such as LowTEMP, Baltic Integrid and Area 21, can be a game-changer in accelerating the energy transition in the region.

Ecosprinter • 26th October 2020

“The most effective thing for solving the climate crisis is to adopt better policies and to hold the biggest polluters accountable” – Ecosprinter

Bas Eickhout is a Member of the European Parliament for the Greens since 2009. Currently, he is the deputy chairman of the Greens–European Free Alliance group, as well as the vice-chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China.

EACSociety • 12th August 2020

Interview with Dr Magdalena Ankiersztejn-Bartczak on International Youth Day

On the occasion of International Youth Day, which aims to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s younger generations, we interviewed Dr Magdalena Ankiersztejn-Bartczak, a well-recognized HIV activist and PLWH advocate in Poland.

EACSociety • 26th June 2020

Interview with Dr. Cristiana Oprea on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

On the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which aims to foster global action to counter drug abuse, we interviewed Dr Cristiana Oprea, the Head of the HIV Department at Victor Babes Clinical Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Bucharest, Romania.

The New Federalist • 6th June 2020

Interview with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Luca Arfini, a young communications professional from Italy, interviewed the head of the Austrian government Sebastian Kurz, who at age of 33 is one of the youngest world leaders. He has held this position since December 2017, the year in which he also became chairman of the conservative Austrian People’s Party. The topic of the interview was set before the corona crisis hit.

EACSociety • 28th May 2020

Interview on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health with Dr. Karoline Aebi-Popp

On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, whose aim is to advocate for a better response to the existing gaps in the area of women’s health, the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) secretariat interviewed Dr. Karoline Aebi-Popp.

engsoyouth • 21st May 2020

“I dream that everybody would find the joy of sport,” Interview with Ms Hanna Kosonen

Luca Arfini, a young communications professional from Italy has conducted the second of its series of interviews with European level -figures involved in sports and in its promotion. Today’s story is of Ms. Hanna Kosonen, Finland's Minister of Science and Culture and former ski-orienteering competitor.

EACSociety • 14th May 2020

Interview with EACS President for the European Testing week

On the occasion of the Spring European Testing Week 2020, aiming to raise awareness on the benefits of earlier testing for HIV at the European level, the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) secretariat interviewed its President, Professor Jürgen Rockstroh, regarding his broad experience on HIV research and care.

engsoyouth • 5th May 2020

"Sports has played a massive part in my life", Mr Abid Raja, Norway’s Minister of Culture & Equality

Luca Arfini, a young communications professional from Italy, has started a new series of interviews with high-level figures involved in sports and in its promotion across Europe. The first one to be interviewed is Mr Abid Raja, Norway’s Minister of Culture and Equality.

Abid Raja was born in Norway but has Pakistani origins; he was one of the first persons in Norwegian politics with a minority background to be nominated at such high-level position.

The New Federalist • 3rd February 2020

Interview with MEP Ska Keller

JEF Brussels Secretary-General Luca Arfini interviewed Ska Keller, co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and former Spitzenkandidat in both the 2014 and 2019 European Parliament elections. In a role as co-chair for her group, she is a member of the Conference of Presidents, or rather the governing body within the Parliament. She has been working at the EU level since the age of 27 when she was elected for the first time as an MEP.

The New Federalist • 19th November 2019

Damian Boeselager MEP: “Our goal is the development of a European parliamentary democracy.”

The New Federalist interviewed Damian Boeselager, a co-founder of ‘Volt Europa’ who now sits as the party’s only MEP. He is a member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and of the Delegation for relations with Canada.
JEF Brussels Secretary-General Luca Arfini sat down with him to discuss how he started his political career, the main challenges he had to face when founding Volt and his plans for the 2019-24 term.