Conference Resolution
Adopted by the 23rd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC)
The participants, elected legislators from the Baltic Sea Region States
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, assembling
in Olsztyn, Poland, 24-26 August 2014,
a.
discussing Co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region, Environmental Legacy,
Baltic Sea Cultural Heritage, A Sustainable Future for the Baltic Sea Region, and
Innovation in Social and Health Care,
b.
asserting that the parliamentary dimension constitutes an integral part of
cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region, which can both reinforce the democratic
legitimacy of cooperation and provide it with concrete political contributions and
support,
c.
reiterating their support to the CBSS, welcoming the new long-term priorities
of the CBSS, as well as the efforts by the Finnish CBSS Presidency to improve
coherence in Baltic Sea regional cooperation, and acknowledging the progress and
achievements of CBSS in fields such as sustainable development, clean shipping,
labour market mobility, cultural heritage, trafficking in human beings, and civil
security,
d.
deeply concerned over the crisis in Ukraine, and welcoming all steps that can
contribute to a peaceful solution of the crisis;
call on the governments in the Baltic Sea Region, the CBSS and the EU,
Regarding Co-operation in the Region, to
1.
stress the importance of continuing and developing cooperation in the Baltic
Sea Region, including Northern Dimension, and of perpetuating the open, broad and
trust-building dialogue within existing networks and institutions;
2.
make concerted efforts to strengthen the coherence between the overarching
strategies for the Baltic Sea Region, such as the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea
Region and the Russian Strategy for Social and Economic Development of the North-
West Federal District (NW2020);