Dr. Yelizaveta Chernysh, a member of the BRT, participated in the Riga 2023 - EUSBSR Annual Forum.
On 4–5 October 2023, Dr. Yelizaveta Chernysh from BRT participated in EUSBSR Annual Forum (European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region). EUSBSR is the first of the four Macro-regional Strategies in Europe.
The focus of the Annual Forum was mainly:
- Key issues and needs regarding contamination/hazardous substances due to war, focussing on environmental consequences.
- Possible solutions / ideas for support from the Baltic Sea Region
The roundtables "Strengthening and developing cooperation with Ukraine to ensure sustainable recovery" at the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Riga were of particular interest. Dr. Yelizaveta Chernysh participated as an expert in the roundtable “Hazards-roundtable: Environmental effects (especially hazardous substances) of the war” and the discussion was very productive. The workshops in Riga tried to present ideas and involve stakeholders for future cooperation. The Forum is also in line with the intentions of the Baltic Sea Neighborhood Program, which seeks to bring together several EU and non-EU countries working on regional issues. We consider the participation in the seminar at the annual EUSBSR Forum in Riga valuable as a contribution to future cooperation opportunities between Ukraine and EU countries included in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
