INTERREG III B NORTHERN PERIPHERY 

PROJECT IDEAS

Partenariat at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Kaliningrad oblast
1 The Northern Dimension and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia
2 Co-operation and exchange of good practice between non-profit organizations responsible for spatial planning and development support (COSPI)
Leningrad oblast
1 Assistance to regional authorities in the development of new directions of rural employment
2 Assisting Leningrad Oblast regional authority in creating model of business and marketing image within EU market
3 Improving Project Management skills in Leningrad Region
4 Introduction of Total Quality Management (TQM) to regional SME's
5 Reforming public transport control and administration system in Vyborg district of Leningrad Oblast
Republic of Karelia
1 Recovery and conservation of Atlantic salmon populations in rivers of the White Sea drainage basin, promotion of licensed fisheries and water eco-tourism.
2 Developing the international cultural tourism route "Northern Lights" – Karelian White Sea area
3 Development of spatial planning along the "Blue Road" international tourist route
Saint-Petersburg
1 Compendium of Spatial Planning Systems in Northern Periphery
2 Unified standard for spatial planning information system
3 Forum for SME Capacity Building in the Northern Periphery area
4 East-West Spatial Planning Forum for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region