I welcome your network and announce that the European Union is also prepared to support qualification and establishment and expansion of the infrastructure with its funding programmes. I welcome this pioneering program, which they have developed. Please come to Brussels, so that we can discuss its realisation.
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I‘d like to highlight the „Baltic Sea Region Quick“ project, which is coordinated by the Hanseatic Parliament. The „Baltic Sea Academy“ was founded under this project. A network of 15 colleges and universities offering dual degree programs to support entrepreneurs and managers and encourage research and innovation for small and medium businesses.
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The Hanse-Parlament created an excellent platform for the cooperation of business chambers and companies in the region.
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The Baltic Sea region has an enormous growth potential. In the Hanse-Parlament I see excellent possibilities to make common projects,create new, dynamic networks and also to receive more funding resources from the European Union for the benefit of SMEs.
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