frsrdg · GM04NR1 · 1999-01-01 00:00:00 — at det til etableres et nordisk miljøregnskap for energi som et verktøy for å oppnå miljøgevinster gjennom en optimal utnyttelse av landenes energikilder med det formål å begrense miljøskadelige utslipp, samt at det gjennomføres en konferanse i løpet av 1999, som en delrapportering til Nordisk Råd om det pågående arbeidet på dette området. 37/1998 for i Østersjøen (A 1189/när) Nordisk Råd rekommanderer Nordisk Ministerråd å etablere et kompetansenettverk for Agenda 21-arbeidet, og at DKK 500.000 reserveres til dette arbeidet. Nr 1/1998 Berättelse till och om revisionen av Nordiska ministerrådets verksamhet (C 3/k) att fortsätta arbetet med att förbättra den ekonomiska och administrativa styrningen av verksamhet finansierad över Nordiska ministerrådets budget att åtgärda de av Rigsrevisionen påtalade enskilda bristerna i vissa nordiska institutioners ekonomiadministration och medelsförvaltning. Nr 2/1998 Berättelse från (C 5/k) att och fondsekretariatet ombesörjer att de av revisorerna påtalade bristerna i fondens administration åtgärdas och därvid beaktar de förslag till åtgärder som lagts fram av revisorerna. Nr 1/1998 Stipendiatprogram med fokus på brottsförebyggande insatser (A 1186/när) antar följande interna beslut att inom ramen för det existerande stipendiatprogrammet för parlamentariker genomföra ett särskilt program med fokus på brottsförebyggande insatser. Nr 2/1998 Seminarium om ursprungsbefolkningens ställning (A 187/när) att ta initiativ till ett seminarium för duman i och sametingen om ursprungsfolkens ställning och samelagstiftningen att ha kontakt med Murmanskparlamentariker t.ex. i samband med rådets stipendieordning. ON CO-OPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION R E S O L U T I O N adopted by the in the Baltic Sea Region At the invitation of the President of the State Parliament of , hosting and chairing the meeting with the administrative support of the , members of the Parliaments of , , , Estonia, the Federal Republic of , , , , , , Region, , , , , , , as well as of the Baltic Assembly, Parliament, the and the Parliamentary Assembly of convened in on 7th-8th for the 7th plenary session of the Parliamentary Conference on Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region. The participants of the Conference the conclusions of Council in on 12th and 13th , starting the enlargement process of Union Commissions communication "Agenda 2000" of 16th 1997, setting out proposals for the reform of existing European Union policies, the process of enlargement and the financial framework for the period 2000-2006 and furthermore the corresponding legislative proposals on which decisions are taken on the policy reforms and on the pre-accession aid instruments the development of the initiative of the Northern Dimension in Union as instructed by Council; this includes the potentials and resources of the whole region the Presidencys Declaration of the Baltic Sea States Summit in in January 1998, underlining the importance of developing cross-border co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region as well as the necessity to stick to close co-operation with Commission the outcome of the 7th ministerial session of () in in 1998, especially the adoption of the for the Baltic Sea Region (Baltic 21) as well as the decision to include initiatives in the work programme to extend existing EU and Nordic co-operation on information technology to the entire Baltic Sea Region the activities, as there are the implementation of the Action Programmes for the Baltic Sea States Co-operation as well as diverse efforts to develop the Baltic Sea Region into an integrated, competitive and dynamic area of sustainable growth the bilateral agreement on partnership and co-operation between and the EU, entered into force on the 1st of , providing the frame-work for co-operation in sectors such as political dialogue, economics, trade, social security, competition, science and technology, energy, transport, environment, tourism, home and affairs the Parliamentary Conference as a representative body initiating and guiding governmental activities in the Baltic Sea Region, endowing them with additional democratic legitimacy and authority on the regional, national and supranational level the new political dimension of the Baltic Sea Region due to the EU enlargement process the necessity to promote the Baltic Sea Region in order to deepen political, economical and cultural links with all Baltic Sea States whether they are taking part in the enlargement process or opting for remaining outside the EU the outstanding role of the Baltic Sea Region as a link between EU member and non-member states by strengthening particularly the positive interdependence between and the other Baltic Sea States the importance of strategic alliances between the public, the private sector and non-governmental organizations in the Baltic Sea Region and the constructive role parliaments can play in this respect, based amongst others on the aim to encourage the of cross-border structures the common challenge of Union and the candidate countries to affirm shared political values just as the need to create a common vision of economic and social development, being simultaneously valid on the subregional level as well as in the Baltic and European dimension call on Commission to create greater transparency with regard to the future financial framework of the EU, differentiating clearly between expenditures for the member states and those for the candidate countries readjust its programmes for a better use in the pre-accession strategy and to by this the adoption of the acquis communautaire in the future member states improve co-ordination between European policies by improved linking of the structural funds with the Phare and Tacis programmes; especially in the field of cross-border co-operation, simplify the administrative procedures in order to overcome difficulties in the implementation of aid programmes, and reinforce a regional approach apart from the national dominated approach allocate in a well balanced way budgetary means to the Phare and Tacis programmes, taking into account both the pre-accession strategy and the need to grant assistance to and the other members of the Common- wealth of Independant States renew the Tacis regulation as foreseen in 1998, considering the potential offered by the Northern Dimension, both in priority sector setting and defining the share targeted for investments and technical assistance strengthen cohesion instruments and to implement mechanisms designed to reduce disparities, both in the candidate countries and in the EU as a whole pursue the reduction of trade restrictions in the Baltic Sea Region, functioning as a zone of relative prosperity call on Parliament to actively take part in the decision making process of the enlargement strategy present in the framework of the enlargement process, and with a view to the next intergovernmental conference, proposals for the necessary institutional reforms of the EU in order to guarantee that even after the enlargement of the EU an efficient decision making process will be maintained call on their governments to unify their efforts in the summit that the candidate countries of and , taking into account the progress shown by them since the summit, should be included in the process of negotiation for the accession to the EU put emphasis on the role of the Baltic Sea Region as a link between EU member states and non-member states implement emphatically the action programmes of actively support in the framework of the people-to-people approach the of a and offer young people the possibility of a voluntary ecological and social year help the candidate countries and by means of technical assistance and exchange of experience, familiarizing them with EU rules and market economy. For the candidate countries this will improve the conditions for their entry into the Union, while for it will serve to facilitate the implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU revise and approximate their systems of social protection in order to create comparable living conditions in the Baltic Sea Region build up a coalition between governmental and non-governmental organizations, conceding at the same time an adequate role for non-governmental organizations in public life, the priorities, which they themselves have set review policies regarding the choice of industrial sites in the Baltic Sea Region, taking into account the development of trans-European networks call on the governments of the candidate countries to adopt and apply as quickly as possible the acquis communautaire continue the reform process by developing local democracy as well as regional policies in order to prepare the candidate countries for the Europe of Regions create a favourable business climate for trade, investment and industrial co-operation on the basis of a legislative framework and predictable procedures use the forum of the Parliamentary Conference as well as the extensive network of parliamentary contacts in order to strengthen the common identity of the Baltic Sea Area as a region, where democracy, market economy and co-operation prevail, contributing thereby to the development of the Northern Dimension support democratic reforms in Central and Eastern European Countries, assisting them through the transfer of knowledge to respect the parliamentary decision making process, while pace with the need for legislative reforms develop common strategies for the Baltic Sea Region to ensure that neither social groups nor regions are excluded from further development and progress and to create comparable living conditions with a minimum pressure of migration improve links with all bodies in the Baltic Sea Region, asking at the same time to focus particularly on closer co-operation with the (BSSSC), the Baltic Sea Chamber of (), the Conference of Peripheral Regions (CPMR) and the Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) call for a common initiative of these organizations together with the to improve public relations on behalf of the Baltic Sea Region and to present the special interest of the Baltic Sea Region towards the EU-institutions, especially to the EU Commission make out a balance sheet between the number of proposed and approved projects in the framework of pre-accession aid programmes, elaborating together with all actors involved how to create optimum conditions for the terms of reference as well as for the implementation of aid programmes to make every effort in order to create the necessary consciousness that the new political dimension of the Baltic Sea Region is practically based on structure , co-operation activities and people coming together support the EU enlargement process by all possible measures, meaning that the co-operation of today can be the integration of tomorrow to promote stability and integration in the Baltic Sea Region through increased co-operation between representatives of parliamentary special commit-tees on concrete problems and common issues entrust to supervise the implementation of the yearly approved resolutions, to increase permanent public relations activities and to strengthen the Parliamentary Conference by setting up formal structures. To start with, is asked to draft rules of procedure, including its consequences for the representation in , based on the current guidelines, which have to be approved by the 8th Parliamentary Conference accept with gratitude the invitation of the Parliament of to hold the in the Baltic Sea Region on the 7th and 8th of in .