Baltic Rim Economies 4/2020
Published on the 22nd of December 2020
EU tourism: Through the crisis and beyond
“The free movement of persons is and will continue to be a valuable asset of the EU that must be preserved. Our efforts therefore remain focused on reducing travel restrictions to a necessary minimum. All measures taken with a view to containing the pandemic need to comply with the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination.”
Thomas Bareiß,
MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy,
Federal Republic of Germany
Towards the true Balticness
“The real meaning of our Baltic regional identity, “Balticness” for short, has been mastered over 30 years of regional cooperation. The true Baltic spirit allows us to be practical in working towards achieving our ideals. Our Balticness also helps us to be innovative not only in terms of technology and economics, but also in creating new organizations and cooperation platforms. The power of the Baltic networking skills cannot be overstated.”
Grzegorz M. Poznański,
Director General,
Permanent Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States,
Stockholm, Sweden
Emerging role of the Lithuanian LNG terminal
“Lithuania is also laying the foundations for the infrastructure of LNG heavy road transport refuelling points. In the next 2-3 years at least 4 LNG filling points will be operational in Lithuania, as the state provides subsidies for the establishment of such infrastructure. Klaipeda LNG terminal is among the most efficient terminals in Europe and the only terminal in the Baltic States.”
Mindaugas Navikas,
KN Chief Sales Officer,
Klaipėdos nafta,
Lithuania
Corona changes Germany – good news for Finland
“Interestingly, many of the areas that Germany will spend the 130 bn € stimulus launched this summer are areas where Finnish companies have innovations and products to offer. Be it artificial intelligence, quantum computing, smart energy solutions or the digitalisation of the health sector – significant market opportunities will arise over the next two years.”
Jan Feller,
Dr., Managing Director,
German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Finnland / Saksalais-Suomalainen Kauppakamari),
Helsinki, Finland