One year after the establishment of Europe's first 'macro-region', which brings together 10 countries nested around the Baltic Sea, a number of positive results can already be seen, according to Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner in charge of regional policy.At the European Council summit on 29 and 30 October 2009, EU leaders took the decision to create Europe's first macro-region.
At the time, this was seen as a significant step forward as the Union seeks to build cooperation among strategic partners across a broad range of policy areas, including environmental sustainability, economic prosperity and security.
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