Study on macro-regional strategies and their links with cohesion policy : data and analytical report for the EUSBSR

The 'Study on macro-regional strategies and their links with cohesion policy' consists of four task, which are summarised and concluded upon in the Final Report. The first two tasks (Task 1 and Task 2) have been reported on individually, and the present report contains the data and analysis for these two tasks for the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). This report begins with a brief section presenting the EUSBSR, followed by - the first major part (section 2) of the report, which contains the data and analytical report for Task 1, i.e. a description and an analysis of the overall context of the Baltic Sea macroregion; - thereafter, the second major part (section 3) contains the data and analytical report for Task 2, analysing the overall achievements of the EUSBSR and an evaluation of its contribution to strengthening the territorial cohesion objective of the EU. Task 2 is divided into the following four subtasks: - Task 2a: Review of the EUSBSR - Task 2b: Achievements of the EUSBSR - Task 2c: Comparison of objectives of the EUSBSR with achievements - Task 2d: EUSBSR and ESIF.