The Preparatory Group and Regional Workshops

A Preparatory Group organised Regional Workshops together with HELCOM's Contracting Parties to review the implementation of the JCP, and produce Thematic Reports.

The Regional Workshops provided a forum for the people who are practically involved in the management of the hot spots, including owners, and national, regional and local authorities, to meet representatives of International Financial Institutions, NGOs and other invited guests.

At these workshops, information was presented on specific hot spots, and decisions were taken on the need for further measures, and prospects for the deletion of hot spots from the HELCOM list. The need to speed up the overall implementation of the JCP was highlighted.

Evaluation of the PITF Regional Workshops (2002)

Outcome of the workshops

Hot spots in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (BSEP 83) Thematic Reports on the Regional Workshops held in Estonia (Tallinn, 1-2 March 2001), Latvia (Riga, 24-25 May 2001) and Lithuania (Vilnius, 26-27 October 2001)

Hot spots in Kaliningrad Oblast (4th PITF Regional Workshop in Kaliningrad, Russia, 23-24 April 2001)

Hot spots in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast (Russia) (5th PITF Regional Workhop in St. Petersburg, Russia, 13-14 June 2001)

Hot spots in southern Poland (6th PITF Regional Workhop in Cracow, Poland, 25-26 September 2001)

Hot spots in Denmark and Germany (7th PITF Regional Workhop in Lübeck, Germany, 29-30 January 2002)

Hot spots in Finland and Sweden (8th PITF Regional Workhop in Stockholm, Sweden, 27-28 May 2002)

Hot spots in Belarus and Ukraine (9th PITF Regional Workshop in Lvov, Ukraine, 18-19 June 2002)

Hot spots in northern Poland (10th PITF Regional Workshop in Wroclaw, Poland, 8-9 October 2002)

Hot spots in the Czech Republic, Minutes of the meeting with representatives from the Czech authorities, Prague, Czech Republic, 30 October 2002.