In 1995 Sweden joined the European Union. This step had a profound effect on all levels of the government and local administration. It opened completely new prospects for international co-operation for local authorities and other actors in the Stockholm-Mälar Region. In 1996 the City of Stockholm, the Stockholm County Council and the Association of Local Authorities in Stockholm County signed an agreement on cooperation in EU matters. The agreement addressed the need for greater co-ordination of activities on the EU level. As part of the agreement, the Stockholm Region was established. Today Stockholm Region has offices in Brussels, Stockholm, S:t Petersburg and Warsaw.  The role of the organisation was defined in terms of facilitating the international work of the stakeholders and promoting the Stockholm Region in Europe. Agreement called for the organisation to be an information exchange forum on EU related matters with significance for the Stockholm Region. By being a competence centre, the Stockholm Region shall stimulate international activities of municipalities and counties in the Stockholm-Mälar Region. In concrete terms, The Stockholm Region is fulfilling those tasks by monitoring prioritised thematic areas and EU programmes related to those areas. Over the years, the Stockholm Region assumed the role of a help-desk, helping municipalities and other actors in the Region to explore funding possibilities for their EU projects. Moreover, in order to spread the information on various EU topics and increase the competence of civil servants in the Region, the Stockholm Region is organising numerous conferences and seminars. Do not hesitate to contact the Stockholm Region, for any further information. 

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