Connecting cities and regions for a greener future

We are a cross-border organisation working to create a new sustainable megaregion in Northern Europe.

Our Area

We are STRING

  • 4 countries
  • 8 regions
  • 5 cities
  • 3 metropolitan areas
  • 94,000 sq/km
  • 12.6 million people

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Our vision

The new megaregion

We want to create a megaregion because there is strength in numbers. We strive to be a globally acknowledged Green Investment Hub and a leading implementer of sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change while improving the lives of our citizens.

STRING is a political cross-border organisation with following members:

Key Areas

Our most important initiatives

Green Investment Hub

We want to foster an excellent business and innovation environment for low carbon economy solutions to attract investments, competencies and create sustainable growth in Northern Europe.

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Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link

We work to maximise the benefits of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, which will be a game changer in improving connectivity in our region.

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Railway: Gothenburg – Oslo

We work to improve the existing railway stretch between Gothenburg and Oslo to include double tracks.

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Fixed Links across Öresund

We work to ensure new fixed links across the Öresund to account for increased traffic flows in the wake of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.

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Mapping of bottlenecks

We work to identify and eliminate key bottlenecks in the ScanMed TEN-T corridor between Hamburg and Oslo.

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News and Reports

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18/11/2019

Bau der festen Fehmarnbeltquerung: EU lobt Fest bei Fehmarnbelt Days 2020 als „fantastische Idee“

Die Europäische Union steht entschlossen hinter dem Bau des Fehmarnbelt-Tunnels. „In der Makroregion Hamburg-Kopenhagen hat dieses Projekt ein sehr großes Potenzial für die Wirtschaft. Und es wird zum Klimaschutz beitragen“, betonte Pat Cox, Koordinator der EU-Kommission für die TEN-Trasse Skandinavien-Mittelmeer und ehemalige Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments.

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DEU

19/08/2019

SAVE THE DATE: Fehmarnbelt Days 2020 – Citizen’s Festival & Conference 17 & 18 May 2020, Weissenhäuser Strand, County of Ostholstein, Germany

The Fehmarnbelt Days is back!!! Nine organizers are working together to give you the Fehmarnbelt Days 2020 (FBD) in the County of Ostholstein in Schleswig-Holstein/Germany.

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ENG

10/07/2019

STRING urges EU to stay committed to the current TEN-T transport policy

The existing EU regulation on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy should be maintained in its current form. The TEN-T policy is highly beneficial for sustainable development, says Thomas Becker, Managing Director of STRING.

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ENG

07/02/2019

An important step has been taken to create a megaregion

Following editorial adjustments, the German authority APV / Amt für Planfeststellung Verkehr has now signed the authority approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, and Femern A/S has received the approval. The signing is a landmark in our efforts to make the STRING region a megaregion and a global powerhouse for sustainability, says STRING Co-operation Thomas Becker.

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ENG

Process

How we work

All the members participate at meetings and at different level working groups to set and deliver a common agenda for the region. The STRING Secretariat forms the permanent organisation, and the Secretariat’s task is to facilitate and create the best possible framework for implementing the initiatives.

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