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Let's reinvent the Hanseatic League.... "The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson
I don't think Helsinki existed back then: Tallinn was quite important though.
The key Hanseatic cities were the German coastal cities eg Lubeck, Hamburg, Danzig as was, although London and Bergen were both very important trading hubs which had "Kontors" - sort of trading enclaves: London's "Steelyard" was where Cannon Street station is now. "The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson
But anyway Chris - let's just continue with our program of re-education for everything in Europe north of 52 degrees lat. ;-) You can't be me, I'm taken
Examples: the Ostsee basin is the Hansa you're talking about now. Donau is the Austro-Hungarian Empire. You can see the contour of Switzerland at the south end of the Rhine Basin. The border between Castilla and Aragon, between the French speaking and the Germanic regions are visible, and so on... We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
(right-click on the image to see it larger) We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
Particular geographical matrices fill 'classical' European literature. Before metropolii you lived in a landscape that affected every part of your life. How long does that 'folk memory' survive down through the generations? You can't be me, I'm taken
The EU is maybe too preoccupied with internal strife and regulatory issues to notice:
Nordic model for the Balkans?
Could the Nordic model be applied to the Balkans? Serbian diplomat and researcher Marina Jovisevic, who was stationed Copenhagen 2003-2007, thinks it could. Jovisevic's doctoral thesis for the University of Belgrade studies the Nordic model for co-operation from both a historical and a modern perspective, focusing on collaboration on social affairs, business, culture and the environment."Regional co-operation and positive relations with our neighbours are top priorities in the foreign policy of all the Balkan countries," she stresses. Jovisevic is also mindful of the fact that the Nordic countries have a bloody past too, and that despite centuries of war they have managed to establish a meaningful and effective partnership. It is true that the Balkans are less homogenous, e.g. in terms of a religion, and it is not long since the countries were waging war on each other. Politically sensitive issues, in particular the question of Kosovo's status, also continue to put a strain on relations."On the other hand, I'm convinced that the Nordic model is the only one for the Balkans," the researcher says.Jovisevic hopes that her thesis will provide a useful run-down of the Nordic model, which she describes as the best one available for regional and European co-operation. Her aim is that the research will serve as the foundation and as a source of inspiration for politicians, civil servants and experts involved in regional co-operation in the Balkans.
Could the Nordic model be applied to the Balkans? Serbian diplomat and researcher Marina Jovisevic, who was stationed Copenhagen 2003-2007, thinks it could.
Jovisevic's doctoral thesis for the University of Belgrade studies the Nordic model for co-operation from both a historical and a modern perspective, focusing on collaboration on social affairs, business, culture and the environment."Regional co-operation and positive relations with our neighbours are top priorities in the foreign policy of all the Balkan countries," she stresses. Jovisevic is also mindful of the fact that the Nordic countries have a bloody past too, and that despite centuries of war they have managed to establish a meaningful and effective partnership. It is true that the Balkans are less homogenous, e.g. in terms of a religion, and it is not long since the countries were waging war on each other. Politically sensitive issues, in particular the question of Kosovo's status, also continue to put a strain on relations."On the other hand, I'm convinced that the Nordic model is the only one for the Balkans," the researcher says.Jovisevic hopes that her thesis will provide a useful run-down of the Nordic model, which she describes as the best one available for regional and European co-operation. Her aim is that the research will serve as the foundation and as a source of inspiration for politicians, civil servants and experts involved in regional co-operation in the Balkans.
They now also work closely with the Baltic States.
You can find information in English here: http://norden.org/start/start.asp?lang=6
(Sorry about the link, I don't know how to make it 'invisible'!)
You can find information <a href="http://norden.org/start/start.asp?lang=6">in English here</a>.
Which becomes:
You can find information in English here.
It worked...
Thank you!
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