RESILEAST
How can the eastern border regions increase their resilience, the defense capabilities of their states, and at the same time improve both their economy and the state of the environment?
The EU’s eastern border and its strengthening against the threat posed by Russia have received new international attention as a means of ensuring European security. European Union member states, especially on their eastern border, must ensure that our societies function in times of war, peace and hybrid influence.
ResilEast is part of the implementation of the EU Defence White Paper and a concrete follow-up to the Eastern Finland Programme. The ResilEast programme is based on the premise that good international cooperation and innovative investments can simultaneously increase both defence capability and economic productivity while reducing overall costs and environmental impacts.
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-European Union member states, especially on the eastern border, must ensure that our societies function in times of war, peace and foreign interference in the case of hybrid warfare actions.
-ResilEast is a programme to enhance Europe’s carbon-free energy supply, resilience and security by ensuring infrastructure, energy supply and defence function in all situations.
-The ResilEast program is based on the premise that close local and international cooperation and innovative investments can simultaneously increase both defence capability and economic productivity while reducing overall costs and environmental impacts.
-The programme area can be expanded to cover the entire eastern border of the EU and NATO and the Baltic Sea region.
-The aim is for eastern Finland to take the initial and pilot responsibility for the development of the ResilEast programme, with other eastern European regions and Europe increasing their share as the programme progresses.
-This unique opportunity to present forward looking solutions rarely arises.
–How can civil society maximize support for defence and resilience without putting too much strain on the economy? The ResilEast program provides an alternative that takes into account the development and the vitality/prosperity at regions being defended and the economic sustainability of states and municipalities. The key added value of the ResilEast program is to be a winner in the battles for vitality/prosperity, economy and clean energy in peacetime, in addition to times of crisis and war.
–How can we maintain and increase our level of resilience as our society continues to become more dependent on electricity? The ResilEast program is used to find answers to this question and provides significant counter measures. The processing of carbon dioxide into methanol using electricity and further conversion into alternative fuels such as jet fuel/diesel is one possible and likely option for overcoming the challenge.
–However, the most important outcome of the ResilEast program is not a concept, program, declarations or plans. The outcome of the ResilEast program should be measured by concrete structures, defence capability, society’s crisis tolerance and positive cash flow.
ResilEast program authors
Jari Sistonen, eastern region entrepreneur,U-Cont Ltd, Energy Cluster North Savo
Petteri Laaksonen, Research Director, LUT University
Markku Keinänen, Ambassador emeritus
Joonas Hänninen, mayor city of Varkaus
Jami Holtari, DI, managing director, Suomen Vetylaakso ry
Tommi Siikaniva, VTM, communications specialist, Suomen Vetylaakso ry
Harriet Lonka, FT, Comprehensive Security Cluster Lead, North Savo Region
More information about the ResilEast program
Jari Sistonen +358 40 551 0580 jari.sistonen@u-cont.fi (ResilEast entity, defense support, energy resilience)
Petteri Laaksonen +358 40 508 8498 petteri.laaksonen@lut.fi (energy, wind power, economic impacts)
Markku Keinänen +358 40 7490469 mark.keinanen@gmail.com
Website Maintenance
Saara Räisänen saara.raisanen@u-cont.fi
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