Joint Technical Secretariat

The Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) is the main contact point for anyone interested in the Baltic Sea Region Programme including project applicants. It is in charge of the day-to-day implementation of the programme. For example the JTS staff:

  • provide information and support to potential and contracted beneficiaries
  • prepare and implement calls for projects
  • organise the decision making process for project applications
  • facilitate administration and refunding procedures for projects
  • support communication and dissemination of project results

The JTS' main office in Rostock (Germany) is operated by Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein (IB.SH), while the JTS' branch office in Riga (Latvia) is run by the State Regional Development Agency (SRDA). The JTS assists the Managing Authority, the Certifying Authority, the Monitoring Commitee and the Audit Authority of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013.

Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein

 

 

State Regional Development Agency

 

 

 

 


Staff members


Susanne Scherrer

Director of the Managing Authority and the Joint Technical Secretariat Rostock/Riga

Susanne represents the Programme's Managing Authority. She is responsible for overall Programme and staff management at the offices of the MA and the JTS (Kiel, Rostock & Riga).

Tel: +49 381 45484 5283
Mob: +49 174 950 6826
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: susanne.scherrer@eu.baltic.net


Thomas Weber

Team Leader Finances and Administration

Thomas is the central contact point between the JTS, the Managing Authority and the Certifying Authority at Investitionsbank Schleswig Holstein and he supports the Programme authorities in fulfilling its tasks. In addition, he is responsible for managing Programme finances including Technical Assistance, as well as for JTS staff and office administration. He also leads the team of Finance Officers at the JTS.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5287
Mob: +49 163 600 5287
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: thomas.weber@eu.baltic.net


Eeva Rantama, PhD

Project Team Leader

Eeva leads the Project Team that is responsible for project development, application and assessment procedures, project monitoring and clustering of projects. The team also contributes to the drafting of the new programme.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5254
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: eeva.rantama@eu.baltic.net


Ronald Lieske

Team Leader Programme Management and Communication Unit

Ronald is leading the Programme Management and Communication Unit, which is responsible for exchange of information, communication and reporting at programme level. He is also responsible for coordinating the programming of the Baltic Sea Region Programme for the next funding period and South Baltic Contact Point at the Rostock office.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5284
Mob: +49 163 600 5284
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: ronald.lieske@eu.baltic.net


Ute Neumann

Programme Manager

Ute is responsible for the exchange of information and reporting at programme level to the European Commission, the Monitoring Committee and the Managing and Certifying Authorities. She also coordinates and documents meetings and the communication flow within the JTS.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5272
Mob: +49 163 600 5272
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: ute.neumann@eu.baltic.net

 


Vineta Grieķere

Project Officer

Vineta is a member of the Project Team and works in the Riga office. She is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. She is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, Vineta is the contact person for the transport cluster.

Tel: +371 6 735 7373
Mob: +371 2 648 05 54
Fax: +371 6 735 7372
E-mail: vineta.griekere@eu.baltic.net


Marta Ślężak-Warszycka

Project Officer

Marta is a member of the Project Team. She is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. She is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, Marta oversees cluster initiatives and is the contact person for the energy cluster. Furthermore, she is involved in the development of the programme management database and related Excel tools.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5293
Mob: +49 163 600 5293
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: marta.slezak@eu.baltic.net


Bartłomiej Wierzbicki

Project Officer

Bartłomiej is a member of the Project Team. He is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. He is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, Bartłomiej is involved in the development of the programme management database and related Excel tools.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5291
Mob: +49 163 600 5291
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: bartlomiej.wierzbicki@eu.baltic.net


Elena Kolosova

Project Officer

Elena is a member of the Project Team and works in the Riga office. She is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. She is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, Elena provides support in cooperation with project partners from Russia and Belarus. Elena is the responsible contact person for the water cluster.

Tel: +371 6 735 06 46
Mob: +371 28302245
Fax: +371 6 735 73 72
Email: elena.kolosova@eu.baltic.net


Laura Supjeva

Project Officer

Laura is a member of the Project Team. She is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. She is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, she is the contact person for innovation cluster.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5295
Mob: +49 163 600 7395
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
Email: laura.supjeva@eu.baltic.net


Ulrike Klose

Project Officer

Ulrike is a member of the Project Team. She is responsible for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on application, implementation and reporting issues. She is also responsible for monitoring of progress reports. In addition, she is Contact Point Adviser and responsible for promoting the South Baltic Cooperation Programme in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5285
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: ulrike.klose@eu.baltic.net


Ilze Ciganska

Project Officer

Ilze is a member of the Project Team. She is responsible for implementing the Seed Money Facility and provides advice and information to the applicants.

Tel: +49 381 454 84 5210
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: ilze.ciganska@eu.baltic.net


Darijuš Valiučko

Communication Officer

Darijuš is responsible for information and communication activities within the Programme as well as advice and trainings in communication for projects.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5277
Mob: +49 163 600 5277
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: darijus.valiucko@eu.baltic.net


Stefanie Maack

Communication Officer

Stefanie is responsible for information and communication activities within the Programme as well as advice and trainings in communication for projects.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5288
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: stefanie.maack@eu.baltic.net


Robert Schulz

Information Coordinator

Robert supports the JTS director in organising and managing her work. In addition Robert is responsible for adjusting the Territorial Cooperation Management Database according to the needs of the users in the JTS. Furthermore, he is the contact person for other programmes operating the database.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5279
Mob: +49 163 600 5279
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: robert.schulz@eu.baltic.net


Rostislav Zatloukal

Adviser for Audit and Control

Rostislav is a member of the Finance Team. He is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Rostislav is responsible for providing advice to projects concerning questions of audit and control. He also supports the first level controllers and the second level auditors of the Member States and Norway and acts as the main liaison point for the Audit Authority and the Group of Auditors. Rostislav is involved in the preparation of the new programme, with particular regard to the simplification & harmonisation of audit and control procedures.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5270
Mob: +49 163 600 5270
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: rostislav.zatloukal@eu.baltic.net


Václav Kaplan

Finance Officer

Václav is a member of the Finance Team. He is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Václav is responsible for all ENPI specific procedures. He is also involved in the development of the programme management database and related Excel tools and statistics. Václav supports the Certifying Authority in preparing payment claims and is involved in the preparation of the new programme, with particular regard to the simplification & harmonisation of eligibility rules.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5290
Mob: +49 163 600 5290
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: vaclav.kaplan@eu.baltic.net


Dana Hennings

Finance Officer

Dana is a member of the Finance Team. She is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Dana is responsible for the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of (new) tools and procedures of the programme and at project level. She is also involved in the development of the programme management database and related Excel tools and statistics. Furthermore, Dana deals with questions relating to State aid and revenues and is responsible for the Programme's FAQs.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5280
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: dana.hennings@eu.baltic.net


Orsolya Sófalvi

Finance Officer

Orsolya is a member of the Finance Team. She is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Orsolya is responsible for JTS internal procedures as well as for updating the programme manual.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5271
Mob: +49 163 600 5271
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: orsolya.sofalvi@eu.baltic.net


Joel Kook

Finance Officer

Joel is a member of the Finance Team. He is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Joel is responsible for supporting the work of the Group of Auditors as well as the national First Level Control in audit and control issues.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5278
Mob: +49 163 600 5278
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: joel.kook@eu.baltic.net


Petri Saarukka

Finance Officer

Petri is a member of the Finance Team. He is responsible for monitoring the financial part of progress reports and for providing advice and information to applicants and project partners on implementation, reporting and budgetary issues. In addition, Petri is responsible for Joint Technical Secretariat internal procedures.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5286
Mob: +49 163 600 5286
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: petri.saarukka@eu.baltic.net


Stefanie Conrad

Finance Officer - Accounting and Administration

Stefanie is the liaison point at the Joint Technical Secretariat for the day-to-day accounting business and financial administration and is therefore responsible for the efficient use and handling of the Technical Assistance.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5269
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: stefanie.conrad@eu.baltic.net


Carolin Maasch

Finance Assistant - Payments and Administration

Carolin is the liaison point at the Joint Technical Secretariat for the day-to-day accounting business and financial administration and is therefore responsible for the efficient use and handling of the Technical Assistance.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5213
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: carolin.maasch@eu.baltic.net


Fiona Alsfasser

Programme Assistant

Fiona is responsible for general administration activities in the programme.

Tel: +49 381 45484 5281
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: fiona.alsfasser@eu.baltic.net

 


Edith Belusa

Programme Assistant (on maternity leave)

Edith is part of the Communication Team and supports the JTS in administrative tasks and in organising and planning events.

 

 

 


Joint Technical Secretariat Rostock

c/o Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein

Postal & visitor address:
Grubenstrasse 20
18055 Rostock, Germany
Tel: +49 381 45484 5281
Fax: +49 381 45484 5282
E-mail: info@eu.baltic.net


Joint Technical Secretariat Riga

c/o State Regional Development Agency

Postal address:
Elizabetes iela 19
Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
Tel: +371 6 735 7368
Fax: +371 6 735 7372

Visitor address:
Ausekļa iela 14-6
Riga, LV-1010, Latvia