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Important components in the assessment process are the policy objectives, Interreg specific objective, as well as the corresponding specific objectives selected by the Programming Committee: Policy objective 1. A smarter Europe: SO 1 Enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake o f advanced technologies. SO 2. Reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies and governments. Policy Objective 2 A greener Europe: SO 4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account ecosystem based approaches. SO 7. Enhancing protection and preservation o f nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms o f pollution. Policy Objective 4 A more social Europe: SO 5. Enhancing the role o f culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation. Interreg Specific Objective 1 Better Governance: SO 3. People-to-people actions for increased trust. The above objectives along with the geographical and socio-economic characteristics o f the regions set the scope o f the assessment, as they shape the approximate parameters of the future project initiatives. The strategic environmental assessment of the Russian programme area was carried out by a Consortium managed by the Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy o f Sciences', consisting o f the following regional experts: Doctor of Engineering V. A. Masloboev, Candidate o f Economics E. M. Klyuchnikova, Candidate o f Biology E. A. Borovichev (Murmansk Region), Candidate of Philology М. V. Nenasheva (Arkhangelsk Region), A. I. Popov (Nenets Autonomous District). Strategic environmental assessment for the programme regions in Finland. Sweden and Norway was carried out by the Swedish consultancy company Anthesis2. whose expert group included regional experts. A separate Environmental Assessment Report was prepared for these regions. Applicants and future project partners are advised to take into account assessment results made by both expert groups, since project activities, according to the Programme requirements, should be aimed at solving joint problems. The Consortium also takes into account its own experience of participation in the two previous programme cycles as Lead Partners and Partners. As a rule, a successful project initiative lies in the intersection of partners' interests in all participating countries. Thus, while working on the table in Section 11 “Assessment and Recommendations”, the Consortium proceeded from the collaborative nature of the project activities and took into account the results of stakeholder consultations in all participating countries. In cases where a specific approach to the implementation of a particular initiative is required due to any peculiar features of the Russian programme area, the Consortium analyzed the Russian component in more detail. 1 https://www.ksc.ru/ :https://anthesis.se/en/ 6