Det gælder f.eks. transport- og energisystemerne og de nye havne i Skt. Petersborg, som ikke bare vanskeliggør miljøsituationen, men også gør det dyrere for EU 's forbrugere at få adgang til naturressourcer i det nordlige område.
As a result, the facilities developed in the Baltic Sea are completely inadequate in terms of meeting the Northern Dimension’ s goals: for example, the transport and energy systems and the new ports at St Petersburg, which not only complicate the environmental situation, but make it more expensive for European Union consumers to obtain natural resources in the northern region.