STAC-CBRNE Reference Group meeting on 8-9 October 2018 in Riga was the third meeting in the project Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE Agents related Emergencies, funded by the Swedish Institute. During the first two workshops, the partners identified common gaps and capability challenges in crisis management of hazardous substances in the…
The STAC-CBRNE (Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE agents related Emergencies) project will hold the third and final project meeting. The aim is to facilitate the process of strengthening operational management of CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) agent related emergencies, and to increase the capacity of the responsible authorities in the…
The second workshop of the STAC-CBRNE project (Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE agents related Emergencies, funded by the Swedish Institute) took place in Helsinki on 19-20 April 2018, with 24 participants, from six countries in the Baltic Sea Region (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland and Sweden). The workshop was organised by…
In the project STAC-CBRNE (Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE Agents related Emergencies), funded by the Swedish Institute, the partners identified common gaps and capability challenges in crisis management of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea Region and developed a concept of “Treff” – a large Baltic Sea Region CBRNE networking forum. The…
The STAC CBRNE (Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE agents related Emergencies,) project will hold a project planning meeting for Treff BSR-CBRNE, on 4 December 2018 at the CBSS Secretariat in Stockholm. The Treff concept has been developed in three workshops (February, April, and October 2018) during the STAC CBRNE project.
28 November 2018, Riga. The PA Secure Steering Group meets biannually to receive updates and make important strategic decisions for the work in this policy area. This meeting, organised in connection with the Baltic Leadership Program (BLP) in Civil Protection Alumni outreach event and conference: ‘Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region – Challenges and…
The second Baltic Border Committee under the Swedish Chairmanship in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation (BSRBCC), gathered in Malmö, Sweden on 9-11 October 2018, to discuss current issues of cooperation in protecting external borders. The newly launched www.bsrbcc.org website was presented to the participants as well as the Action Plan for the upcoming Danish…
46 days/419 hours of special training, the combination of practice and theory with emphasis on practical field exercises has delivered 30 new CBRN Security Managers to Europe! This is the result of the SE-CBRN-URE project funded by the Internal Security Fund (EC DG HOME). "We have educated a group of highly specialised CBRN Security Managers,"…
On 18-19 September 2018, representatives from Police, Customs and Border guards from all the CBSS Member States gathered in Jūrmala, Latvia for their last Operational Planning and Coordination Meeting, before the handover to the German Chairmanship with operational support from Poland.
The participants discussed irregular migration, lessons learned from the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, illicit…
The CBRNE stakeholders meeting is organised by MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) twice a year for all actors in Sweden, dealing with CBRNE (hazardous materials) issues. This was the second appearance of the CBSS Secretariat’s Civil Security team at the meeting. In August 2018, Project Officer Nina Jernberg presented EUSBSR PA Secure work and the…