New project: ReSit – Situational Picture of Volunteerism for Societal Resilience in the Baltic Sea Region

To ensure that society is as resilient as possible in natural and man-made disasters, authorities cannot function on their own. Active civil society organizations (CSOs) and skilled volunteers are needed to support authorities in their actions as volunteers play a significant and a vital role in helping to ensure their local communities are safe and…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 18, 20190Comments

Research

Developing closer cooperation between higher education institutions and end-users in the field of societal security in the BSR

The CBSS vision for improvements in connecting research and practitioners - the Research Roadmap for Societal Security - was presented during the 17th Meeting of Directors General for Civil Protection in the BSR, in May 2019. It received the Directors’ support to move forward with concrete initiatives in this area. One response to this is…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 17, 20190Comments

Law enforcement

BSRBCC Presidency goes to Germany

On 3 – 5 December, the Danish National Police hosted the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation (BSRBCC) Heads Conference in Snekkersten, Denmark. The meeting concluded the Danish Presidency and marked the hand-over of the Presidency to Germany for 2020. The meeting reviewed the activities from the past year. Several joint operations took place…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 6, 20190Comments

PA Secure

12th PA Secure Steering Group Meeting

On 26-27 November 2019, the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met for the 12th time. The meeting took place in Stockholm at the CBSS Secretariat’s premises. Representatives from the seven EU Member States form the region, Swedish Police and the Union of the Baltic Cities (Safe Cities Commission) took part in the meeting. Traditionally, the…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 29, 20190Comments

Capacity building Flagship Projects

Baltic Excellence Programme in Denmark: climate change and volunteerism in focus

During 2019-2020, the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) acts as the chair of the CBSS Civil Protection Network . The Danish chairmanship priorities for this period include climate change and volunteerism. With these priorities in mind, DEMA hosted a module of the Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP) in Civil Security at its training facility in…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 22, 20190Comments

Law enforcement

European Forum on Integration

On 24 – 25 October, the European Forum on integration of migrants and refugees took place in Hamburg. The forum gathered participants from all over Europe to share experiences, good practices and important perspectives on integration efforts. In the workshop “Firefighters: role models promoting social inclusion”, led by Kim Lintrup from Frederiksborg Fire &…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 22, 20190Comments

Law enforcement

Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime meets in Berlin

On 31st October - 1st November 2019 the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community of Germany and the BSTF Secretariat hosted the Annual Strategic Meeting of the Baltic Sea Task Force on Organized Crime (BSTF) under the patronage of the Parliamentary State Secretary Prof Dr Günter Krings. The Council of the Baltic Sea…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 1, 20190Comments

Flagship Projects Sendai Framework

CASCADE discussed Climate Change Risks with municipalities

“The global temperature has increased, and we are witnessing extreme weather leading to unprecedented challenges … now we need to be preparing for other risks that we have not previously prepared for – every country needs to be prepared for a wide range of risks” stressed Elena Višnar Malinovská from the European Commission’s Directorate-General…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 18, 20190Comments

Civil Protection

Evidence-based practice in fire safety: international workshop in Karlstad

Over two days, 30 participants from eight countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Germany) gathered in a workshop in Karlstad to encourage the development of evidence-based practice in the area of fire safety. During the Baltic Sea Director General meeting in May 2018, Sweden took the initiative to start a collaboration within Evidence-Based…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 15, 20190Comments

Flagship Projects Sendai Framework

Two new reports on how DRR works with CCA in the Baltic Sea Region – challenges, good practices, possibilities

On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2019, two reports are launched showing the state of play of the work with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation on the local level, in the countries in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of these two reports is to…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 11, 20190Comments