Policy Area Secure

Enhancing Disaster Readiness: PA Secure Showcases Macro-Regional Cooperation at European Civil Protection Forum

PA Secure highlighted the significance of macro-regional cooperation in civil protection at the European Civil Protection Forum 2024. In the session titled “Bridging the Gap between Local and EU Level Response: Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management”, PA Secure notably showcased how collaborative efforts enhance Europe’s disaster readiness, prevention, and response. The session, and the common…

June 5, 2024

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Food Security and home preparedness conference: PA Secure and PA Bioeconomy joint initiative

The preparedness of the Baltic Sea Region for potential crises impacting food security was on the agenda at a hybrid conference in Riga, Latvia on 31 May 2024. At the conference, titled “Food Security Around the World with Regional, Local, and Individual Relevance”, experts and stakeholders addressed the crucial issue of food security amidst…

June 1, 2024

Capacity building Volunteerism

Online conference on volunteerism in civil protection: support Ukraine, learn from Ukraine

“This is extremely interesting! Can we organise a separate meeting with you? Would be great to know more about your HAKA database and Finnish legislation! – Of course, I will send you more information and we will set up a meeting!” – this exchange between Ukrainians and Finns is one of several moments showing that…

May 23, 2024

PA Secure

21st Steering Group meeting: crisis comms, new WG for fire safety experts

Finnish presidency of the PA Secure welcomed the Steering Group members to their 21st meeting in Helsinki on 13 - 14 May 2024. Highlights of the agenda included a presentation from Morgan Olofsson, Director of Communications at Swedish MSB, who advocated for establishing a Crisis Communication Network in the Baltic Sea Region and a proposal…

May 17, 2024

Capacity building Civil Protection

PA Secure at 12th Baltic Excellence Programme in Helsinki

The CBSS Civil Protection Network's 12th Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP) in Helsinki brought together 40 civil protection experts from 8 countries across the region to delve into topics of preparedness, civil protection, and comprehensive security. Hosted by the Ministry of the Interior of Finland under the current Finnish presidency of the CBSS, the 12th Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP)…

March 25, 2024

Capacity building Flagship Projects

PA Secure and PA Education kicked-off a common project to assist Ukraine

The Civil Protection Faculty, a pioneering project led by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), was launched in Helsinki on 24 November 2023, aiming to channel Baltic Sea Region (BSR) expertise on civil protection into Ukrainian education. This project originated from the EUSBSR conference on cooperation with Ukraine in December 2022. As…

November 25, 2023

Children/Youth Sendai Framework

Secure Kids Releases Overview on Youth Involvement in Disaster Risk Reduction in the BSR

The CBSS-coordinated Secure Kids project has produced the mapping report titled "Existing mechanisms and processes for child and youth participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden". The purpose of the mapping was to offer an up-todate overview of mechanisms and practices that exist in the Baltic Sea Region to…

November 19, 2023

PA Secure

PA Secure at 2023 EU Week of Regions

PA Secure at EU Week of Regions CBSS Adviser Andriy Martynenko spoke on behalf PA Secure about BSR cooperation in civil security at the workshop ‘Building resilience across borders: Strengthening regional disaster risk and crisis management’ during 2023 European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. The workshop, moderated by the Commission discussed how border regions in the…

October 15, 2023

PA Secure Volunteerism

PA Secure at EUSBSR Annual Forum in Riga: whole of society approach for resilience

Workshop “All hands on deck: safe and secure Baltic Sea Region through “whole-of-society” approach” was organised on 4 October 2023 by the Policy Area Secure of EUSBSR which is coordinated by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and Swedish Contingencies Agency (MSB). The main aim of the workshop was to present the concept…

October 5, 2023

PA Secure

20th Steering Group meeting in Riga: trying new coordination format

PA Secure gathered for its 20th meeting back-to-back with the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Riga - on 3 October 2023. Generously hosted by the City of Riga, the meeting took place in the historical City Council building. The Steering Group members from seven BSR countries, Finnish SPEK and UBC Safe Cities Commission were welcomed by…

October 3, 2023