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

Civil Protection

DGs for Civil Protection in the BSR gather online for their 18th meeting

On 8 June 2020, the Danish chairmanship of the CBSS Civil Protection Network hosted the 18th Meeting of the Directors General for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region. This meeting concluded the yearlong Danish chairmanship, which was dedicated to climate change, resilience as well as to cooperation with civil society. Due to the COVID-19…

June 22, 2020

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…

November 22, 2019

Civil Protection

17th Meeting of DGs for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region in Riga

On 28-29 May 2019, the Latvian chairmanship of the CBSS Civil Protection Network hosted the 17th Meeting of the Directors General for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region. The meeting concluded the eventful chairmanship, during which the Latvian Fire and Rescue Service initiated several joint activities, including the BLP Alumni Conference in Riga and…

May 30, 2019

Civil Protection

Civil Protection Network Senior Experts met in Riga

On February 21-22, 2019 the Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, current chair of the CBSS Civil Protection Network, hosted a meeting of the CPN Senior Experts in Riga. 18 experts representing 9 countries in the Baltic Sea Region and the CBSS Secretariat delegation spent two days discussing challenges and successes in the implementation of…

February 22, 2019

Civil Protection

16th Meeting of Directors General for the Civil Protection in BSR: advancing together implementation of the Joint Position and the Sendai Framework

On 7 May 2018, the 16th meeting of the Directors General for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region gathered in Stockholm. The meeting, attended by the representatives of 9 CBSS countries, was organised by the Swedish Presidency and chaired by Dan Eliasson, Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Opening the meeting,…

May 7, 2018

Civil Protection

CBSS Civil Protection Network Senior Experts meeting in Stockholm

The CBSS Civil Protection Network Senior Experts Meeting was held on 20-21 of February 2018 in Stockholm. The meeting was opened by Ambassador Hans Olsson, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the CBSS during the Swedish Presidency. Welcoming the experts, the CBSS Secretariat’s Director General, Ambassador Maira Mora emphasised that the shared geography of…

February 21, 2018

Civil Protection

Directors General for Civil Protection adopt Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in BSR

The Directors General for the Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region held their 15th meeting, which took place in Iceland on 11 May 2017. The meeting, chaired by Hjálmar Björgvinsson, Superintendent at the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, resulted in an adoption of a historic Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in Civil Protection…

May 11, 2017

Civil Protection

Project Presentation @ CBSS Civil Protection Network Workshop

The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Civil Protection Network organised a workshop in Helsinki on 27 November. It presented one of the main priorities of the Presidency programme, which is nuclear and radiation safety, with the focal point set on macro-regional risks within the area of nuclear and radiation issues. was one…

November 29, 2013

Civil Protection

CBSS Civil Protection Network Workshop in Helsinki, 27 November 2013

The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States is organising a CBSS Civil Protection Network Workshop in Helsinki, on 27 November. The one day workshop will address macro-regional risks related to nuclear and radiation issues, and explore the opportunities for macro-regional civil protection cooperation within the Baltic Sea region. The theme of…

November 18, 2013