Application submitted for TREFF BSR-CBRNE – FIRST CROSS-SECTORIAL FORUM FOR CBRNE EXPERTS IN BSR

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…

January 16, 2019

CBRN

EU project educates 30 CBRN security managers, publishes a CBRN handbook

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,"…

October 12, 2018

CBRN

STAC-CBRNE Reference Group meeting – preparing for a bigger CBRNE forum

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…

October 10, 2018

CBRN

Civil Security team meets Swedish CBRNE actors

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…

September 6, 2018

CBRN

STAC-CBRNE participants working towards a large CBRNE stakeholder networking forum in the BSR

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…

April 27, 2018

CBRN

Hazardous substances preparedness in the BSR: need for better connections between levels and sectors

Strengthening the cross-sectoral cooperation in CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) preparedness in the Baltic Sea Region is one of the prioritised strategic actions in the Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in the Civil Protection Area, adopted by the Directors General for Civil Protection in the BSR in May 2017. Continuing its efforts in facilitating such…

February 14, 2018

CBRN

Building long-lasting partnerships – discussions with the European CBRNE Center in Umeå

The STAC-CBRNE project – Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE agents related Emergencies – funded from the Swedish Institute’s Seed Funding Facility, offers a platform for developing long-term cooperation on CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) issues in the Baltic Sea Region. On 2 October 2017, Senior Adviser for Civil Security…

October 3, 2017

CBRN

PA Secure meets hazardous substances (CBRNE) experts in Sweden to facilitate cooperation in BSR

An initiative focusing on increased cooperation around issues concerning CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) substances and hazards in the Baltic Sea Region started in June 2017, under the umbrella of the project STAC-CBRNE – Strengthening the Transnational Capacity of the Management of CBRNE agents related Emergencies, funded by the Swedish institue’s Seed Funding…

August 24, 2017