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BSR DGs for Civil Protection met in Poland, discussed issues important for PA Secure
The Directors General for Civil Protection of the CBSS Member States met in Gniew, Poland, on 16-18 June 2026 for the 24th meeting of the CBSS Civil Protection Network, chaired by the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service of Poland. The meeting was also highly relevant for EUSBSR PA Secure, as the PA Secure…
Volunteers in crisis preparedness in Ukraine and Sweden: RiA-ENGAGE study visit
From 29 May to 1 June 2026, partners and invited experts from the Baltic Sea Region and Ukraine met in Sweden for a RiA-ENGAGE study visit focused on cooperation between public authorities, civil society and volunteers in preparedness and crisis response. The visit, hosted by the Swedish Civil Defence Association, included exchanges with Swedish voluntary…
PA Secure at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 in Tallinn
PA Secure contributed to several discussions and events at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 in Tallinn, bringing the civil protection and societal security perspective into wider regional conversations on resilience, preparedness and cooperation with Ukraine. Together with PA Health, colleagues from the Polish State Fire Service contributed to a session on sustaining the health and…

Gaps to Caps final report

The project started off with the question “Do we have the capability/capabilities needed to deal with the risks we are currently facing?.

 Final report on national capability assessments and risk assessments is published together with a survey among all project partners. This report gives an overview of relevant aspects of the civil protection systems involved, differences and similarities and identify main challenges and opportunities for improvement with a special focus on cross-border dimensions (of both risks and capabilities). First, existing capability assessment approaches in the EU and the BSR (5 Nordic countries, 3 Baltic countries, Poland and Germany) are described along with approaches used in the UK and the Netherlands. Furthermore, results from the questionnaire completed by the project partners are presented and opportunities for improvements with focus on cross-border dimensions are given.

Download and access the full report and the two additional papers

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