Blog Band – Policy Area Secure

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On 8–9 April 2025, the 23rd PA Secure Steering Group Meeting took place in Tallinn, bringing together 20 experts from 9 countries. The meeting was chaired by the Estonian Rescue…

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Apr 2025

Flagship Projects Volunteerism

CREWS Project Launches to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Through Community Engagement

The CREWS project—Enhancing Capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction by Facilitating Public-Civil Cooperation—has officially launched with a successful kick-off meeting in Hamburg-Altona on 27–28 March 2025. This new large project aims…

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Mar 2025

Capacity building Civil Protection

Fire Safety Working Group meets in Tallinn

Fire safety experts from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia gathered in Tallinn on March 26–27 for a seminar organised by the Estonian Rescue Board as part of the…

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Mar 2025

Capacity building

Baltic Excellence Programme Strengthens Regional Cooperation on Crisis Communication and Early Warning Systems

The 13th Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP), a PA Secure Flagship initiative under CBSS Civil Protection Network, brought together crisis communication and early warning experts from across the Baltic Sea…

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Jan 2025

Children/Youth

Final Secure Kids Conference in Riga: Child Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction

28-29 January 2025, Riga & online The Secure Kids conference brought together over 80 experts, policymakers, practitioners, and children and youth from across the Baltic Sea region to discuss child…

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Jan 2025

Capacity building Civil Protection Volunteerism

Civil Protection Faculty Project Concludes – Cooperation with Ukraine Continues

The Civil Protection Faculty project, financed by the Swedish Institute, has made a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine’s capacity in civil protection education, particularly in tactical medicine. This work, carried…

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Dec 2024

PA Secure

SG agrees on future EUSBSR Action Plan actions: focus on authorities, citizens and innovation

On 17 December 2024, the PA Secure Steering Group held an interactive meeting to discuss updates to the EUSBSR Action Plan. The discussion focused on addressing the region’s current needs,…

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Nov 2024

Capacity building Flagship Projects

Experts Gather in Tallinn to Strengthen Crisis Communication

On November 12th 2024, 30 crisis communication experts from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Sweden met in Tallinn to exchange knowledge and experiences on crisis and risk communication. The event…

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Nov 2024

PA Secure

22nd Steering Group Meeting in Visby: Strengthening Resilience, cooperating with UA

The 22nd Steering Group (SG) meeting of Policy Area Secure (PA Secure) took place on October 31, 2024, in Visby, Gotland, during the EUSBSR Annual Forum. Chaired by Estonian PA…

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Oct 2024

Children/Youth Flagship Projects Sendai Framework Volunteerism

Secure Kids: mechanism for child participation in disaster risk reduction activities

This mechanism has been developed within the Secure Kids project. A family brought their children to help with carrying sand bags in the flood? Local youth fire brigade would be…