11th Baltic Excellence Programme highlights children and youth participation in DRR, energy, early warning systems and dumped munitions

Hosted by the Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service as part of the German Chairmanship of the CBSS Civil Protection Network and EUSBSR PA Secure, the event focused on children and youth participation in disaster risk reduction, energy security, early warning systems, and dumped munitions. The BEP was opened by Marko Florek, Chief Fire Officer at the…

Byadmin_bsrMarch 4, 20230Comments

Capacity building Volunteerism

BALTinnoSEC Pilot Forum in Warsaw

The pilot BALTinnoSEC Forum was organised in Warsaw on 27 January 2023 at the Main School of Fire Service. The forum gathered 75 participants from all BSR countries with the majority of participants coming from Poland. Three panels were organised: on influx of migrants, CBRN and natural disasters with focus on crisis and risk communication. The…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 30, 20230Comments

Capacity building

Baltic Excellence Programme 2022 – Disaster Prevention and Regional Cooperation in focus

On 1-3 March 2022, the Chairmanship of the EUSBSR PA Secure/CBSS Civil Protection Network hosted the 10th Baltic Excellence Programme in civil security in Oslo, Norway – the first physical module since 2019 BEP in Tinglev, Denmark. 37 participants from 12 countries came to Oslo, invited by the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB).…

Byadmin_bsrMarch 7, 20220Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection Research

Project kick-off: BALTinnoSEC

There are numerous civil security themed forums and platforms in Europe, focusing on either specific aspects or a wide scope of civil security topics in Europe. But where to turn to in case of security threats in the Baltic Sea Region? Whom to face security challenges with? Challenges that each state cannot face alone: floods,…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 25, 20220Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection

Lithuanian Seminar “Baltic Sea Region: acting together against nuclear risk”

On 26th November, the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the CBSS Civil Protection Network hosted the Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP) Seminar “Baltic Sea Region: acting together against nuclear risk”. The seminar focused on Information Management, Decision making and protective measures, and Recommendations to the public. The Lithuanian Chairmanship prioritises the question of nuclear risk and disaster prevention, since…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 26, 20200Comments

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…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 22, 20190Comments

Capacity building Flagship Projects

Baltic Leadership Programme in Civil Security Alumni conference in Riga

The Latvian Chairmanship of the CBSS Civil Protection Network – the State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, in cooperation with the CBSS Secretariat, the Swedish Institute, EUSBSR Policy Area Secure and Riga Stradiņš University, hosted the Baltic Leadership Program (BLP) in Civil Protection Alumni outreach event and conference “Societal security in the Baltic Sea…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 27, 20180Comments

Capacity building Flagship Projects

Baltic Leadership Programme: Improving management skills and strategic thinking to build our region’s resilience

On 27-30 November 2017, representatives of all eleven CBSS member states, gathered in Sigtuna (Sweden), to take part in the Baltic Leadership Programme in Civil Security. All 25 participants of the Programme have been nominated by their respective civil protection and law enforcement organisations, because of their leadership potential. This year, the course has been focused…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 30, 20170Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection Flagship Projects

Renaming of the Baltic Leadership Programme (BLP)

On 19 February 2016, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Stockholm, together with the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service of the Republic of Poland (KGSP) and the CBSS Secretariat, co-hosted a seminar focusing on the BLP and future development of the leadership programme. The way ahead, after the end of financial…

Byadmin_bsrAugust 9, 20160Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection Flagship Projects

Voices of the Baltic Leadership progarmme – Camilla Sieljaks

"The region has so many issues in common, it is natural to form collaborations" about international cooperation? At DEMA we work on a policy level with the EU and NATO and Nordic cooperation and of course also the CBSS. But given that the region has so many issues in common, it is natural to form collaborations…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 17, 20150Comments