24th PA Secure Steering Group Meeting in Kraków: advancing Host Nation Support and mass evacuation preparedness

On 9–10 December 2025, the PA Secure Steering Group gathered in Kraków for one of its largest meetings in years — with all nine PA Secure Member States present, and a special guest: the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management of Iceland: more than 40 participants took part in the two-days meeting. The…

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PA Secure at EUSBSR Annual Forum in Sopot: BSR Capitals Connecting on preparedness and resilience

On 29 October 2025, at the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Sopot, PA Secure organised the session “Connected Capitals: Local Action, Regional Resilience”. Building on earlier cooperation among Nordic capitals, the session brought together city practitioners from Helsinki, Tallinn and Warsaw, backed up by fresh comparative research on urban preparedness from the University of Latvia. Moderated by Andriy Martynenko…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 3, 20250Comments

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The Soft Core of Hard Security: PA Culture and PA Secure Joint Session at the EUSBSR Annual Forum

On October 30, 2025, at the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Sopot, Poland, the Policy Areas Culture and Secure hosted the session “Soft Core of Hard Security: Community Cohesion and Agency in Times of Insecurity”. The session particularly explored how social trust, community cohesion and civic engagement form the foundation of resilient societies. By highlighting initiatives…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 1, 20250Comments

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Roundtable: Science – Policy – Practice for Societal Security

In response to the 2025 Vihula Ministerial Declaration’s call to refocus the CBSS on today’s security environment, the CBSS Secretariat – together with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), its co-coordinator of EUSBSR Policy Area Secure (PA Secure) – hosted an informal roundtable on societal security at its premises in Stockholm on 20 October 2025.…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 24, 20250Comments

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Video: PA Secure at UBC talks about climate and disaster risk preparedness

PA Secure coordinator at the CBSS Secretariat, adviser Andriy Martynenko, contributed to the webinar UBC TALKS about climate and disaster risk preparedness with an overview of how PA Secure helps advancing local preparedness and climate resilience across the Baltic Sea Region. He underlined three points: • keep climate adaptation moving via a local preparedness/all-hazards lens…

Byadmin_bsrJune 12, 20250Comments

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23rd PA Secure Steering Group Meeting in Tallinn: Shaping Priorities for a Safer Baltic Sea Region

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 Board. Key topics included preparations for the upcoming DG meeting, welcoming the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) as a new…

Byadmin_bsrApril 10, 20250Comments

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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, building on past successes, and incorporating key frameworks such as the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction: Roadmap 2021-2030 and the suggestions from Niinistö report.…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 20, 20240Comments

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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 Secure presidency, the meeting gathered members from eight BSR countries and two member organisations with specially invited Ukrainian delegation to discuss resilience and cooperation. The…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 2, 20240Comments

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Enhancing Disaster Readiness: PA Secure Showcases Macro-Regional Cooperation at European Civil Protection Forum

PA Secure highlighted the significance of macro-regional cooperation in civil protection at the European Civil Protection Forum 2024. In the session titled “Bridging the Gap between Local and EU Level Response: Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management”, PA Secure notably showcased how collaborative efforts enhance Europe’s disaster readiness, prevention, and response. The session, and the common…

Byadmin_bsrJune 5, 20240Comments

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21st Steering Group meeting: crisis comms, new WG for fire safety experts

Finnish presidency of the PA Secure welcomed the Steering Group members to their 21st meeting in Helsinki on 13 - 14 May 2024. Highlights of the agenda included a presentation from Morgan Olofsson, Director of Communications at Swedish MSB, who advocated for establishing a Crisis Communication Network in the Baltic Sea Region and a proposal…

Byadmin_bsrMay 17, 20240Comments