Steering Group 19th meeting in Berlin. Cross-PA & cross-MRS initiatives, new member: Finnish SPEK

On 31 May -1 June 2023, the Policy Area Secure Steering Group gathered for the 19th time. The meeting took place in Berlin at the premises of the Berlin Fire and Rescue Service. Under the German presidency, representatives from the 8 EU Member States form the Region, Norway, the Union of the Baltic Cities (Safe…

Byadmin_bsrJune 2, 20230Comments

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PA Secure Steering Group met in Hamburg for 18th time: dumped munitions and crisis communication in focus

On 15-16 December 2022 the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met in Hamburg, hosted by the Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service. Except the usual exchange of latest activities, discussion on progress of Joint Position implementation, the participants from 9 countries received two in-depth briefings by experts: on dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea and on…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 20, 20220Comments

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17th PA Secure Steering Group meeting

On 1 June 2022 the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met physically for the first time since 2019. The meeting, hosted by the Norwegian DSB in Oslo included participants from eight Member States in the region. The members expressed the need to go deeper into certain civil security issues in the next Steering Group meetings in order to maximise the…

Byadmin_bsrJune 10, 20220Comments

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16th PA Secure Steering Group meeting

16 November 2021, Stockholm: Policy Area Secure met again, this time - in a hybrid form with coordinators present in person at the CBSS Secretariat premises and the rest of the group taking part online. Issues in the agenda: updates from DG Regio by Mr. Koistinen, traditional roundtable on the implementation of the Joint Position,…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 16, 20210Comments

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PA SECURE TESTS WORKING IN SUB-GROUPS

During the PA Secure Steering Group 15th meeting, the Finnish Ministry of Interior presented a new initiative, aimed at organising the international cooperation within the PA Secure into separate, focused streams. These streams called sub-groups could provide platforms where the experts, working directly within each of the priorities of the Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in Civil Protection…

Byadmin_bsrJune 10, 20210Comments

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STEERING GROUP GATHERED FOR ITS 15TH MEETING

On 4th May 2021, the Steering Group of PA Secure gathered for its 15th meeting, which, due to the pandemic, was held online. Participants from 9 Baltic Sea Region countries were present at the meeting. The representative from the European Commission, Mr. Petri Koistinen (DG Regio) addressed the meeting with a presentation about the status of the…

Byadmin_bsrMay 5, 20210Comments

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PA SECURE STEERING GROUP MEETS FOR INTERACTIVE SESSION

On 3 February 2021 the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met in an interactive session , held online . The meeting included participants from seven Member States in the region , in addition to the CBSS Secretariat who chaired the meeting. The aim of the session was to facilitate the everyday work within international cooperation…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 10, 20210Comments

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PA Secure Steering Group 14th meeting

On 5 November 2020 , the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met for the 14 th tim e , in an online format. Despite not being able to meet in person, the meeting included 20 participants, from eight of the Member States in the region and the Union of the Baltic Cities…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 7, 20200Comments

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Workshop addresses security risks related to climate change

On 12 October 2020, the CBSS Secretariat (PA Secure and HA Climate) and the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) Sustainable City Commission co-organised an online workshop within the EUSBSR 11th Annual Forum: Reducing security risks related to the climate change and mainstreaming climate agenda in EUSBSR after 2020. There are several current climate change-related security…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 12, 20200Comments

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Experts discussed risks and potential of digitalisation in ports and at sea

On 28 September 2020, together with the colleagues from PA Safe and PA Ship, PA Secure organised a workshop on digitalisation within the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2020. Digitalisation is a driver of innovation and sustainability across all sectors, it effectively addresses many of the global challenges that citizens and businesses face today. Digitalisation also affects…

Byadmin_bsrSeptember 28, 20200Comments