Policy Area Secure is governed by a Steering Group which was founded in 2013, and consists of members from all eight EU countries in the Baltic Sea Region, along with Norway, the Union of the Baltic Cities – Safe Cities Commission and the Finnish National Rescue Association are also members of the Steering Group. The Steering Group meets twice a year to discuss priorities and strategic actions in the fields of civil protection.
Click here to review the main document guiding the work of the Steering Group (March 2022)
Annex to the Rules of Procedure (list of Steering Group Members and the order of presidency)
“A Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in Civil Protection Area is a guiding instrument assisting the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Member States in their joint efforts to further strengthen cooperation in the civil security in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). We, Directors General for Civil Protection in the countries of the Baltic Sea Region welcome recommendations on further enhancement of cooperation in the civil security and invite all agencies participating in the CBSS Civil Protection Network (CPN), and the EUSBSR PA Secure (hereinafter – Cooperation Networks) as well as in other regional cooperation constellations, to work together to accomplish following priorities: Click here to download the full text of the Joint Position
Denmark
Danish Emergency Management Agency
Estonia
Finland
Ministry of Interior, Department for Fire and Rescue Services
The Finnish National Rescue Association
Germany
Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service
Latvia
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, International Relations Division
Lithuania
Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, Civil Protection Board
Poland
International Cooperation Department, The National Headquarters of the State Fire Police
Sweden
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB
Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), Safe Cities Commission
Click here to see what topics are discussed and what decisions are made in Steering Group meetings