Participants’ Stories: Developing Flexible Approaches

Jurijus Targonskas (Right) - State Fire and Rescue Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania Jurijus works at the Lithuanian State Fire and Rescue Service under the Ministry of the Interior where he leads a department and is responsible for civil protection in Lithuania, including legislation, monitoring, supervision and…

January 22, 2014

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Participants’ Stories: Creating a Team

Neringa Brogaitė - Karvelienė, State Fire and Rescue Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania Neringa’s expierence of the Baltic Leadership Programme was that it allows a participant to relate all the fields of their work to it – current daily work, the work they will do in the…

January 22, 2014

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Participants’ Stories: Facilitating Engagement

Looking back retrospectively to his own expectations, when signing up for the Baltic Leadership Programme Jevgenijs Golovcuks from the Latvian State Fire and Rescue Service says he hoped for a good networking opportunity with participants from all countries of the region, which would include setting some kind of common rules for cooperation in the region. Seeing…

January 22, 2014

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Participants’ Stories: Highlighting Common Interests

“Before participating in the programme I wanted to really see what kind of common ideas would there be with all the country representatives and what themes we could take forward after this. I found it particularly interesting to see that there is a great interest in developing this network and cooperation within the Baltic Sea…

January 22, 2014

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Participants’ Stories: Your Ideas can become a Reality

Dariusz is 27 and works at the National Headquarters of State Fire Service of Poland, dealing with Civil Protection Policy at the international cooperation department. One of the main portfolios he is dealing with includes issues related to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The question that Dariusz had after having read the invitation to participate…

January 22, 2014

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Participants’ Stories: Giving Context and Network

Jürgen (54) is the Head of International Cooperation at Hamburg Fire Service Academy, which he joined after having worked in the department for disaster management at the city of Hamburg, where he was responsible for flood protection. After having read the introduction of the Baltic Leadership Programme, Jürgen was convinced immediately of the added value…

January 22, 2014

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What is the Baltic Leadership Programme?

What is the Baltic Leadership Programme? The goal of the Baltic Leadership Programme is to form a network of key civil protection actors in the Baltic Sea region and equip them with the tools and information needed to manage cross-border collaboration and projects between diverse organisations in an intercultural context. The programme was initiated…

October 23, 2013

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The Design of the Programme

The Design of the Programme Baltic Leadership Programme was built in two modules: one in Stockholm and another in Brussels. Each module brings together 10-20 representatives from national and/or regional civil protection authorities from the EU Baltic Sea region Member States. Throughout the modules, discussions aim to provide participants with information about political settings and…

October 23, 2013

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Highlights of the Programme – Module Two in Brussels

Highlights of the Programme – Module Two in Brussels Highlights of the Baltic Leadership Programme during the week in Brussels were meetings with officials of the European commission, DG REGIO and DG ECHO, as well as visit to the European Parliament. On the occasion of the programme, a discussion and reception was organised at the…

October 23, 2013