BSRBCC Presidency goes to Germany

On 3 – 5 December, the Danish National Police hosted the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation (BSRBCC) Heads Conference in Snekkersten, Denmark. The meeting concluded the Danish Presidency and marked the hand-over of the Presidency to Germany for 2020. The meeting reviewed the activities from the past year. Several joint operations took place…

December 6, 2019

Law enforcement

First Baltic Border Committee under Danish Presidency in BSRBCC

5-7 March 2019, Helsingør, Denmark. The first Baltic Border Committee (BBC) meeting under the Danish Presidency in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation (BSRBCC) gathered representatives from the police, border and coast guard as well as customs authorities from Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden, as well as from the…

March 8, 2019

Law enforcement

2nd Baltic Border Committee under Swedish Chairmanship in BSRBCC

The second Baltic Border Committee under the Swedish Chairmanship in the Baltic Sea Region Border Control Cooperation (BSRBCC), gathered in Malmö, Sweden on 9-11 October 2018, to discuss current issues of cooperation in protecting external borders. The newly launched www.bsrbcc.org website was presented to the participants as well as the Action Plan for the upcoming Danish…

October 12, 2018

Law enforcement

Joint BSR analysis of trends and risks in irregular migration and cross-border crime

On 4 – 6 September 2018, analysts from the Police, Coast and Border Guards from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden gathered in Stockholm to exchange information on recent events, trends and risks related to irregular migration and cross-border crime. The meeting was the second Annual Threat Assessment Seminar during…

September 6, 2018

Law enforcement

German-Estonian border control cooperation: an internship story

At the beginning of last June, two German Federal police officers Jasmin Bezler and Sergei Bachmann had a chance to test their knowledge and know-how about border control at the external border of the European Union. Jasmin was sent to South Prefecture and Sergei to East Prefecture for an internship. Just to give the idea…

July 20, 2017

Flagship Projects Law enforcement

What is Turnstone?

Turnstone, a project carried out with the support of PSF, aims to enhance law enforcement authorities cooperation between border agencies (Police, Border Police, Border Guard and Coast Guard organisations in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Poland) in the northern BSR corresponding to the need for border agencies to initiate compensatory measures and new models…

December 16, 2013