Policy Area Secure met in Stockholm for a Workshop and the 11th Steering Group meeting

On 6 – 8 May 2019, the Policy Area Secure Steering Group gathered in Stockholm for a workshop on effective strategies for stakeholder engagement, and to discuss updates and future actions in the spring Steering Group meeting. The workshop “The Baltic Sea Region – an interconnected system: PA Secure – planning for policy impact” offered the…

May 7, 2019

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PA Secure visit to Denmark: rescue volunteers, youth and veterans

On 28 of March 2019, PA Secure's Andriy Martynenko, Adviser at the CBSS Secretariat, was invited to present PA Secure, FIRE-IN project and the CBSS civil security activities at the symposium in the city of Sønderborg (Denmark). The symposium was organised by the Nordic Dialogue and gathered more than 50 participants from Danish fire and…

March 29, 2019

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PA Secure Newsletter 2018/3

The PA Secure team at the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat presents the third issue of the Newsletter in 2018. We would like to share some news with you on important developments in the EUSBSR Policy Secure Area (co-coordinated by the CBSS Secretariat and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB). This newsletter…

September 26, 2018

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PA Secure Newsletter 2018/2

Dear Friends, The PA Secure team at the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat presents the second issue of the Newsletter in 2018. We would like to share some news with you on important developments in the EUSBSR Policy Secure Area (co-coordinated by the CBSS Secretariat and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB). This…

June 25, 2018

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International conference addresses societal security challenges in the Baltic Sea Region

On the 11th and 12th of June, the Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute (SIPRI) brought together over 150 policymakers, researchers and experts within the field of societal security and civil protection in Stockholm to discuss the societal security challenges that the Baltic Sea States face. The Conference was organised in the context of the…

June 12, 2018

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Showcasing the benefits of cooperation in responding to accidents in seaports: 9th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Two ships collide in a European port causing a barrel with unknown, potentially dangerous chemicals to fall aboard. A Border Guard Patrol vessel arrives to investigate the situation. Specially equipped divers are needed to recover the barrel safely and the neighbouring country’s authorities are contacted for assistance. A vessel from the neighbouring country’s coast guard…

June 8, 2018

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European cooperation in action: Live demonstration of a rescue operation exercise in Tallinn’s harbour

Two ships collide in a European port causing a barrel with unknown, potentially dangerous chemicals to fall aboard. A Border Guard Patrol vessel arrives to investigate the situation. Specially equipped divers are needed to recover the barrel safely and the neighbouring country’s authorities are contacted for assistance. A vessel from the neighbouring country’s coast guard…

May 15, 2018

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PA Secure Newsletter 2018/1

During the first two months of 2018, we continued working hard together with colleagues from the whole region on improving transnational cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region. Now our work is focused mainly on three priorities, stated in the Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in Civil Protection Area: combining national efforts in implementing the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster…

March 2, 2018

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PA SECURE NEWSLETTER 2017/4

Dear Friends, Now when the year is coming to an end, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for a very inspiring, exciting – and most of all – a very productive year. We are glad to see that different collaborations and partnerships have been developing and progressing within our Policy Area…

December 22, 2017

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8th Steering Group Meeting in Stockholm

On 9-10 November 2017, the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met in Stockholm. 8 countries from the Baltic Sea Region as well as the European Commission were present at the meeting. The Steering Group members reviewed the latest updates on the strategic coordination of the PA Secure, discussed the progress in different projects and received…

November 15, 2017