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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 and funded by the Swedish Institute and aims to provide civil protection experts from Baltic Sea region states (relevant national civil protection authorities) with soft skills in leadership, project management and strategic thinking; skills which increase their ability to better use existing cooperation, funding and political opportunities that are provided by various national and EU financial and political instruments.

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