The seventh and final meeting of the Working Group was held in the Lithuanian Parliament on 16 June. The meeting was devoted to awareness raising on trafficking, and the Working Group got information, experiences and inspiration from Ms Marianne Gulløv, External Communications Manager, the Body Shop, Mr Anthony Jay, Head of Media and Communications, CBSS […]
Gestrin at the 16th CBSS Ministerial Meeting in Oslo
“BSPC and CBSS share the basic tenet that all stakeholders of the Baltic Sea Region – from EU- as well as non-EU– countries – must be able to cooperate on an equal footing in order to find credible and sustainable solutions to the challenges of the Region“ said Christina Gestrin, Chairman of the BSPC, in […]
Roger Jansson co-chairs meeting with CBSS and BSSSC in Gdansk
Roger Jansson, Vice Chairman of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy, co-chaired a joint meeting with the maritime expert groups of CBSS and BSSSC in connection with the European Maritime Day in Gdansk on 19-20 May. “The intention of this common event is, basically, to promote a more regular and structured dialogue between […]
Gestrin addresses European Maritime Day in Gdansk
“BSPC has called for active support to projects with the objective of reducing harmful emissions from ships and developing reception facilities for waste water from ships. In order to enforce the IMO ban from October 2010 on waste water discharge from passenger ships and ferries in the Baltic Sea, it is necessary that the states […]
BSPC sits in on the Parliamentary Round Table in Murmansk
“A continued utilization of nuclear power requires strengthened efforts for safety and security”, said Valentina Pivnenko, member of the Russian State Duma and vice President of the BSPC, at the Parliamentary Round Table held in Murmansk on 27-29 April. International cooperation on nuclear safety must be further reinforced, and there is a growing need for […]
NDPHS and BSPC discuss collaboration
The BSPC Secretariat took part in a meeting of the Committee of Senior Representatives of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS) in Oslo 14th April. A number of proposals for cooperative actions were presented and agreed. NDPHS will, i a, appear at the 20th BSPC to share their expertise and […]
BSLN advocates a Forum for social dialogue in the Baltic Sea Region
Franz Thönnes, member of the German Bundestag and BSPC’s representative in the Steering Committee of the Baltic Sea Labour Network, took part in the Committee’s meeting in Helsinki on 31st March. The BSLN Steering Committee advocates the establishment of a Forum for Social Dialogue in the Baltic Sea Region with the aim of influencing policy- […]
Competitiveness in the Maritime Sector
Ways of improving competitiveness in the maritime sector was the main focus of the fifth session of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy, held in the Parliament of Sweden, Stockholm, on 24th March 2011. Expert presentations were given by Dr Gernot Tesch, Scandlines, and Dr Martin Kruse, Northern German Chambers of Industry and […]
Police action against Trafficking
Police, prosecution and the court of law were the main themes when the BSPC Working Group on Trafficking held its 6th meeting in Riga on 4 March. Expert presentation were provided by Dimitrijs Trofimovs, Director of Sectoral Policy Department, Ministry of the Interior, Latvia, Arturs Vaišla, Head of Unit 3 for Fight against Trafficking in […]
Gestrin: Continued Efforts Necessary for the NDEP
The Northern Dimension policy must be targeted on dealing with concrete challenges said Christina Gestrin, chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, when addressing the 2nd Northern Dimension Parliamentary Conference in Tromsö on 23 February. Climate change, energy efficiency, maritime safety and security and public health are major and pressing issues that require concerted efforts […]
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