Council of the Baltic Sea States
Building collaboration and trust

The Council of the Baltic Sea States is an intergovernmental political organisation for regional cooperation. Consisting of 10 Member States and the European Union, it supports a regional perspective on global challenges.

 

 

Our
Priority
Areas

The CBSS' work is guided by its three long-term priorities: Regional Identity, Sustainable & Prosperous Region, and Safe & Secure Region.

Regional Identity

To foster a Baltic Sea Region identity and intensify contacts supporting its further development.

Safe & Secure Region

To enhance societal security and safety in the Baltic Sea Region.

Sustainable & Prosperous Region

To develop the Baltic Sea Region as a model region of sustainable societies.

”The CBSS plays a key role in helping to underpin a stable, democratic, prosperous and undivided Europe.”
Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General
Former UN Secretary-General
Plungė, Lithuania

Updates from CBSS

Foreign Minister Tsahkna: the Estonian Presidency is heading the report on the future of the CBSS at a historic moment

Today 20 January, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with the high-level rapporteurs of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Gabrielius Landsbergis to discuss the process of composing a report on the future of the CBSS. The meeting was followed by a public discussion moderated by Gustav Lindström, Director General of the Stockholm-based Secretariat of the CBSS.