
German Presidency 2022-2023
On 1 July 2022, Germany takes over the presidency of the CBSS from Norway. Read more about the Presidency's goals and priorities.
The Council of the Baltic Sea States is an intergovernmental political forum for regional cooperation. Consisting of 10 Member States and the European Union, it supports a regional perspective on global challenges.
On 1 July 2022, Germany takes over the presidency of the CBSS from Norway. Read more about the Presidency's goals and priorities.
The campaign, jointly developed by the CBSS and the Swedish Gender Equality Agency, informs labour migrants from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania about the risks of labour exploitation.
Ministers of foreign affairs and other high-level representatives from the Baltic Sea region met in Kristiansand, Norway on 24-25 May 2022.
The CBSS' work is guided by its three long-term priorities: Regional Identity, Sustainable & Prosperous Region, and Safe & Secure Region.
To foster a Baltic Sea Region identity and intensify contacts supporting its further development.
To enhance societal security and safety in the Baltic Sea Region.
To develop the Baltic Sea Region as a model region of sustainable societies.
Experts met in Kiel to advance on the issue of dumped munitions submerged in the Baltic Sea.
Around 170 participants from 23 countries met at the Barnahus Forum 2022 in Stockholm to exchange practices, challenges, learnings, and the ongoing development of work.
The CBSS and the German Embassy Helsinki jointly organised an event on “Cooperation in the BSR in a changing (geo)political climate”.
The CSO members met in Stockholm, Sweden on 24 November 2022 to address the work of the CBSS and its future orientations.