July 2022

4 July, CBSS Summer University in Gdansk Poland: Project planning meeting, online
4 July, Online: EUSBSR PA Secure sub-group meeting on the cooperation with volunteers and local actors
7 July, Greifswald, Germany: Roundtable on a New Baltic Sea Region? Changing Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
12 July, Online: EU Victim Support Platform meeting on victims of war crimes

August 2022

12-13 August, Ligatne, Latvia: Rural Cultural Planning partner meeting
15-19 August, Lappeenranta, Finland: Baltic Sea Youth Camp 2022 – camp before EUSBSR AF
17 August, Online: Presenting and giving reflections at a round table “Introducing the Barnahus model in Ukraine: current results and prospects”
19 August, Online: Floating EKA project introduction meeting
22 August, Online: Baltic Region Heritage Committee (BRHC) partner meeting
23 August, Stockholm, Sweden: PROMISE TRM Project Meeting with Child Circle
23 August, Online: NEED 16^th Project Steering Group Meeting
24 August, Greifswald, Germany: Federal institute Research on Building Urban Affairs and Spatial development, Greifswald University, VASAB Summer School “Sustainable Futures in the Baltic Sea Region”
25-26 August, Kiel, Germany: Baltic Sea Region Future Forum
29-30 August, Schwerin, Germany: Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Working Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity meeting – discussion on youth recommendations

September 2022

1 September, Stockholm, Sweden: PA Secure Coordinators planning meeting
6 September, Online: ECP secretariat Ambassador Talks: Prelude to COP27
6-7 September, Stockholm, Sweden: EUSBSR Swedish Presidency Kick-off meeting “A new start after the revision and pandemic”
7 September, Gdynia, Poland: Baltic Ports Conference
11-17 September, Ronisi, Latvia: NEEDS project 3^rd Intensive Study Programme “Societal Security in the Baltic Sea Region”
12-14 September, Online: Barnahus Quality Standards working groups, review meetings
13-14 September, Berlin, Germany: Swedish Practitioners CAPE Workshop on Human Trafficking in Berlin
12-15 September, Online: Standard Review meetings
12–16 September, Riga, Latvia: NEEDS project’s 3^rd Intensive Study Programme
14 September, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Camp policy recommendations meeting with BSYC participants and BSYP Advocacy Working Group
14-15 September, Berlin, Germany: First CSO Meeting under the German Presidency 2022-2023
15 September, Online: CBSS youth coordination with Körber foundation
15-16 September, Prague, Czech Republic: Presenting Barnahus at a parliamentary conference
16 September, Stockholm, Sweden: Academic Celebration at Södertörn University
16 September, Online: DG REGIO Core group meeting for the Youth Manifesto Interreg
17-25 September, Gdansk, Poland: YoPeNet Summer School (CBSS Summer University)
19 September, Online: Promise TRM Partner Meeting
20 September, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Camp policy recommendations meeting with BSYC participants and BSYP Advocacy Working Group
21 September, Stockholm, Sweden: Discussion with Gun Rudquist and Ellen Bruno from the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre
22–23 September, Gdansk, Poland: CBSS Autumn School 2022 on Strategic Narratives
23 September, Stockholm, Sweden: TF-THB Journalist student seminar on human trafficking and media with Södertörn University
26 September, Gdansk, Poland: Creative Waves: Baltic Sisterhood for Change project – panel on female perspectives on regional identity building
26 September, Online: Workshop “Children, youth and disasters. New study results on how children and young people play a role in building resilient societies in the BSR. What obstacles do they face?”
26-28 September, Denmark: The PROMISE Barnahus Network joins a study visit of Kosovo to Denmark to provide reflections from the BSR/European perspective
26-27 September Brussels, Belgium/Online: Presenting at the EU Forum on the rights of the child
26-27 September, Helsinki, Finland: Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions and Baltic Sea Commission (CPMR-BSC)
28-29 September, Lappeenranta, Finland: 13th Annual Forum of EUSBSR

October 2022

3 October, Online: Promise TRM project meeting
4 October, Online: Webinar of the PSF project SusMarTour – Welcoming words from the CBSS
4 October, Online: UN ICAT and EU Commission meeting on THB
4 October, Berlin, Germany: CBSS Expert Group on Sustainable development meeting
~~5 October, Berlin:~~ ~~Conference: “Culinary heritage and sustainability – Scaling up the potentials in the Baltic Sea regions”~~ (postponed to spring 2023)
5-6 October, Riga, Latvia: CliMaLoc project final event
5-6 October, Online: Presenting at a UNICEF conference in Uzbekistan about Barnahus
10 October, Helsinki, Finland: TF-THB CAPE Workshop with Swedish Practitioners on Human Trafficking
11 October, CBSS Secretariat: Child Participation Training
12 October, Online: Child victims of war – is there a role for Barnahus? CBSS CAR hosted webinar
12-13 October, Kaunas, Lithuania: Baltic Sea Region Heritage Committee (BRHC) partner meeting
14 October, Online: Meeting with the Nordic Council of Ministers Vilnius office regarding cooperation in the area of building more resilient societies
17-28 October, Brussels, Belgium: TF-THB CAPE Workshop with Swedish Practitioners on Human Trafficking
19 October, Online: Promise Barnahus Networks Steering Group meeting
19 October, Online: Expert Group on Sustainable Maritime Economy webinar “Integrated approaches to maritime policy – Using indicators to assess development in coastal communities, maritime economy and maritime environment” and back-to-back EGSME meeting
19-20 October, Hamburg, Germany: Interreg BSR Conference
20-21 October, Nîmes, France: FIRE-IN project closing event
24 October, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
24 October, Online: Meeting with project partners of BSR Cultural Pearls Project
25-27 October, Ljubljana, Slovenia: CBSS CAR Team accompanies Latvian authorities to Barnahus in Slovenia for study visit and exchange
26-27 October, Stockholm, Sweden: VOALA project kick off meeting
27-28 October, Brussels, Belgium: Interreg Annual Event – Youth 4 Cooperation event

November 2022

3 November, Online: PA Secure TROIKA meeting
4 November, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with US State Dep./Trafficking in Persons Report
4-6 November, Papile, Lithuania: Rural Cultural Planning Partner meeting
7 November, Online: Project FIRE-IN meeting
8 November, Online: Preparatory meeting for the project BALTinnoSEC Pilot Forum
9 November, Berlin, Germany: Study Visit to Childhood House (Barnahus) in Berlin
9 November, Online: Interview with the Council of Europe’s representative on evaluation of the CoE sub-Programme Action Against Crime
10-11 November, Berlin, Germany: Children at Risk Expert Group Meeting
10-11 November Kaunas, Lithuania/Online: 14th international BUP conference “Sustainable Consumption and Production: How to Make it Possible”
15 November, Stockholm, Sweden: Launching of TF-THB Awareness raising campaign ‘Before You Go’.
15 November, Gdansk, Poland: BaltSustBoating 2030 Kick-off meeting
16 November, Strasbourg, France: Joint CoE and CBSS high-level coordination meeting on the Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
17 November, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with young Ukrainian professionals within their study trip to Sweden in the framework of the Program Young Generation Will Change Ukraine
17 November, Stockholm, Sweden: Visit to the CBSS Secretariat of students from the Swedish Defence University
18 November, Warsaw, Poland: BALTinnoSEC project Pilot Forum
20-21 November, Tallinn, Estonia: Barnahus exchange between Estonia, Ireland and Finland
21-23 November, Tallinn, Estonia: Barnahus Study visit and exchange/training with Armenia, Moldova, Finland, Ireland, and Georgia
21-25 November, Hamburg, Germany: Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue 2022
28-30 November, Brussels, Belgium: CAPE Project, Study visit on labour exploitation in Belgium with SWE practitioners
28-30 November, Bucharest, Romania: Eastern and Central Europe launch of the updated Handbook “National Referral Mechanisms – Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons”, OSCE
29 November, Online: Meeting with students of the University of Münster within the master course on crisis communication

December 2022

1 December, Online: European Resources Forum – Session in the framework of the German Presidency of the EGSD
1 December, Online: Baltic Sea Tourism Forum
1 December, Brussels, Belgium: Project meeting and planning with Child Circle – PROMISE TRM Project
4 December, Stockholm, Sweden: Child advisory board to Promise 3 meeting
5 December, Stockholm, Sweden: Promise Barnahus Forum
7 December, Stockholm, Sweden: SustMarTour Final Conference
12-13 December, Kiel, Germany: Expert roundtable on dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea
14-15 December, Hamburg, Germany: NEEDS project Multiplier Event & back-to-back Transnational Project Meeting
15-16 December, Hamburg, Germany: PA Secure Steering Group meeting

2023

January 2023

4 January, Online: BaltSustBoating 2030 project partnership meeting
10 January, Online: CBSS and PAC Tourism brainstorming session
11 January, Online: Baltic Sea Youth involvement in EUSBSR PA Ship/Safe
13 January, Online: Projects VOALA and BYFORES partner’s meeting with Nordic Council of Ministers
17 January, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Advocacy Working Group meeting
18 January, Online: CPN/PA Secure interactive meeting on exchange of experts
19 January, Online: EC webinar Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) – North Sea and Baltic Sea
20 January, Online: DG REGIO Interreg core group meeting manifesto on youth participation
24 January, Online: Meeting with PA Education and partners in Ukraine about the development of the project application on building a new philosophy of civil protection education in Ukraine
24 January, Online: Meeting with communication students of the University of Münster, presentations on crisis communication
24-26 January, Düsseldorf, Germany. Meeting BaltSusBoating project partners and local authorities from the BSR at the Boot 2023 fair
27 January, Warsaw, Poland: BALTinnoSEC project Pilot Forum
31 January, Stockholm, Sweden: Visit of the German EU-delegation from the Bundestag to the CBSS Secretariat
31 January, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Advocacy Working Group meeting
31 January, Stockholm, Sweden: Delegation of the court of South Korea visits the CBSS on a study visit to Sweden to learn more about Barnahus and the Nordic approach to prostitution

February 2023

3 February, Online: BaltSustBoating 2030 project partnership meeting
8-9 February, Stockholm, Sweden: Children At Risk Unit – Journeys project kick-off I
10 February, Madrid, Spain: Presenting at a Council of Europe conference in Spain about Barnahus, supporting the development of the model there
10 February, Online: EGSME preparatory meeting
13 February, Stockholm, Sweden: Visit and meeting with Ambassador of Ireland
13 February, Online: PROMISE Barnahus Network steering group meeting
15 February, Riga, Latvia: UNESCO, ICOMOS Seminar “Climate, Culture and Quality of Life”
16 February, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Working Groups joint meeting
16-17 February, Berlin, Germany: Second TF-THB Expert Meeting
17 February, Brussels, Belgium: CSO Meeting
22 February, Online: Information meeting for youth organisations on the Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum
22-23 February, Riga, Latvia: Attending the seminar “Branding of the Baltic Sea boating region” organized in the framework of BaltSusBoating project
23 February, Stockholm, Sweden: Launch event of the TF-THB Handbook for
Diplomatic Missions on human trafficking at the Swedish MFA
24 February, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with the Department of National Operations of the Swedish Police Authority

March 2023

1-2 March, Hamburg, Germany: CPN Baltic Excellence Programme
2 March, Online: Meeting with EUSBSR PA Tourism
3 March, Online: BaltSusBoating 2030 project meeting with VASAB Secretariat
7-8 March, Stockholm, Sweden: Children at Risk Unit – Elpis project kick-off
8-9 March, Tromsø, Norway: NEEDS project’s Multiplier Event and back-to-back Transnational Project Meeting
13-14 March, Helsinki, Finland: Children at Risk Unit – 2KNOW project kick-off
14 March, Online: Dissemination event of the Handbook for Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the Baltic Sea Region
14 March, online: Baltic Sea Youth Advocacy Working Group
15 March, Stockholm, Sweden: Europe, let´s cooperate! 2023 Interreg Annual Event
15-16 March, Stockholm, Sweden: ESDN Conference 2023, presenting CliMaLoc Handbook
16 March, Brussels, Belgium: Second meeting of the EU Network for children’s rights
21 March, Online: Workshop on “Planning for the future: How can local communities adapt to population changes?”
21 March, online: Civil Protection Network Senior Expert’s TROIKA meeting
21 March, Stockholm: Meeting with the organisers of the Baltic Sea Festival
22 March, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with the Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania DG Helen Nilsson and Advisor for Sustainability, Climate and Digitalization Agnė Buraitytė
22 March, online: VOALA and BYFORES project planning meeting
24 March, Stockholm: Meeting with the Swedish Institute
27 March, online: PROMISE ELPIS project kick-off
27 March, online: EUSBSR monthly meeting
29 March, online: Troika meeting in preparation of the fourth CSO meeting
29 March, online: Kick-off meeting of the Baltic Sea Youth Security Working Group
29 March, Online: Secure Kids Project Kick-off Meeting
29 March, Online: BaltSusBoating 2030 project partnership meeting
29-30 March, Stockholm, Sweden: BSR Cultural Pearls Kick-off meeting
30 March, Stockholm: Moderating a panel discussion at the “Conference on prevention models to address the demand that fosters trafficking for sexual purposes“ (within the frame of the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council)
30-31 March, Stockholm, Sweden: EUSBSR PA CULTURE Steering Group Meeting
30-31 March, Helsinki, Finland: Workshop “Youth resilience and agency in today’s uncertainties” organised within PSF funded BYFORES project
31 March, Stockholm, Sweden: BSYD catch-up meeting with the German Embassy in Stockholm
31 March, Stockholm, Sweden: Meeting with Finland’s Energy Ambassador Hanna Lehtinen

Upcoming events

April 2023

3 April, Online: Meeting with EGSME Chair, EUSBSR PA Ship coordinator and DG Move Advisor and TEN-T Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea
3 April, Online: BaltSusBoating 2030 project Policy Dialogue Working Group meeting
3 April, Online: BALTinnoSEC project evaluation meeting
4 April, Online: Fourth CSO meeting
4 April, Online: Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum Info Session
5 April, Online: PROMISE Barnahus Network general assembly
5 April, Online: Meeting with the Nordic Youth Council on future avenues for collaboration
12 April, Online: EU Mission Ocean Lighthouse Action BlueMissionBANOS seminar
13-14 April, Stockholm: Attending the “Nordic Criscom 2023!” conference on crisis communication organised by the Swedish Contingencies Agency (MSB)
17 April, Brussels, Belgium: EU Victims’ Rights Platform, High-level extended plenary meeting on the EU Victims’ Rights strategy (2020-2025)
17 April, Online: Forensic Interview Training for Promise Barnahus Network
17 April, Online: Follow-up meeting with EUSBSR PA Tourism coordinators
17-18 April, Vienna, Austria: OSCE 23rd High-Level Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference
17-18 April, Stockholm, Sweden: CliMaLoc and Cascade follow-up project planning workshop
18-20 April, Berlin: Civil Protection Network Senior Expert’s meeting
18 to 21 April, Oslo & Trondheim, Norway: Barnahus study visit with Slovenian delegation
19 April, Online: Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum Election Meeting
20 April, Online: Expert group on Sustainable Maritime Economy (EGSME) Troika meeting
24 April, online: Joint informal meeting between the CBSS (CSO) and HELCOM (Ho9)
25 April, Stockholm, Sweden: 25th Anniversary of the CBSS Secretariat
26 April, Brussels, Belgium: Speaking at the EU NREM conference of the EU anti-trafficking coordinator
26 April, Online: BaltSusBoating 2030 project partnership meeting
26–28 April, Stockholm, Sweden (tbc): TRM Youth Advisory Board meeting

May 2023

2 May, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Advocacy Working Group meeting
3 May, Online: Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum Kick-off Committee of Youth Representatives
4-5 May, Geneva, Switzerland: Working group meeting of the UN Interagency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT)
4-5 May, Berlin, Germany: Children at Risk Expert Group Meeting
9 May, Berlin, Germany: Baltic Offshore Wind Forum
10 May, Berlin, Germany: 5th CSO Meeting under German Presidency
16, 17 May, Brussels, Belgium: Kick-off meeting for beneficiaries of action grants selected under the calls CERV-2022-DAPHNE and CERV-2022-CHILD
21-25 May, Berlin, Germany: CBSS Youth Ministerial 2023
22-23 May, Potsdam, Germany: BSSSC Board meeting chaired by West Pomerania
31 May – 1 June, Berlin, Germany: EUSBSR PA Secure Steering Group meeting

June 2023

1 June, Wismar, Germany: VASAB Conference: Vibrant, Resilient, Well-connected – The Baltic Sea Region in 2040
1-2 June, Wismar, Germany: CBSS Ministerial
4-6 June, Visby, Gotland, Sweden: EUSBSR Swedish Presidency Final Meeting
5-6 June, Warsaw, Poland: NEEDS project Transnational Partner Meeting
7-8 June, Berlin, Germany: EGSME meeting & EUSBSR PA Ship meeting
12-13 June, Åland, Sweden: BaltSusBoating 2030 project partnership meeting
12-14 June, Berlin. Germany: Third TF-THB EG Meeting of the German Presidency
13 June, Online: Baltic Sea Youth Advocacy Working Group meeting
19-20 June, Hamburg, Germany: Conference “Volunteering in civil protection and disaster management: how to strengthen cooperation between authorities and volunteer organisations in the Baltic Sea Region?” organised within VOALA and BYFORES projects
20-21 June, Hamburg, Germany: Directors General for civil protection meeting
30 June, Online: Baltic Sea Region Youth Forum Steering Group Kick-off Meeting