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The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Administration of Poland, has prepared a new policy brief on the instrumentalisation of migration as a hybrid threat in the Baltic Sea Region.
The heads of civil protection agencies of the CBSS Member States examined large-scale evacuations, host nation support and civil-military cooperation while advancing regional efforts to strengthen resilience and preparedness.
The CBSS invites applications for the second edition of the CBSS Summer University 2026 on “Minorities and societal resilience around the Baltic”, taking place at the Knivsberg Educational Centre in Denmark from 2-8 August 2026.
Under the CBSS Project Support Facility, five projects have been selected for funding to strengthen security and resilience across the Baltic Sea Region.
The Swedish Institute-funded RiA-ENGAGE project brought participants to Sweden to explore effective models of cooperation between authorities and volunteers in preparedness and crisis management at national, regional, and local levels.
Meeting in Sopot under the Polish CBSS Presidency, the CBSS foreign ministers focused on regional security, hybrid threats, the shadow fleet and critical undersea infrastructure.
CBSS Expert Group on Children at Risk concludes the CBSS Polish Presidency with an online meeting focused on trauma-informed support for children affected by conflict
Meeting in Gdańsk, CBSS Task Force Against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB) members discussed key trends, shared good practices, and advanced joint efforts to combat human trafficking across the Baltic Sea Region.
How can Baltic Sea Region actors collaborate more effectively with Ukrainian partners — not only through high-level political support, but through practical, locally anchored cooperation between cities, regions and civil society?
When disaster strikes – who steps up? At the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 in Tallinn on 12 May, three projects working on disaster risk reduction and crisis preparedness joined forces to run an interactive flood simulation and role-play exercise based on real-life data from a major flood event in Kristiansand, Norway.
From 7–11 May 2026, Riga hosted the Baltic Youth Innovation Lab on AI & Media, funded by the CBSS Project Support Facility (PSF), where young journalists and international experts explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping journalism, media practices, and the future of storytelling.
Tallinn will host the 17th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region on 11–13 May at Tallinn Creative Hub, bringing together over 500 participants to discuss security, the economy and the future in a rapidly changing world. The CBSS is co-organising the Forum.
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