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Foreign ministers from the Baltic Sea Region, joined by the EU’s Kaja Kallas and Ukraine’s Andrii Sybiha, met in Warsaw to discuss Europe’s role in potential peace talks, continued support for Ukraine and responses to Russia’s hybrid activities.
CBSS civil protection experts to meet in Reykjavík to discuss natural hazards, crisis preparedness and cooperation under the Icelandic Presidency.
Artificial intelligence can fuel human trafficking — but also help combat it. The CBSS will explore both sides at an OSCE meeting in Vienna.
The new CBSS-led project FIMI-COHERE will connect expertise across sectors and borders to strengthen the Baltic Sea Region’s response to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), with support from the Swedish Institute.
An international conference in Reykjavík examined how trauma-informed approaches can strengthen support for children at risk and victims and survivors of human trafficking, alongside two CBSS expert group meetings under the Icelandic Presidency.
The CBSS has published the Annual Report of the Polish Presidency 2025–2026 of the Expert Group on Children at Risk (EG CAR), highlighting key activities, priorities and regional cooperation during Poland’s Presidency.
Iceland has formally launched its Presidency of the CBSS Civil Protection Network, with a focus on whole-of-society resilience, preparedness for natural hazards, crisis communication and recovery.
The BSR-NOVA network meets to address emerging civil protection challenges and cooperation between volunteer organisations and authorities across the Baltic Sea Region.
How can emergency authorities effectively coordinate spontaneous volunteers during a crisis? This question was at the centre of HAPEX26, a full-scale crisis simulation exercise held in Hamburg-Altona as part of the CREWS project.
Register now for the CBSS conference Starting with Trust: Trauma-Informed Pathways to Resilience, taking place in Reykjavík and online on 8 October 2026.
Read the Annual Report of the Polish CBSS Presidency 2025–2026, which documents a year in which the Council strengthened its political role and placed security and resilience more firmly at the centre of regional cooperation.
A joint CBSS–Council of Europe policy brief examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping human trafficking — creating new opportunities for criminals while also offering new tools to counter them.
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