News – Page 21

Competence with a capital C: the CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings

The Swedish Gender Equality Agency (Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) has cooperated with the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB) on several occasions. From the experience of the Swedish Gender Equality Agency, the TF-THB has consistently shown its value as a partner in the work to tackle trafficking in human beings. Working both on a practical and political level, the competence of TF-THB is hard to replace.

Posted November 10, 2022

Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings first expert meeting during the German Presidency opened by State Secretary Lilian Tschan

The Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings at the Council of the Baltic Sea States met in Berlin on 17-18 October 2022 for its first meeting during the German Presidency.

Posted October 26, 2022

Seminar on integrated approaches to maritime economy and first CBSS Expert Group on Sustainable Maritime Economy meeting under German Presidency

On 19 October 2022, the German Presidency of the CBSS Expert Group on Sustainable Maritime Economy held an online seminar on integrated approaches to maritime policy and indicators to assess developments in coastal communities, maritime economy, and marine environment.

Posted October 24, 2022

New report on human trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region highlights the broader effects of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

The latest round-up report by the CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings shows the current state of play on human trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region, and highlights the broader effects and regional repercussions of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

Posted October 17, 2022

Baltic Region Heritage Committee’s meeting in Kaunas

The Baltic Region Heritage Committee (BRHC) met on 12-13 October 2022 in Kaunas, Lithuania to discuss the current challenges on cultural heritage in the region and the future actions of the Committee.

Posted October 14, 2022

Challenges and opportunities in the Baltic Sea Region Tourism at the third SusMarTour webinar

Representatives of organizations and institutions working with maritime issues in the Baltic Sea Region met at the SusMarTour webinar to discuss the crisis situation in the Baltic Sea Region Tourism. The webinar was part of the SusMarTour project sponsored by the Council of the Baltic Sea States.

Posted October 10, 2022

Baltic Sea Talent Pool – Open Call for Baltic Sea Youth Platform Working Groups

Baltic Sea Youth Platform invites you to join one of the two available Baltic Sea Youth Platform Working Groups.

Posted October 6, 2022

BSR Cultural Pearls: new social resilience project to be funded by Interreg

BSR Cultural Pearls, a new project on social resilience, was recently accepted for funding by the Interreg Baltic Sea programme.

Posted October 4, 2022

Annual Report of the CBSS Norwegian Presidency 2021-2022 has been released

The Annual Report of the CBSS Norwegian Presidency 2021-2022 has been published, presenting achieved milestones and the activities and projects in which the CBSS was involved during 2021-2022.

Posted October 3, 2022

Baltic Sea Youth Declaration 2022 contains concrete recommendations for a better region

Developed by over 200 young people and presented at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2022, the latest Baltic Sea Youth Declaration contains 199 concrete recommendations for a sustainable and prosperous Baltic Sea Region.

Posted October 2, 2022

EUSBSR Annual Forum 2022: over 400 participants are moving towards “putting plans into practice” for a better Baltic Sea Region

At the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2022 in Lappeenranta, Finland, one of the largest pan-Baltic policy events, decision makers and experts focused on the concrete implementation of the current strategies and action plans on “Saving the sea”, “Connecting the region” and “Increasing prosperity”, amid the backdrop of the current multiple crises.

Posted September 30, 2022

NEEDS Intensive Study Programme on societal security in Latvia

The third Intensive Study Programme (ISP) of the NEEDS project, co-organised by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and hosted by Riga Technical University, took place in Ronīši, Latvia on 12-16 September 2022.

Posted September 26, 2022