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The Summer University of the Razom project took place on 21–27 August 2025 at the training venue of the Polish Fire Academy in Warsaw, bringing together students from across the Baltic Sea Region.
The team "Visualising Baltic" codes its way to victory: six tech talents win the third Baltic Sea Region Hackathon [#b_hack] at TH Lübeck with a digital solution designed to boost climate engagement in the region. Their project topped the public vote, outperforming 41 participants from ten countries across the Baltic Sea Region who competed in a total of seven teams.
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) has selected eight projects for funding under the 2025 Project Support Facility (PSF) Call, launched on 15 February 2025.
On 1 July 2025, Poland takes over the CBSS Presidency, prioritising pressing security issues, including the protection of critical Baltic Sea infrastructure and countering the shadow fleet.
Strengthening child-centred responses to violence remains a key priority across Europe and the Baltic Sea Region, with the Barnahus Forum providing a platform for advancing coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches.
The Estonian CBSS Presidency has published a new report outlining the Baltic Sea Region’s progress and prospects in developing marine digital twins and green shipping corridors.
Directors-General for Civil Protection met in Estonia to advance regional cooperation on crisis preparedness and mark the end of the Estonian CPN Presidency.
At the Ministerial Session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Estonia, Foreign Ministers and high-level representatives met to address regional security challenges, reaffirm support for Ukraine, and strengthen cooperation on critical underwater infrastructure.
The CBSS Ministerial Session 2025, taking place in Estonia on 15–16 May with a focus on regional security and cooperation, will conclude with a live-streamed press conference featuring the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland and Poland.
A series of expert meetings and seminars in Tallinn took place under the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), bringing together three CBSS expert groups to review ongoing work and discuss progress in areas such as civilian sheltering, green shipping corridors, and child participation, in line with Estonia’s priorities. The Presidency concludes on 30 June 2025.
Young people from across the Baltic Sea Region convened in Tallinn for the CBSS Youth Ministerial 2025, contributing policy recommendations on democracy, digitalisation and civic security that were presented to regional Foreign Ministers.
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