The highest Executive Committee of the BSPC, led by Chairman Sylvia Bretschneider, met for the second time in 2015 in the Ozeaneum of Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, on 29th May. Delegations from Åland-Islands, Baltic Assembly, Estonia, Finland, German Bundestag, Hamburg, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Lithuania, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nordic Council, Russian Federation and St. Petersburg participated in the meeting. The work […]
4th Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum: Sylvia Bretschneider presents BSPC-positions
As current chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Sylvia Bretschneider actively participated in the 4th Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland, 10th – 11th May. In the second session of the Parliamentary Forum “Green energy – opportunities and challenges”, Ms Bretschneider gave a statement in which she explained that there is a wide […]
Continued environmental cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
Finnish MP Christina Gestrin represented the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) at the XVI International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” in St. Petersburg on March 18-20, 2015. Gestrin emphasised the need to continue the environmental cooperation, despite political tension around the Baltic Sea. “The constructive environmental cooperation must continue even in politically difficult times. The […]
BSPC WG ISHC meets in Tampere
The BSPC Working Group on Innovation in Social and Healthcare came together for its fifth meeting on invitation by the Finnish Parliament in Tampere on 16-17 March. The meeting was preceded by a study tour of Tampere University Central Hospital and expert presentations on the prevention of diabetes & cardiovascular diseases and on electronic reporting […]
BSPC speaks in favor of preventing the discharge of wastewater at sea
As another follow-up to the Standing Committee Meeting in Brussels by the initiative of the Aland delegation, the BSPC’s Observers at HELCOM, current Chairman Sylvia Bretschneider and Christina Gestrin, have addressed a letter to HELCOM concerning the implementation of the IMO Resolution MEPC.200 (62). The resolution defines the Baltic Sea as a so-called Special Area […]
BSPC urges to maintain “health” within the EUSBSR Action Plan
As a follow-up to the Standing Committee meeting in Brussels, the current BSPC Chairman, Ms Sylvia Bretschneider, has informed Commission President Juncker and the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Ms Corina Cretu, about the BSPC’s serious concerns over initial ideas by the Commission’s DG REGIO to strike “health” out of the Action Plan of a […]
Standing Committtee meets European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
Intensifying cooperation in health care – Standing Committee meets European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy at its session in Brussels The Standing Committee came together for its first session of the year at the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels on 23 January by the invitation of Jorn Dohrmann, the European Parliament’s new […]
Vice-Chairman Janis Vucans addressed the Nordic Council in Stockholm
emphasizing the deep connections between the Nordic Council and the BSPC and pointing out the utmost importance of parliamentary dialogue in times of crisis: „The cooperation between the Nordic Council and the BSPC has been a true success story. From the very beginning the Nordic Council has been a driving force for the BSPC and […]
Sylvia Bretschneider adresses Baltic Sea Tourism Forum in Karlskrona/Sweden
“Especially in difficult political times like these, the BSPC serves as a useful platform to continue the existing channels of dialogue. Also the Baltic Sea Tourism Forum faces its challenges, and I congratulate you for the ongoing success of this forum”, Bretschneider pointed out. “The Baltic Sea is as diverse as it is exceptional. With […]
Bodo Bahr new BSPC Secretary General
The BSPC Standing Committee has appointed Bodo Bahr, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as the new Secretary General of the BSPC. Bahr, who has long and wide-ranging experience in Baltic Sea Region issues, will assume his new position on 1 October. “I warmly congratulate Bodo on his new assignment” says Jan Widberg, who resigns as Secretary General on 30 […]
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