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Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference

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  • Annual Conference
    • The 32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Berlin – 27-29 August 2023
    • The 31st Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Stockholm – 12-14 June 2022
    • The 30th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Digital – 30 August 2021
    • The 29th Baltic Sea Parliamentary
      Digital – 24 August 2020
    • The 28th Baltic Sea Parliamentary
      Conference Oslo
      25-27 August 2019
    • The 27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary
      Conference Mariehamn
      26-28 August 2018
    • The 26th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Hamburg
      3-5 September 2017
    • The 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Riga 28-30 August 2016
    • The 24th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Rostock
      30 August – 1 September 2015
    • The 23rd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Olsztyn
      24-26 August 2014
    • The 22nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Pärnu
      25-27 August 2013
    • The 21st Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference St Petersburg
      26-28 August 2012
  • Standing Committee
  • Working Groups
    • BSPC Working Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity 2020-2023
    • BSPC Working Group on Migration & Integration 2017-2019
    • BSPC Working Group on Sustainable Tourism 2015-2017
    • BSPC Working Group on Innovation in Social and Health Care 2013-2015
    • BSPC Working Group on Green Growth and Energy Efficiency 2011-2013
    • BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy 2009-2011
    • BSPC Working Group on Trafficking in Human Beings 2009-2011
    • BSPC Working Group on Labour Market and Social Welfare 2007-2009
  • Rapporteurs
    • BSPC Observer in HELCOM
    • BSPC Rapporteur on Sustainable Tourism
    • BSPC Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy
    • BSPC Rapporteur on Sea-Dumped Munitions
    • BSPC Rapporteurs on Migration and Integration
    • BSPC Rapporteur on Labour Market and Social Welfare
    • BSPC Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings
    • BSPC Rapporteur on Cultural Affairs

Presidency

The 32nd BSPC unanimously appointed
Mr Henrik Berggren Møller,
Member of the Danish Folketinget
as President of the BSPC 2023-2024 and

Mr Johannes Schraps, Member of the German Bundestag as well as

Mr Wille Valve, Member of Ålands Lagting
as Vice-Presidents of the BSPC 2023-2024

CV of BSPC President Henrik Møller

Henrik Berggren Møller, born November 16th 1965 in Helsingør, son of retired teacher Niels-Heine Berggren Møller and care worker and former member of the Danish Parliament, Lone Møller. Married to Laura Aare Møller. The couple has two children, Kasper and Emma.

Member period
Member of the Folketing for The Social Democratic Party in North Zealand greater constituency from June 5th 2019.
Candidate for The Social Democratic Party in Helsingør nomination district from 2017.

Parliamentary career
Chairman on the Housing Committee from 2023.
Spokesman on Europe from 2022.
Spokesman on labour market, 2020-2022.
Vice-Chairman of the European Affairs Committee, 2020-2023.
Spokesman on housing, 2019-2020.
Vice-chairman of the Cultural Affairs Committee, 2019-2020.
Spokesman on tourism, 2019-2021.

Education
Upper secondary school certificate, Helsingør Gymnasium, 1983-1985.

Employment
Selfmade teacher, Nordvestskolen (school), Helsingør, 2004-2005.
Consultant, Social Democratic Party headquarters, 1999-2004.
Folk high school teacher, Roskilde Højskole (residential school), 1992-1999.
Warehouse employee, Dansk Bisquit Company, 1986-1987.

Affiliations
Member of Helsingør Municipal Council 1986-1993 and 1998-2019 (Deputy Mayor 2006-2016, at times Chairman and political spokesman for the Social Democratic Party’s councillors’ group, Chairman of both the Social Committee and the Tourism Committee, member of the Finance Committee, the Properties and Environment committee, the Children and Young People Committee and the Sports Committee).

CV of BSPC Vice-President Johannes Schraps

Born on the 17.08.1983 in Bad Pyrmont

Since October of 2017: Member of the German parliament (SPD). Member of the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union and of the Finance Committee. Substitute Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of the Budget Committee.

Chair of the German delegation of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference. Vice-President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference

Education:
2003: Viktoria-Luise-Gymnasium in Hameln

2003-2008: University of Bielefeld:

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

2008-2011: University of Hamburg

Master of Arts in Political Science

2009-2010: Linné-University of Vaxjö, Sweden

Studies within the framework of the Erasmus program

Political Commitment
Since April 2015: Sub-regional Chair of SPD Hameln-Pyrmont Since 1999: Member of the SPD

Working experience:
10/2013 – 10/2017: German parliament (Berlin)
Political advisor
2011-11/2013: European parliament (Brussels) Parliamentary Assistant

CV of BSPC Vice-President Wille Valve

2020 – Chairman of the Board of ÅHS, the Åland Health and Healthcare Organisation

2019– Member of the Åland Parliament, representing Moderat Samling för Åland. Head of the Åland delegation to the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Committee (BSPC). Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Social and Environmental Affairs.

2015-2019 Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the Government of Åland

2013-2015 Minister of Administrative Affairs in the Government of Åland

2011-2013 Member of the Åland Parliament, representing Moderat Samling för Åland. Head of the Åland delegation to the Nordic Council. Member of the Åland delegation to the BSPC (Baltic Sea Parliamentary Committee). Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Cultural affairs

2009-2011 Accredited assistant of MEP Carl Haglund (FI / ALDE), responsible for matters relating to the Åland Islands.

2009 Head of the Åland Islands Mediation office, part-time researcher at the Åland Islands Peace Institute.

2007-2008 Copywriter at the marketing department of Ålandsbanken

1999-2006 Studies at Åbo Akademi University. Graduated with a Master’s degree in International Law and a Bachelor’s degree in the Russian language and literature.
Exchange student at the State University of Petrozavodsk, trainee at the Information office of the Nordic Council of Ministers in St. Petersburg. Politically active for student’s rights.

Positions of trust:

2015– Member of the Municipality Council of Jomala
2011– Vice Chairman of Moderat Samling för Åland
2012-2016 Board member of the RCNUWC (Red Cross Nordic United World College)
2008-2009 Chairman of the Committee on Library and Cultural affairs, municipality of Jomala
2008-2009 Permanent member of the jury at the district court of Åland.


October 28, 2022

BSPC President Schraps Addresses the Baltic Assembly in Riga: Unity of Democratic States More Crucial Than Ever

At the 41st Session of the Baltic Assembly in Riga, Johannes Schraps, President of the BSPC, underscored how vital it was in the wake of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine for democratic societies to stand together. In particular, he highlighted the long-standing cooperation between the BSPC and the Baltic Assembly that would continue […]

November 20, 2019

The BSPC at the 54th General Assembly of the PABSEC in Sofia: Simulik underlines the importance of interregional parliamentary cooperation

Valerijus Simulik addressed the 54th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in his capacity as President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference and at the same time in his position as Vice-President of the Baltic Assembly. He underlined the close cooperation between the BSPC and the PABSEC – marked by […]

November 1, 2019

Asphjell addresses European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments

BSPC Vice-President Jorodd Asphjell from Norway points out the crucial importance of further measures to reach the 2030 United Nations sustainable development goals as soon as possible before 2030. The European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments brought together Speakers and Presidents of the parliaments of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe; of […]

June 20, 2019

The BSPC at the 53nd General Assembly of the PABSEC in Baku: Asphjell and Niemi underline the close current and future cooperation on the parliamentary level

BSPC President Jorodd Asphjell stressed at the 53rd plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation the close cooperation between the BSPC and the PABSEC – marked by the common memorandum of understanding and the recent meeting of both Standing Committees in Istanbul to increase the efforts for safeguarding our oceans […]

March 22, 2019

The BSPC at the XX International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” in St. Petersburg: Asphjell calls for stricter action on national level

The BSPC at the XX International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” in St. Petersburg: Asphjell calls for stricter action on national level BSPC President Jorodd Asphjell and the representative of the delegation of the Finnish Parliament to the BSPC, Maria Tolppanen, attended the XX International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” on 21-22 March in St. Petersburg. […]

November 27, 2018

BSPC at the 52nd General Assembly of the PABSEC in Yerevan: Asphjell stresses the urgent need for peaceful neighbourliness and intensification of environmental protection

BSPC President Jorodd Asphjell underlined at the 52nd plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation the expectation of the BSPC to make every effort to ensure peaceful and close neighbourliness and close cooperation based on democratic values, the rule of law, human rights and equal opportunities for all. To this […]

August 28, 2018

27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference successfully concluded – Norway takes over the Presidency of the BSPC

The 27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Mariehamn was an outstanding success. With the unanimous adoption of the resolution on cooperation, a heathy Baltic Sea, sustainable energy and smart energy distribution, migration and integration as well as economic development and growth in the BalticSea Region the conference was successfully concluded. The conference appointed Jorodd Asphjellfrom Norway […]

April 14, 2018

The BSPC at the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process: Carola Veit underlines the importance of parliamentary cooperation and partnerships between the various parliamentary forums

At the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, BSPC Vice-President Carola Veit underlined the crucial importance of parliamentary cooperation and partnerships between the various parliamentary forums. “Parliamentary cooperation and peaceful and constructive dialogue are now important elements of our efforts to promote sustainable development and the well-being […]

April 13, 2018

BSPC at the 47th Plenary Session of Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations: Pettersson points out the crucial necessity of strengthening interparliamentary cooperation and supports cultural dialogue

BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson and the head of the delegation of the Finnish Parliament to the BSPC, Kari Kulmala, attended the 47th Plenary Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations in St. Petersburg. In his address to the Assembly, Jörgen Pettersson highlighted the necessity of strengthening the interparliamentary cooperation as well as […]

March 22, 2018

BSPC at XIX International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” in St. Petersburg: Pettersson urges for more stringent action on national level

BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson and the head of the delegation of the Finnish Parliament to the BSPC, Kari Kulmala, attended the XIX International Environmental Forum “Baltic Sea Day” on 22-23 March in St. Petersburg. In his address to the Forum, Jörgen Pettersson underlined the fundamental importance of a constructive dialogue and close cooperation especially in […]

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  • Henrik Møller, President of the BSPC
  • Johannes Schraps, Vice-President of the BSPC
  • Wille Valve, Vice-President of the BSPC
  • Mr Pyry Niemi
  • Mr Jörgen Pettersson
  • Jörgen Pettersson with Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert

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