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The 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, Riga, 28-30 August 2016

The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference holds its 25th annual conference on 28-30 August 2016 in Riga. The Latvian parliament is host of this Silver Jubilee edition under the chairmanship of the BSPC-President and President of the Baltic Assembly Prof. Dr. Jānis Vucāns. Around 200 parliamentarians, ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States in Latvia, experts and other invited guests participate in the conference.

The conference takes place under the heading “High Quality Education and Labour – The Future of the Baltic Sea Region”. The BSPC President welcomed the participants on Monday morning, followed by welcome addresses by the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Raimonds Vejonis, and the Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, Ms Inara Murniece.

In three thematic sessions, the parliamentarians will debate the state of the region, including “Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region”, “How to develop competitiveness in the Baltic Sea Region by linking education and the labour market” and “Realising employment opportunities – Improving labour mobility and  combating youth unemployment”. Among the speakers are the Vice President of the European Commission, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Ms Maja Gojkovic, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Edgars Rinkevics, the Latvian Minister for Education and Science, Mr Karlis Šadurskis, the Latvian Minister of Welfare, Mr Janis Reirs, the Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labour, Ms Algimanta Pabedinskiene, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Labour and Social Affairs Ministry, Ms Annete Kramme, the State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr Thor Kleppen Sættem, the former EU-Commissioner and Danish cabinet minister, Mr Poul Nielson, the President of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions and Co-President of the Baltic Sea Trade Union Network, Mr Jan Guz as well as representatives of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, of HELCOM, the Baltic Sea NGO Forum and the Baltic Sea Labour Forum.

A ceremonial session in honour of the 25th anniversary of the BSPC – “Baltic Sea parliamentary cooperation: yesterday, today tomorrow” – was held on Monday afternoon. The former President of the Baltic Assembly and long-standing member of the BSPC Standing Committee, Mr Trivimi Velliste, took part in the session.

August 30, 2016

25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference concluded – Carola Veit new BSPC President

This Silver Jubilee edition of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Confernce was an overwhelming success, according to the conference participants. With the unanimous adoption of a resolution on cooperation, education and the labour market in the Baltic Sea Region, the 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference was successfully concluded in Riga on 30 August. The Conference unanimously […]

August 29, 2016

BSPC President Jānis Vucāns opens 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference

The President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, Prof Dr Jānis Vucāns, opened the 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on Monday morning. Over 200 parliamentarians, ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States in Latvia, experts and other invited guests were welcomed by the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Raimonds Vējonis, and the speaker of […]

August 27, 2016

Silver Jubilee of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Riga

The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference holds its 25th annual conference on 28-30 August 2016 in Riga. The Latvian parliament is host of this Silver Jubilee edition under the chairmanship of the BSPC-President and President of the Baltic Assembly Prof. Dr. Jānis Vucāns. Around 200 parliamentarians, ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States in Latvia, experts and other […]

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Programme

  • 25 BSPC Programme FINAL

Resolution

  • 25 BSPC Resolution ENG
  • 25 BSPC Resolution RUS
  • 25 BSPC Resolution LV
  • 25 BSPC Resolution LT

Reports

  • 25 BSPC in a Nutshell Publication
  • 25 Years of BSPC Final-Edititon
  • Conference Report (English)
  • Conference Report (Russian)

Rules of Procedure

  • RULES accepted at 25th BSPC 30 August 2016

Workprogramme

  • Work programme 16-17 FINAL

Presentations

  • Vucāns speech in honour of the BSPC Silver Jubilee
  • Vējonis speech at 25 BSPC
  • Mūrniece speech at 25 BSPC
  • Vucāns Report from BSPC President
  • Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson speech at 25 BSPC
  • Kalniņa-Lukaševica speech 25 BSPC
  • Veit speech at 25 BSPC
  • Czyż speech at 25 BSPC
  • Veit presentation at 25 BSPC
  • Stankiewicz speech at 25 BSPC
  • Akhutina speech at 25 BSPC
  • Leszczyna-Rzucidło speech at 25 BSPC
  • Parada speech at 25 BSPC
  • Nielson report "Working life in the Nordic region: Challenges and proposals"
  • Velliste speech at 25 BSPC
  • Thönnes speech at 25 BSPC
  • Abrahamsson speech at 25 BSPC
  • Reirs speech at 25 BSPC
  • Pabedinskienė speech at 25 BSPC
  • Sættem speech at 25 BSPC
  • Kemetter speech at 25 BSPC
  • Mandt speech at 25 BSPC
  • Petterson speech at 25 BSPC
  • Voting and Remarks by Dr Jānis Vucāns
  • Speech by Ms Carola Veit
  • Closing Words by Dr Jānis Vucāns

Other Documents

  • 25 BSPC List of Participants

Keep in touch

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