BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson and BSPC Secretary General Bodo Bahr had an insightful conversation with the Chairman of the Senior Officials of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Ambassador Hans Olsson, the Deputy Director of the CBSS Secretariat, Bernd Hemingway and representatives of all units of the CBSS Secretariat on 20 March in the […]
Hans Wallmark chairs BSPC Working Group on Migration and Integration in Stockholm
The BSPC Working Group on Migration and Integration held its second meeting on the premises of the Swedish Parliament on 19 March. Delegations from the Baltic Assembly, Nordic Council, Åland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hamburg, Latvia, Lithuania, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Norway, Poland, Schleswig-Holstein and Sweden participated in the meeting. The new Chairman of the Working Group Hans Wallmark, […]
BSPC at HELCOM Ministerial Meeting in Brussels: Pettersson calls for stringent action and speaks with EU Commissioner Vella
BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson underlined at the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting on 6 March 2018 in Brussels that parliaments and parliamentary organizations around the Baltic Sea would continue to support the timely implementation of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan, but he also demanded an implementation on schedule by the governments. He additionally called for more […]
BSPC Standing Committee meets in Brussels
Under the Chairmanship of BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson, the BSPC Standing Committee gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels on 22 February 2018 to inquire about the latest issues of European policy, to exchange information about current common issues with partner organisations and to prepare the upcoming Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Mariehamn. Representatives and […]
Jörgen Pettersson underlines the need for dialogue and cooperation to make the Baltic Sea more prosperous than ever before
27 years after the BSPC was launched on the initiative of the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Mr. Kalevi Sorsa, BSPC President Jörgen Pettersson pointed out with a view to the upcoming annual conference, that the 27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Åland on 26–28 August 2018 will offer dialogue, debate, solutions, friendship and a […]
Carola Veit welcomes BSPC Working Group on Migration and Integration to its inaugural meeting in Hamburg
The new BSPC Working Group on Migration and Integration, which was established by the 26th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Hamburg on 5 September 2017, held its first meeting on the premises of the Hamburg Parliament, the so-called Bürgerschaft, on 5 December. Delegations from the Baltic Assembly, Denmark, Estonia, Hamburg, Latvia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Norway, Schleswig-Holstein and […]
Jörgen Pettersson points out in Brussels the need of strengthening interparliamentary cooperation as well as the influence of parliaments
As one of the keynote speakers of the 5th Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Brussels, Jörgen Pettersson, President of the BSPC, underlined the fundamental importance of peace and open parliamentary dialogue, highlighted the cooperation and interrelation between the Northern Dimension and the BSPC and informed about the current results of the BSPC work as well […]
BSPC Standing Committee meets in Mariehamn
The highest Executive Committee of the BSPC, led by the new President of the BSPC, Jörgen Pettersson, held its first meeting under the new Presidency in Mariehamn, the capital of Åland. Delegations from the Åland Islands, the Baltic Assembly, Denmark, Estonia, Hamburg, Latvia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Russian Federation participated in the meeting. Implementation of Resolutions […]
Jörgen Pettersson underlines in Tallinn close cooperation between Baltic Assembly and BSPC and speaks with Foreign Ministers
At the 36th Baltic Assembly, Jörgen Pettersson, President of the BSPC, pointed out the longstanding close cooperation between the Baltic Assembly and the BSPC as, the detailed feedback of the governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on the implementation of the BSPC resolutions as well as common themes of both parliamentary institutions. Furthermore, he emphasised: […]
Jörgen Pettersson addresses the Nordic Council Session in Helsinki and contacts possible high level speakers for the 27th BSPC in Mariehamn
Jörgen Pettersson, President of the BSPC, reminded that Helsinki was the place, where the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference started 1991 from an initiative by the speaker of the Finnish parliament, Mr. Kalevi Sorsa. Furthermore, he emphasised: ”Presently, both the President of the Nordic Council, Britt Lundberg and I, come from Åland. There is a reason […]
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