Rapporteurs

According to the BSPC Rules of Procedure, the BSPC Standing Committee can set up ad hoc bodies and functions, such as Working Groups, Observers and Rapporteurs on specific issues, where appropriate.

Rapporteurs follow and report on developments in their particular fields of expertise and inform the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference about their work as they see fit.

The lineup of BSPC Rapporteurs can be found in the current BSPC Work Programme.

News about Rapporteurs’ activities are listed below; Rapporteurs’ reports, speeches and other documents are found on the right-hand side.

September 17, 2020

Report 2020 by the BSPC Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy

In addition to the statements given during the digital 29thBaltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on August 24, the BSPC’s Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy, MP Jochen Schulte and MP Jörgen Pettersson have issued their comprehensive Report 2020 on Developments in the field of Integrated Maritime Policy. The Report underlines the crucial importance that the BSPC attaches […]

August 19, 2020

Interim Report 2020 by the Rapporteur on Sea Dumped Munitions

In preparation of the Digital 29th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on 24 August 2020, the BSPC’s Rapporteur on Sea Dumped Munitions, MP Peter Stein, has issued an Interim Report which deals with the issue of dumped munitions and unexploded ordnance in the Baltic Sea. This Interim Report provides a general overview of the current situation and existing […]

August 26, 2019

Report 2019 by the BSPC Rapporteur on Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea

During the 28th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Oslo on 25–27 August 2019, the BSPC’s Rapporteur regarding Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea Saara-Sofia Sirén, Member of the Finnish Parliament, has presented her report on developments and activities in this policy field. The herewith published written report focuses in the possibilities that circular economy has in […]

August 25, 2019

Report on the exercise of the observer status at HELCOM 2019 issued

In preparation of the 28th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Oslo on 25 – 27 August 2019, the BSPC’s Observers at HELCOM have issued the report on HELCOM-related developments and activities. The Report can be downloaded here and on the Rapporteurs’ webpage.

August 23, 2019

Report 2018/2019 by the Rapporteurs on Sustainable Tourism

In preparation of the 28th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on 25 – 27 August 2019 in Mariehamn, the BSPC’s Rapporteurs on Sustainable Tourism have published their Report on developments in the field of Sustainable Tourism. The report will be presented at the annual conference. The report gives a policy analysis on the implementation of the recommendations […]

August 14, 2019

Report 2018/2019 by the Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy

In preparation of the 28th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Oslo on 25 – 27 August 2019, the BSPC’s Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy, MP Jochen Schulte and MP Jörgen Pettersson have issued their report on developments in the field of Integrated Maritime Policy. The report summarizes the developments in the Integrated Maritime Policy since […]

August 23, 2018

Report on the exercise of the observer status at HELCOM 2018 issued

In preparation of the 27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Mariehamn on 26 – 28 August 2018, the BSPC’s Observers at HELCOM, Sylvia Bretschneider, President of the Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saara-Sofia Sirén, Member of the Finnish Parliament, have issued their report on HELCOM-related developments and activities. The Report can be downloaded here and on the Rapporteurs’ […]

August 21, 2018

Report 2017/2018 by the Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy issued

In preparation of the 27th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Mariehamn on 26 – 28 August 2018, the BSPC’s Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy, MP Jochen Schulte and MP Jörgen Pettersson have issued their report on developments in the field of Integrated Maritime Policy. The report summarizes the developments in the Integrated Maritime Policy since the […]

March 6, 2018

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 […]

August 30, 2017

BSPC Rapporteur on Cultural Affairs issues Report on Cultural Heritage

With a view to the 26th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on 3- 5 September 2017 in Hamburg, the BSPC Rapporteur on Cultural Affairs, MP Sonja Mandt, Norway, has issued her report 2017 on cultural heritage. “Culture and heritage have an important role to play when it comes to building a more economically sustainable and cohesive Baltic Sea region. […]

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