It has become a tradition. Like last year in Oslo, the BSSSC Board and the CBSS Committee of the Senior Officials met to discuss the common and potential areas of cooperation. The joint meeting took place in the German Foreign Ministry on 23 April in Berlin, as a part of the Baltic Sea Days – the official celebration of the 20th anniversary of the CBSS. The meeting was chaired by the CBSS CSO Chair, Ambassador Gerhard Almer, the BSSSC was represented by Chairman Olgierd Geblewicz.
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The Council of the Baltic Sea States has just published the overall programme of the Baltic Sea Days. Between 23 and 25 April a series of interconnected events are planned to take place at different venues around Berlin. The Baltic Sea Days aim to bring together all Baltic Sea cooperation stakeholders in the belief that one of the best ways to promote cooperation is through personal contacts and exchange.

During the 3rd Working Meeting of the EUSBSR (21-22 March in Vilnius, Lithuania) Mr Colin Wolfe – Head of Unit of DG Regio has officially launched the recently created website for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
At www.balticsea-region-strategy.eu you will find the key information about the Strategy (events, documents, contacts etc.) and follow the latest news on its implementation.

We welcome the newest issue of the BSSSC newsletter! The considerable part of this release offers you 2 wide-scale articles about the risk of oil spills and hazardous substances and the maritime spatial planning on the Baltic Sea. What is more, we present you with the BSR Stars project and the announcement of the upcoming 20th BSSSC Annual Conference which will be held on 17-20 September in Lillestrom (Norway) together with the Baltic Sea Region Programme Conference 2012.