Council Presidency

 

The Norwegian Presidency of the CBSS for the year 2010-2011 was initiated on the 1 July 2010.

The Norwegian Presidency will have three specific priorities.

The State Secretary Erik Lahnstein recently gave a speech at the 19th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference outlining these as well as cooperation in the region - especially with the BSPC.

Specific Norwegian Presidency priorities:

- Maritime policy
- Fight against trafficking in human beings
- Further development of the CBSS as an organization to become more efficient, relevant 
   and operative.

Maritime policy

Shipping and related maritime activities are most central for the economic development of the region. There are also several negative environmental effects and challenges to be met: air emissions, discharge of oil and other waste and introduction of organisms through ballast water. The Norwegian Presidency will make use of the CBSS Expert Group on Maritime Policy to develop the sector and to meet the challenges.

Fight against trafficking in human beings

The Norwegian Presidency will continue to implement the strategy and project activities that have been set for 2010 and will develop a strategy for 2011 based on further enhancing cooperation between law enforcement and the civil society. The CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings will be most central in this work.

Further development of the CBSS as an organization.

The Norwegian Presidency will continue to work for a restructuring of the secretariat, afurther efficiency of the organization and to seek consensus among all members in building a project portfolio with other actors.

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The previous Lithuanian Presidency focused attention and efforts on the following issues:

Innovation as an essential source of scientific and technological progress which ensures sustainable development, economic competition and safe high quality social environments.

Cross-border cooperation as the foundation for the betterment of intergovernmental, international and interregional relations involving a wide range of social groups into a multi-faceted cooperation, encouraging mutual understanding, facilitating movement of people across borders, sharing best practice and preservation of common cultural heritage.

Clean environment and safe living conditions in the Baltic Sea Region as a vital and essential condition for a safe and viable social life and effective economic activities in the region.

We enhanced the active participation of the neighbouring Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation and Belarus in the implementation of the said priorities, also maintaining close cooperation with other regional and sub regional councils, institutions and governmental and nongovernmental organisations, and by encouraging a more active involvement of the CBSS Observer States.

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CBSS Presidencies

    2010-2011 - Norway
    2009-2010 - Lithuania
    2008-2009 - Denmark
    2007-2008 - Latvia
    2006-2007 - Sweden
    2005-2006 - Iceland
    2004-2005 - Poland
    2003-2004 - Estonia
    2002-2003 - Finland
    2001-2002 - Russia
    2000-2001 - Germany
    1999-2000 - Norway
    1998-1999 - Lithuania
    1997-1998 - Denmark
    1996-1997 - Latvia
    1995-1996 - Sweden
    1994-1995 - Poland
    1993-1994 - Estonia
    1992-1993 - Finland

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