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VASAB – Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea

Intergovernmental cooperation on spatial planning for a vibrant, resilient, well-connected Baltic Sea Region

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09/07/2026
Linking Land, Sea and Cooperation across Europe’s Macro-regions
On 8–9 July 2026, Egija Stapkēviča and Tīna Šipkēvica from VASAB Secretariat, together with VASAB Committee Polish Chairmanship representative Kinga Stańczuk-Olejnik,  participated in the Macro-regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days 2026 in Brussels, also representing Policy Area Spatial Planning of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. Co-organised by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for […]

Shaping the Future with Vision 2040

Our work is guided by VASAB VISION 2040 setting a long-term territorial perspective for a vibrant, resilient, well-connected region with diversity, sustainability, integration and cooperation as key values.

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Vibrant structure of urban networks & settlements

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Patches

Sustainable management of ecosystems at sea and land

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Physical and virtual connectivity for goods, people and knowledge

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Systems

Cooperative planning systems at sea and land

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Current Focus

Enhancing Spatial Resilience

Enhancing resilience is a cross-cutting priority under the Estonian and Polish Chairmanships, building on the VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration on Spatial Resilience (June 2025), which promotes planning approaches addressing climate change, geopolitical tensions and socio-economic shifts across the Baltic Sea Region.

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VASAB Young Planners' Summer School 2026

From 23 to 29 August 30 young professionals and students from across the Baltic Sea Region and Ukraine came together in Gdańsk, Poland, for a week of learning, exchange and collaboration, to explore emerging spatial planning challenges, share ideas and shape solutions for the future of our region.

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Strenghtening Spatial Planners' Networks

VASAB facilitates several forums and networks that strengthen spatial planning cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region. Land-based Planners’ Forum is a new and evolving platform that is still being developed to build capacity and resilience among spatial planners at local, regional, and national levels.

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Ecosystem-Based Approach in Maritime Spatial Planning

The HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group ensures cooperation among the Baltic Sea Region countries for coherent, ecosystem-based, and cross-border maritime and coastal planning across the Baltic Sea.

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Macro-Regional Cooperation under EUSBSR and Project Platforms

VASAB co-coordinates the Policy Area “Spatial Planning” under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), facilitating dialogue, project development, and policy alignment.

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Enhancing Spatial Resilience