On 27 October 2026 the first-ever VASAB Directors-General meeting will take place in Gdańsk, Poland. Organised under VASAB Polish Chairmanship this high-level event will bring together senior officials responsible for spatial planning and territorial development from all VASAB member countries, and it aims to adopt conclusions for further work of  VASAB cooperation. The VASAB Polish […]

VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region (CSPD/BSR) will meet for its 99th meeting on 28 October 2026 in Gdansk, Poland. The meeting hosted by VASAB Polish chairmanship will bring together VASAB Committee members to review ongoing initiatives, exchange news and major challenges regarding national spatial planning issues, and discuss […]

From 30 August to 1 September 2026 the 35th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference was held in Lübeck, Germany. At this annual event Mārtiņš Ulāns, Head of VASAB Secretariat, delivered a speech during the panel discussion “The Future of the Baltic Sea Region”. 35th edition of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference was organised under the theme […]

From 23 to 29 August 30 young professionals and students from across the Baltic Sea Region and Ukraine will come 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.   Join the opening day live! […]

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 […]

From 1 to 5 June 2026 European Commission organised the 2nd European Maritime Spatial Planning Week in Brussels, Belgium. NESB project took an active role in the week-long series of events dedicated to Maritime Spatial Planning with workshops from work package 5 on EMODnet & Maritime Safety, continuing with NESB project meeting and joint workshop […]

Super-short survey! Just 10 minutes — your knowledge and opinion will help drive climate-neutral planning! We invite MSP practitioners and stakeholders from across the Baltic Sea Region to participate and share their perspective on how Maritime Spatial Planning can support climate neutrality and climate change mitigation goals. The survey takes up to 10 minutes and […]

The VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School “Navigate Planning Through Changes” has withstood fierce competition in CBSS Project Support Facility (PSF) call and is among five selected projects who will receive the funding for its implementation. CBSS funding will ensure possibility for more young professionals and experts to take part in the event and enrich its […]

In 2025 VASAB Polish Chairmanship has initiated a targeted analysis on measuring territorial resilience in the Baltic Sea Region to advance territorial cohesion across different territorial scales which now has resulted in Baltic ReSeaLand project funded by ESPON. Baltic ReSeaLand is the first integrated land–sea resilience assessment in Europe, responding directly to the priorities set […]