The kick-off meeting for project partners of the Northern European Sea Basins project (NESBp) took place on February 24-25, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. This project will continue the cooperation in Maritime Spatial Planning between the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions, that was established through the eMSP NBSR project.

The main objective of the Kick-off meeting of the NESB project was aimed at constructively enhance cooperation across consortium partners and especially between the project and the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative (GNSBI). The event disseminated the work of the project and how it will build on the foundation laid down by the eMSP NBSR project.

The Kick off meeting allowed all project partners to obtain a better understanding of the work laid out by all work packages and to understand the interlinkages between the work packages. Hence, providing an important platform for the project partners involved in specific work packages on how their work relates to the overall objectives of the project and to the other work packages.

Participation by the GNSBI partners in the meeting allowed for a greater understanding of the initiative on one hand towards the project and vice versa of the projects strong connection towards the GNSBI.

The event involved around 68 participants, of which 58 participants were present in person and 10 to 15 participants participated online. With the objective to allow the large consortium to have a fruitful first meeting, majority of the participants consisted out of project partners, and GNSBI members.

Scroll down to find the report and presentations from this event.

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The project is funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).

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