30/08/2026 - 01/09/2026
Lübeck, Germany VASAB Contributes to Discussions on the Future of the Baltic Sea Region in Lübeck
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 “Youth. Set. Sail.” It focused particularly on young people’s participation, democratic resilience, cyber/information threats and the future of the Baltic Sea region.
Photo credit: Sönke Ehlers
In his address on the future of the Baltic Sea Region, Head of VASAB Secretariat, Mārtiņš Ulāns, emphasized several important aspects of shaping the future of the BSR:
- Role of VASAB Vision 2040 and VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration on Spatial Resilience,
- Importance of close cooperation with partner organisations such as HELCOM and CBSS and a need to expand cooperation networks further,
- Support for young people engagement both through professional networks and collaborative and creative events such as VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School which recently was held in Gdansk, Poland. This event served as a great example of the capabilities of young people to create valuable ideas how to cope with pressing spatial planning challenges in BSR – resilience, climate change, connectivity and effective use of space,
- Ability of working together cross-sectoral and across all governance levels and ability to adapt.
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference is an annual event which brings together representatives of national and regional parliaments and parliamentary organisations from the Baltic Sea region as well as other relevant BSR organisations and partners.
More about event read here.
