The Northern European Sea Basins project (NESBp) has successfully completed its initial phase - gap analysis and strategy development phase - and is now entering its next stage: implementation at the mapping phase. During the gap analysis phase, project partners worked across four thematic work packages to assess existing conditions, identify critical challenges, and lay the groundwork for further project implementation.

On 13 October in Helsinki at the premises of the HELCOM Secretariat (Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki) special joint session of MSP data experts from the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions will take place. This session is supported by the Northern European Sea Basins Project (NESBp) and Policy Area Spatial Planning of the EUSBSR, and is a part of the cross-sea basin MSP dialogue.

On 29 June 2025, the Ministers responsible for spatial planning and development of Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, and Estonia adopted the VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration on Spatial Resilience. The declaration was adopted through a written procedure during the Estonian Chairmanship of the VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region.