The 18^th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Nyborg Denmark 31 August – 1 September 2009

The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) is an annual forum for political debate and opinion-building on current and topical issues of the Baltic Sea Region.

The 18^th BSPC was convened in Nyborg, Denmark, on 30 August - 1 September 2009. The Conference was hosted by the Danish Parliament. Some 200 politicians, experts and officials took part in the Conference, which addressed issues such as Maritime Safety and Security, Civil Security, Climate Change and Labour Market, and Social Welfare. The Conference was concluded by the unanimous adoption of a Resolution, which is a political tool for directing joint political standpoints and recommendations to the governments of the Baltic Sea Region, the CBSS and the European Union.

The Conference re-appointed Christina Gestrin as Chairman of the BSPC and Valentina Pivnenko as Vice-Chairman for the period 2009-2010.

The 19^th BSPC will be convened in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, on 29-31 August 2010. Invitations will be issued in early spring 2010.