Widberg presents BSPC at the Danube floating parliamentary conference

“The basic mission of BSPC is to raise awareness and opinion on issues of current political interest and relevance for the Baltic Sea Region and its citizens. BSPC shall promote and drive political initiatives to support a sustainable environmental, social and economic development of the Baltic Sea Region. It should, basically, exert political pressure on the Governments. The evolution of BSPC has been characterized by an incremental growth of its political scope and operational functions, in order to keep the organization lean, efficient and at all times well adapted to its political ambitions and practical tasks” said Jan Widberg, BSPC Secretary General, in his presentation at the Danube Floating Parliamentary Conference on 23 May. Widberg was invited to share some of the lessons learned during 20 years of parliamentary cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region. The floating conference was a step in the initiative to launch a “Danube Parliamentary Network” with from the national parliaments along the Danube as well as from the European parliament. The idea behind this initiative has been endorsed by German Chancellor Mrs Angela Merkel as natural part of the development of the EU Danube strategy. At the end of the floating conference, the participating parliamentarians signed a declaration to establish a Danube Parliamentary Network. For a video on the conference, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6c8G4uFj3U