Programme

Draft, 22 August 2020, 17.17Vision 2030: Acting for the Future of the Baltic Sea Region* The specified duration of the various sessions is based on current planning, but can be extended to 13:00 - then with a corresponding break - if necessary.Monday, 24 August | Monday, 24 August09:00–09:30Central European Summer Time(CEST) | OPENING OF THE 29TH BSPCChair: Mr. Valerijus Simulik, President of the BSPCOn behalf of H. E. Mr. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, Mr. Sigitas Mitkus, Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy Issues (confirmed)Digital Family PhotoH. E. Mr. Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (confirmedMr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries (confirmed)Mr. Valerijus Simulik, President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (confirmed)09:30–10:00 | FIRST SESSIONVision 2030: Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region, Safe and Prosperous Development – Common Effective and Sustainable Solutions for the FutureIncumbent, former and incoming CBSS Presidencies, i.e. Lithuania, Denmark and NorwayChair: Mr. Pyry Niemi, Vice President of the BSPCH. E. Mr. Neris Germanas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (confirmed)H. E. Mr. Ove Ullerup, Former Chair of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark (confirmed)Mr. Dag Wernø Holter, Senior Adviser, Nordic-Baltic Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway (confirmed)Debate10:00–10:30 | SECOND SESSIONVision 2030: Safeguarding our Environment, Seas and Oceans for Future GenerationsChair: Ms.Valentina Pivnenko, Former BSPC PresidentMs. Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany, HELCOM Chair, European Council Presidency,(Video-Message confirmed)Mr. Oleg Nilov, Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (confirmed)Mr. Peter Stein, BSPC Rapporteur on Sea-Dumped Munitions, Member of the German Bundestag (confirmed)Debate10:30–11:00 | THIRD SESSIONVision 2030: Migration and Integration: Finding Common Solutions Based on Mutual Information and Best PracticesChair: Ms. Carola Veit, President of the State Parliament of Hamburg, Vice Chair of the BSPC WG, Former BSPC PresidentMr. Hans Wallmark, Chair of the BSPC Working Group on Migration & Integration, Sweden (confirmed)Mr. Dmitry Demidenko, Deputy Head of the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (confirmed)Ms. Vladlena Avdeeva, representative of the NGO «Stellit», St.-Petersburg (confirmed)Debate11:00–11:45 | Reports by the BSPC Working groups and RapporteursMr. Jörgen Pettersson, Former BSPC President, andMr. Jochen Schulte, Former Chairman of the BSPC WG on Maritime PolicyBSPC Rapporteurs on Integrated Maritime Policy (confirmed)Ms. Beate Schlupp, BSPC Observer in HELCOM, First Vice-President of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (confirmed)Addresses by observers and guests of the BSPCMr. Mieczysław Struk, President of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation, BSSSC, Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship11:45–12:15 | CLOSING OF THE 29TH BSPCChair: Mr. Valerijus Simulik, President of the BSPCAdministrative mattersAdoption of the 29th BSPC ResolutionAddress by Mr. Pyry Niemi, Incoming President of the BSPC for 2020-2021 Priorities of the Next Year’s Host Country Sweden