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30 BSPCYEARSBaltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceDIGITAL, 30 August 2021PROGRAMMEThe 30th BalticSea ParliamentaryConference30 August 2021Sustainable democracy – how to face a changing worldMONDAY, 30 AUGUST09:30–10:00 OPENINGChair: Mr Pyry Niemi, President of the BSPCDr Andreas NorlénSpeaker of the Riksdag, Opening speechMs Ann LindeMinister for Foreign Affairs, SwedenMr Pyry NiemiPresident of the BSPC 2020–202210:00–10:30 FIRST SESSIONCooperation in the Baltic Sea RegionChair: Mr Johannes Schraps, Vice-President of the BSPCPeaceful and reliable neighbourliness and intense cooperation built oninclusive participation and trust in the democratic systemMs Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway,Norwegian Presidency 2021–2022 of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)Mr Michael Roth, Member of Parliament and State Minister for Europe, GermanPresidency 2022–2023 of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (video message)10:30–11:30 SECOND SESSIONDemocracy in a changing media landscapeChair: Ms Pernilla Stålhammar, MP, SwedenPanel discussion with incentive speakers: Democracy in a changing medialandscape: digitalisation, combating disinformation and fake news as well asprotecting free media and freedom of speechMs Margareta Cederfelt, President, Organization for Security and Co-operationin Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann, Weizenbaum Institute BerlinMr Oleg Nilov, MP, State Duma, Russian FederationMr Erik Halkjaer, President of the board of the Swedish section of Reporterswithout borders11:45–12:30 GENERAL DEBATERe-starting after the COVID-19 pandemicChair: Mr Arvils Ašeradens, MP, LatviaKeynote speech by Mr Arnoldas Pranckevičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairsof the Republic of LithuaniaOpen debate12:30–13:30 Lunch break13:30–14:45 THIRD SESSIONClimate change and biodiversityChair: Ms Valentina Pivnenko, MP, RussiaClimate change mitigation, adaptation and the preservation of biodiversity:trust in the state as an actor, the role of NGOs and voluntary organisations andthe importance of innovation and scienceMs Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation andNuclear Safety, Germany (video message)Ms Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby, MP, Chair of the BSPC Working Group on Climatechange and BiodiversityMr Anders Mankler, State Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Climate,SwedenMr Erwin Sellering, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Foundation for Climateand Environmental Protection and former Prime-Minister of Mecklenburg-VorpommernMr Liviu Pintilie, Estonia and Ms Kamila Ciok, Poland, Baltic Sea ParliamentaryYouth Forum 2021Ms Liz Mattsson, MP, Åland Islands, Vice-Chair of the BSPC Working Groupon Climate Change and BiodiversityDr Vadim V. Sivkov, Director of the Atlantic Branch of the Shirshov Instituteof Oceanology of Russian Academy of Science and the Federal State BudgetaryInstitution of Science, Kaliningrad region15:00–15:45 CEREMONIAL SESSION IN HONOUR OF THE 30TH BSPCCombination of video messages and roundtable of former Presidents together withyouth representative: Baltic Sea Parliamentary Cooperation yesterday, today andtomorrowModerator: Mr Jörgen Pettersson and Ms Carola Veit♦ Prof Jānis Vucāns♦ Ms Valentina Pivnenko♦ Mr Franz Thönnes♦ Ms Christina Gestrin♦ Mr Jonas Færgeman, Baltic Sea Parliamentary Youth Forum 2021, Denmark15:45–16:45 FOURTH SESSIONAddresses and reportsChair: Mr Jarosław Wałęsa, MP, PolandAddresses by BSPC Partner OrganisationsMr Pedro Roque, Vice-President and President Emeritus of the ParliamentaryAssembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)Prof Asaf Hajiyev, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black SeaEconomic Cooperation (PABSEC)Ambassador Grzegorz Marek Poznański, Director General of the Council of theBaltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS)Mr Mieczysław Struk, Chairman of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation(BSSSC) Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship (video message)Mr Jari Nakhanen, President of the Baltic Sea Commission of the Conference ofPeripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR BSC)Mr Anders Bergström, Baltic Sea NGO Network, Policy Area Coordinator,PA Education, Science and Social AffairsMs Anna Mannfalk, politician responsible for cooperation public sector –Civil Society/NGOs + Vice Chair of Region Skåne Health Care CommitteeReports by the BSPC RapporteursMr Peter Stein, BSPC Rapporteur on Sea Dumped MinitionsMs Carola Veit, BSPC Rapporteur on Migration and IntegrationMr Jochen Schulte, BSPC Rapporteur on Integrated Maritime Policy16:45–17:30 CLOSING SESSIONChair: Mr Pyry Niemi, President of the BSPC 2020-2022Administrative mattersAdoption of the Conference ResolutionClosing words by the BSPC PresidentSveriges riksdagen, 100 12 Stockholm • tfn: 08-786 40 00 • www.riksdagen.seFormochproduktion:Riksdagsförvaltningen,kommunikationsavdelningen.Omslagsfoto:MikaelHjerpe/Mostphotos.Tryck:Riksdagsförvaltningen,enhetenriksdagstryck,Stockholm2021.