Programme 32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference 27-29 August 2023

Deutscher Bundestag27 August 2023Thema: 32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, Titel: Programme 27 – 29 August 2023, German Bundestag Berlin32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceProgramme 27 – 29 August 2023, German Bundestag BerlinStrengthening the Resilience of the Democratic Baltic Sea RegionBoosting Democratic, Digital and Maritime Resilience Based onReliable Neighbourliness and Close CooperationSunday, 27 August 202310.00 Participant registration and information desk availableVenue: Paul-Löbe-Haus, Entrance SÜD11.00 – 13.00 Meeting of the BSPC-Drafting CommitteeVenue: Paul-Löbe-Haus Room E 80013.00 – 13.30 LunchVenue: Paul-Löbe-Haus13.30 – 15.00 Meeting of the BSPC-Standing CommitteeVenue: Paul-Löbe-Haus Room E 80015.30 – 17.00 Guided tour of the Reichstag building; including visit to the dome18.30 – 22.00 Reception and dinner at the theatre Tipi am KanzleramtVenue: Große Querallee, 10557 BerlinMonday, 28 August 202307.30 Participant registration and information desk availableVenue: Reichstag building; Entrance WEST09.30 OPENINGChair: Mr Johannes Schraps, President of the BSPCCo-Chair: Dr Staffan Eklöf, BSPC Vice-PresidentVenue: Plenary Hall of the German BundestagMs Bärbel Bas, President of the German Bundestag, Opening speechMr Johannes Schraps, President of the BSPC 2022-2023Family photo27 August 202332nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Seite 2Programme 27 – 29 August 2023, German Bundestag Berlin10.00 – 11.00 Addresses by Representatives of other Parliamentary Assemblies,International Guest and BSPC Observer OrganizationsChair: Ms Carola Veit, President of Parliament, Hamburg,former BSPC PresidentCo-Chair: Mr Himanshu Gulati, MP NorwayMs Manuela Schwesig, Vice President of the German Bundesrat,Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-VorpommernMs Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam, President of the NATO ParliamentaryAssemblyMs Anna Purtova, Vice President of PABSEC and Head of the UkrainianPABSEC delegationMr Grzegorz Poznański, Director General CBSSMr Jens William Grav, Coordinator Baltic Sea NGO Network, Denmark11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break11.30 – 12.00 FIRST SESSIONPeaceful and reliable neighbourliness and intense cooperation in the BalticSea Region on the basis of fundamental valuesChair: Mr Johannes Schraps, President of the BSPCCo-Chair: Dr Staffan Eklöf, BSPC Vice PresidentVideo message by Ms Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for ForeignAffairs, GermanyVideo message by Ms Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, FinlandVideo message by Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister for Foreign Affairs, EstoniaOpen debate12.00 – 13.00 LunchVenue: Reichstag building, 3rd floor, Fraktionsebene13.00 – 15.00 SECOND SESSIONIntroductory remarks followed by a panel discussion on the topic of„Boosting democratic resilience and promoting digital resilience“Chair: Ms Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, MP, Nordic CouncilCo-Chair: Mr Wille Valve, MP, ÅlandModeration: Ms Anna Kassautzki, MP, GermanyVideo message by Mr Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov, editor-in-chief of„Novaya gazeta“ (tbc)32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Seite 3Programme 27 – 29 August 2023, German Bundestag BerlinMr Stefan Seidler, independent Member of the German Bundestag for the South-Schleswigian Voter’s Association, Member of the Committee onInternal Affairs and CommunityPresentation of the Recommendations of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Youth Forumby RepresentativesMr Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor of the European CommissionMr Otto Tabuns, Director of the Baltic Security FoundationOpen debate15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break15.30 – 17.00 THIRD SESSIONStrengthening the resilience of maritime ecosystemsChair: Mr Jorodd Asphjell, President of the Nordic Council,former BSPC PresidentCo-Chair: Ms Claudia Müller, MP, Germany, Parliamentary State SecretaryVideo message by Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU-Commissionerfor EnvironmentMs Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment,Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, GermanyMs Emma Nohrén, Chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture;Member of the Swedish BSPC-DelegationMs Anna Kassautzki, BSPC Rapporteur on Sea-Dumped MunitionsMr Christoph Humborg, Professor of Coastal Biogeochemistry and Scientific Di-rector of Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, SwedenMr Ronald Lieske, Director of the Managing Authority and Joint Secretariat of In-terreg Baltic Sea Region17.55 Transport by buses from the hotels to the Bellevue Palace19.00 – 21.00 Reception hosted by the German Federal PresidentMr Frank-Walter SteinmeierVenue: Bellevue Palace21.00 Transport by buses to the hotels32nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Seite 4Programme 27 – 29 August 2023, German Bundestag BerlinTuesday, 29 August 202308.00 Participant registration and information desk availableVenue: Reichstag building; Entrance WEST09.00 – 10.15 FOURTH SESSIONPanel discussion: Strengthening the resilience of climate and biodiversityChair: Mr Jarosław Wałęsa, MP, PolandCo-Chair: Ms Lene Westgaard Halle, MP, NorwayPresentation Final Report of the BSPC Working Group on Climate Change and Bio-diversity by Mr Philipp da Cunha, Chair of the Working GroupMs Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General, DG Energy, European CommissionMs Lis Lindal Jørgensen, Institute of Marine Research in NorwayMs Daniela Jacob, Meteorologist and Director of the Climate Service Center Ger-many (GERICS)Open debate10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break10.30 – 12.00 General debateChair: Prof Jānis Vucāns, MP, Latvia, former BSPC PresidentCo-Chair: Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, MP, Iceland12.00 – 13.00 CLOSING SESSIONChair: Mr Johannes Schraps, President of the BSPCCo-Chair: Mr Henrik Møller, BSPC Vice-PresidentReports by BSPC RapporteursMs Carola Veit, BSPC Rapporteur on Migration and IntegrationAdministrative mattersAdoption of the Conference ResolutionAddress by the incoming President of the BSPC 2023-2024,Mr Henrik Møller, Denmark13.15 – 14.00 Light LunchVenue: Reichstag building, 3rd floor, FraktionsebeneDeparture