1. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION EUROBALTIC FOCUS # 43 & # 97 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BSR IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF EFFICIENT SYSTEM PROVIDING RESOURCES TO PREVENT AND LIMIT CONSEQUENCES OF MAN- MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS IS IMPLEMENTED IN THE REGION

2. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION EUROBALTIC OBJECTIVES MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS & DAY TO DAY INCIDENTS Prevention Preparedness Response # 43 & # 97

3. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION SELECTED EUROBALTIC I OUTCOMES # 43 & # 97 1. RECOGNISING CP IN THE REGION State-of-the-Art Reports on: 1 Civil Protection Systems in the BSR 2. Civil Protection Training Systems: 3. Cross-border Risks in the BSR; 4. Risk assessment and mapping 5. Injury prevention and safety promotion 2. ESTABLISHING EXPERTS’ & INSTITUTIONS COOPERATION NETWORKS 3. IDENTYFING GAPS AND AREA FOR FURTHER COOPERATION EVENTS STATISTICS: Total number of participants ~2000; 40 events hold: Meetings: 10 Conferences: 2 Seminars: 12 Workshops: 7 Training courses: 1 Table Top Exercise:2 Exercises: 2 Pilot Projects: 1

4. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION #97 FOCUS RESULTED FROM # 43 # 43 & # 97 EUROBALTIC II PROJECT Risk Management & Spatial Development Promotion of Safe Communities Approach in the BSR Building Multinational CP Capacity - Exercises, Training, Education and Research

5. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION EUROBALTIC I SPECIAL FINDINGS # 43 & # 97 1.Decision makers and political level support is very important for efficiency – Eurobaltic Progress Report is provided annually to the CP Directors General and Committee of Senior Officials Meetings 2.Keep momentum after reaching certain level– there was no breake between Eurobaltic I and II projects 3. Project Management structure has been changed in Eurobaltic II – more responsibilities is given to joint groups of PP, e.g. Steering Committee and Implementing Groups

6. # 43 and # 97 BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION IMAGINATIVE FOLLOW-UP # 43 & # 97 The follow-up should develope the BSR strategy in line of the wider EU context, including : Improvement of safety infrastructure resulting from risk assessment and mapping; Preparedness for rapid response; Further development of the research and education networks in the civil protection; „the Union shall encourage cooperation between Member States in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man- made disasters” Implementing rapid response and preparedness instrument

7. BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION SELECTED PRIORITY 2007-2013 # 43 & # 97 Following priorities should be focus of the follow-up project: 1.Environment risk prevention/structural planning, public education, industrial safety development; 2.Administrative capacity, joint/crossborder risk and emergency management