Registration Open for the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) 2025 in Sopot!

Registration Open for the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) 2025 in Sopot!
Theme: Securing the Future: Stronger Together – Building Stability in Times of Uncertainty

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), which will take place from 29 to 30 October 2025 in Sopot, Poland.

This flagship event, organized by the Pomorskie Region in partnership with the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), brings together policymakers, experts, regional authorities, civil society, academia, and business leaders from across the Baltic Sea Region.

The Forum will focus on key challenges and opportunities related to security, sustainable development, and regional cooperation, providing a unique platform for dialogue, networking, and partnership-building.

Additionally, on 28 October, the BSSSC Day of Cities and Regions will be held as a back-to-back event, emphasizing the vital role of cities and regions in shaping the future of Baltic Sea cooperation.

📌 Don’t miss this opportunity to join the most important Baltic Sea event of the year!

🔗 Register for the Annual Forum EUSBSR 2025:  here
🔗 Register for BSSSC Day of Cities and Regions (28 Oct) : here 

📅 Dates: 28–30 October 2025
📍 Location: Sopot, Poland

We are pleased to announce that the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025 will take place in Pomorskie Region (Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot) in Poland, in October 2025. Registration will open soon, and we encourage you to save the date:
• Date: 29-30 October 2025
• Venue: Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot, (final venue to be confirmed in due time)
• Registration: Opens in June 2025
• Theme: “Securing the Future: Stronger Together – Building Stability in Times of Uncertainty”

• Back-to-back event – BSSSC Day of Cities and Regions: 28 October 2025, at the same venue as the Annual Forum

The EUSBSR Annual Forum is one of the largest pan-Baltic cooperation events in the Baltic Sea Region. It brings together stakeholders from across the region to collaborate on addressing common challenges and supporting the implementation of the objectives of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR).

We look forward to your participation and contributions to the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025, which is taking place during a period of significant change in the Baltic Sea Region, its vicinity and beyond. The forum will address the crucial question:

What actions are needed to build stability and a prosperous future for us all and the generations to come, across geopolitical, economic, social and environmental dimensions?

Viewed through the lens of the “Securing the Future”, the forum will address the EUSBSR’s three main objectives: “Save the Sea, Connect the Region and Increase Prosperity”:

Enhancing resilience to adversity and unpredictability, particularly focusing on energy security and critical infrastructure.
Ensuring economic and social resilience by emphasasing workforce development, education and green innovation. Ensuring the integration of culture and tourism to strengthen regional ties and the Baltic identity.
Protecting the environment and natural resources and promoting circular economy. The Baltic Sea in good environmental health can support diverse activities.
Policy makers, experts, and practitioners from ministries, agencies, local governments, academia, NGOs, and the EU will gather in the Pomorskie Region, Poland, for the Annual Forum. With a dynamic programme of high-level plenaries, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities, the forum will encourage collaboration on strategies in the Baltic Sea Region to tackle the challenges of stability and sustainability in changing times.

Ahead of the EUSBSR Annual Forum and organised by BSSSC and partners, the Day of Cities and Regions will take place in Pomorskie on 28 October 2025. The event will bring together regional and local stakeholders, including authorities, civil society and youth organisations, to engage with EUSBSR Policy Areas. The day will conclude with an evening programme by the BSR Cultural Pearls project.

Additional information about the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025 can be found here.

The host for the Annual Forum 2025 is the Pomorskie Voivodeship and the Forum is organised together with the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS), supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Poland, and in close collaboration with the Baltic Sea Strategy Point. The event is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, the Pomorskie Voivodeship and the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat.

ERB President, Rene Jaramillo has represented Euroregion Baltic at the Art of Cooperation conference, organised under the Hungarian EU Presidency in partnership with the EU Committee of the Regions and the Association of European Border Regions.

EU Cohesion was an important topic discussed at the conference with its positive impact in strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion across the European Union. Special attention was paid to Interreg programmes and their role in promoting solidarity, common understanding and sustainable economic growth.

“This conference confirmned me in my opinion that the European community is more crucial than ever”, said ERB President, Rene Jaramillo.

Declaration on the future of Interreg, adopted at the Conference.

Euroregion Baltic Executive Board met in Brussels on 6-7 November 2024. The two-day meeting kicked off with a debate attended by MEP Jacek Protas and MEP Janusz Lewandowski emphasising the importance of regional collaboration in driving the EU’s growth and resilience. The discussion highlighted successful cross-border platforms like Euroregion Baltic in the context of ever more complicated geopolitical situation in Europe.

Special attention was given to ongoing discussions on the relevance and future direction of Cohesion Policy. Euroregion Baltic stressed the importance of EU’s partnership with regional and local authorities in strengthening cohesion and growth policy and the regions’ central role. This collaborative approach ensures that all stakeholders are involved in the decision-making process, leading to more comprehensive and inclusive policies.

We may not forget the fundemental principles enhrined in the Treaty on European Union, including the principle of subsidiarity that ensures that decisions are made as close to the citizens as possible, empowering local and regional authorities to address issues more effectively. This avoids unnecessary centralisation and ensures that policies are tailored to the specific needs of different regions.

During internal part of the meeting the Executive Board also discussed issues related to the cooperation. The Board decided to annex Euroregion Baltics strategic document: ERB 2030 Agenda with more specific goals and guidance for a new ERB secretariat once the application process for the status of a European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation is finalised. The document also defines how we define Euroregion Baltic in our external communications.

Opening speech by ERB President, Rene Jaramillo

ERB resolution on the next Multiannual Financial Framework

Annex to ERB 2030 Agenda