This week the Russian Federal Assembly hosted the 21st conference of the Baltic Sea region Parliamentarians at the regional assembly of St. Petersburg in the beautiful Mariinsky Palace. The topic of the meeting was energy, ecology, and social welfare: cooperation for a sustainable development of the Baltic Sea region. Baltic Development Forum’s Director Hans Brask was invited as a speaker…

The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) celebrates this year its 20 years anniversary during the General Assembly 28-30 August 2011 in Helsinki. The BSPC meets at the premises of the Finnish Parliament – the Eduskunta – where is also met for the first time in January 1991. Over the years, BSPC has played an important role in re-establishing political contacts…