Baltic Sea parliamentarians to discuss answer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

On 12-14 June, the 31^st Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The topic of the conference is "The Future of the Baltic Sea Region. The answer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: strong democracies, protection of human rights and sustainable development".

The themes on the agenda for this conference are peaceful and reliable neighbourliness and intense cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region in times of crisis; democracy and freedom of expression; mitigating climate change; preserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change as well as demographic challenges in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; migration, labour market and the social welfare model.

The Baltic delegation consists of President of the Baltic Assembly Jānis Vucāns, Vice Presidents Aadu Must and Andrius Kupčinskas, Members of the Presidium Inese Voika, Sven Sester and Orinta Leiputė, and Member of the Education, Science and Culture Committee of the Baltic Assembly Iveta Benhena-Bēkena. 

Read more about the conference here.