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Aerial surveillance and regional cooperation remain key in detecting oil spills in the Baltic Sea

Last year, 52 harmful spills of mineral oil were detected in HELCOM countries’ waters, according to the Annual report on… Read More »

Germany hosts the largest oil response exercise in the Baltic starting today

International partners practice at sea and on the shore The Bay of Mecklenburg and the beach of Warnemünde are the… Read More »

Latvia starts its two-year chairmanship of HELCOM today

As of 1 July 2022, Latvia will be the Chair of HELCOM until 30 June 2024. The chairmanship rotates between… Read More »

Federal Minister of Germany, Steffi Lemke to open the Side Event, Delivering global commitments in the Baltic Sea Region

Ms Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany will be among the high-level… Read More »

Help us prevent litter at sea: Survey on mass releases of balloons and use of plastic confetti outdoors

Mass balloon releases and confetti are sometimes used outdoors to celebrate special occasions. While they may look pretty, pieces of… Read More »

HELCOM meetings remain suspended until further notice

The present Chairmanship of HELCOM, Germany, in agreement with the European Union and Contracting Parties to the Helsinki Convention that… Read More »

Side Event at UN Ocean Conference 30 June: delivering global commitments in the Baltic Sea Region

The success of the Baltic Sea region in nominating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the emerging plans regarding Other Effective… Read More »

Survey: What are the key challenges in bringing into use green technologies and alternative fuels in the Baltic Sea shipping?

HELCOM Green Team needs your help in identifying the main barriers, obstacles and challenges that are hindering the development of… Read More »

Call for expression of interest: HELCOM Indicator website development

We are looking for a service provider to develop our “HELCOM Indicator website”, an online repository of about 50 individual… Read More »

HELCOM meetings remain suspended through 30 June 2022

The present Chairmanship of HELCOM, Germany, in agreement with the European Union and Contracting Parties to the Helsinki Convention that… Read More »