Council of the Baltic Sea States

Council of the Baltic Sea States

CBSS Secretariat, Momma Reenstiernas Palats, Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 23
Abbreviation	CBSS
Formation	March 1992
Type	Regional/Intergovernmental Organization
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Membership	10 member countries  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  Germany  Iceland  Latvia  Lithuania  Norway  Poland  Sweden 10 observer countries  France  Hungary  Italy  Netherlands  Romania  Slovakia  Spain  Ukraine  United Kingdom  United States
Official language	English
CBSS current Presidency	Finland
Director General (Secretariat)	Grzegorz Marek Poznański
Main organ	CBSS Secretariat
Website	cbss.org

The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is a regional intergovernmental organisation working on three priority areas:

• Regional Identity,
• Safe & Secure Region and
• Sustainable & Prosperous Region.

These three priority areas aim to address the themes of sustainable development, environment, sustainable maritime economy, education, labour, culture, youth engagement, civil security, children's rights and trafficking in human beings.