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Policy Area Spatial Planning Steering Group

Policy Area Spatial Planning has a Steering Group that meets in two formations:

  • VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region (CSPD/BSR) acts as Steering Group for the land-based spatial planning issues;
  • The joint HELCOM-VASAB Maritime Spatial Planning Working Group acts as the Steering Group for the Policy Area Spatial Planning concerning Maritime Spatial Planning issues.

See Rules of Procedure here.

VASAB CSPD/BSR

VASAB CSPD/BSR is chaired by Poland from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2026. Chairperson: Ms. Emilia Malak-Pętlicka.

 

The steering group consists of members from the following institutions:

ESTONIA, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Mr. Tiit Oidjarv (Tiit.Oidjarv@mkm.ee)

 

FINLAND, Ministry of the Environment

Ms. Mari Pohja-Mykrä (mari.pohja-mykra@gov.fi)

 

LATVIA, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development

Mr. Dāvis Bičkovičs (davis.bickovics@varam.gov.lv)

 

LITHUANIA, Ministry of the Environment

Ms. Donata Paulauskaitė (donata.paulauskaite@am.lt)

 

GERMANY, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development

Mr. Jens Kurnol (jens.kurnol@bbr.bund.de)

 

GERMANY, Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building

Ms. Katharina Voss (katharina.voss@bmwsb.bund.de)

 

GERMANY, Ministry of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour

Ms. Gabriele Hoffman (G.Hoffmann@wm.mv-regierung.de)

 

POLAND, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy

Ms. Kinga Stańczuk-Olejnik (kinga.stanczuk-olejnik@mfipr.gov.pl)

 

SWEDEN, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

Ms. Maxi Nachtigall (maxi.nachtigall@regeringskansliet.se)

HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group

The steering group has two co-chairs:

 

GERMANY, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency

Kai Trümpler (kai.truempler@bsh.de)

 

FINLAND, Ministry of the Environment

Penina Blankett (penina.blankett@gov.fi)

 

The steering group consists of members from the following institutions:

 

DENMARK, Danish Maritime Authority

Henrik Skovmark (hsk@dma.dk)

 

DENMARK, Danish Maritime Authority

Malte Hvidsten (mahv@dma.dk)

 

DENMARK, Danish Maritime Authority

Sif Flor Jensen (sifl@dma.dk)

 

ESTONIA, Ministry of Regional Affaire and Agriculture

Lembe Reiman (Lembe.Reiman@mkm.ee)

 

EUROPEAN UNION, European Commission DG MARE

Laura Stockute (Laura.STOCKUTE@ec.europa.eu)

 

EUROPEAN UNION, European Commission

Céline Frank (celine.frank@ec.europa.eu)

 

FINLAND, Ministry of the Environment

Mari Pohja-Mykrä (mari.pohja-mykra@gov.fi)

 

GERMANY, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

Anna Hunke (anna.hunke@bsh.de)

 

GERMANY, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation Germany

Anne Bartels (anne.bartels@bfn.de)

 

GERMANY, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

Bettina Käppeler (bettina.kaeppeler@bsh.de)

 

GERMANY, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

Hanno Salecker (hanno.salecker@bsh.de)

 

GERMANY, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development

Gerold Janssen (g.janssen@ioer.de)

 

LATVIA, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia

Anete Bērziņa (anete.berzina@varam.gov.lv)

 

LATVIA, Ministry of Climate and Energy of the Republic of Latvia

Baiba Zasa (baiba.zasa@kem.gov.lv)

 

LATVIA, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia

Diāna Rasuma (diana.rasuma@varam.gov.lv)

 

LATVIA, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia

Toms Skadiņš (toms.skadins@varam.gov.lv)

 

LITHUANIA, Ministry of environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Asta Rokickienė (asta.rokickiene@am.lt)

 

LITHUANIA, Ministry of environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Donata Paulauskaitė (donata.paulauskaite@am.lt)

 

LITHUANIA, Ministry of environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Edvardas Minkevičius (edvardas.minkevicius@am.lt)

 

POLAND, General Directorate for Environmental Protection

Joanna Adamowicz (joanna.adamowicz@gdos.gov.pl)

 

POLAND, Ministry of Infrastructure

Kamil Rybka (Kamil.Rybka@mi.gov.pl)

 

SWEDEN, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Jan Schmidtbauer Crona (jan.schmidtbauer.crona@havochvatten.se)

 

SWEDEN, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Eric Strömberg (eric.stromberg@havochvatten.se)

 

SWEDEN, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Joacim Johannesson (joacim.johannesson@havochvatten.se)

 

SWEDEN, Geological Survey of Sweden

Oscar Törnqvist (oscar.tornqvist@sgu.se)