⚓ VACANCY ⚓ We are seeking a Project Manager to lead & coordinate the technical work for the BRISK II project, focusing on conducting risk analysis for oil & HNS pollution from shipping accidents to the Baltic Sea. Apply by 12 Jan 2025 👉 buff.ly/30YC9Y2

⭐ Season's greetings from the HELCOM Secretariat! ⭐

🎉 NEW PUBLICATION! We are delighted to present this commemorative volume featuring the insightful contributions of the speakers from our 50th anniversary event in April, as well as some rarely seen images from HELCOM’s 50-year history. Read more: buff.ly/3BEmouD

2024 marked a significant milestone as HELCOM celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2025, we will continue working towards our vision: A healthy Baltic Sea environment with diverse biological components functioning in balance, resulting in a good ecological status and

Showing myself the ropes… Regular battle rope workouts are a great way to get the year off to a good start. Happy 2025!

#Poppelsdorf Palace in #Bonn, #Germany, by night.

🇧🇪 🎂 Une bougie supplémentaire pour le plus célèbre reporter de la bande dessinée franco-belge et son chien… Joyeux anniversaire Tintin et Milou ! 🎉 🇬🇧 🎂 An extra candle for the most famous reporter in Franco-Belgian comics and his dog... Happy birthday Tintin and Snowy! 🎉

It’s always a privilege to be invited to read from one of my books. Being asked to present four of them is even more special. Thank you, #BarbaraBrenner for organizing this wonderful evening in #Bonn!

#RegionalSeaConventions (RSC) are key to tackling #MarineLitter.. Happy to join forces with other RSCs at the 11th Informal Coordination Mtg of the RSCs surrounding Europe on Implementation of RAPs on ML. HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission

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Regrettably and uncharacteristically, on this World Snow Day there is no snow to benefit from in #Helsinki, #Finland. Is this the new normal as #GlobalWarming continues to accelerate? #ClimateChange HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission

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Thanks to the organizers and all participants for a productive discussion at Friday’s High-level Dialog on Marine Policy (Meerespolitisches Spitzengespräch) with Ministers and experts from #BMUV and the German coastal Federal States. HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission @BMUV Photo: BMUV/Annette Riedl

#NeverAgain is now. Today, we remember the unprecedented horrors of the Holocaust and honour the memory of six million Jews and millions of others who were murdered. The EU is determined to combat antisemitism and all forms of discrimination. Today, tomorrow, always.

Statement by the members of the European Council on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day #NeverAgain ↓

Thanks to all our guests and a special word of thanks to #KarinWidnäs for the beautiful and generous gift! HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission

Very pleased to meet with representatives of the Polish Embassy and #GoetheInstitut today to discuss our role as partners in the #EUNIC project Guarding the Baltic Sea, organized jointly with Estonia in Finland and #InstitutFrançais. HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission PLinFinland

🌍 This insight comes from the #NatureAwarenessStudy by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment & the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, highlighting how deeply connected we are to our environment and the urgency of preserving it. More: loom.ly/tkuUHu8.

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