In April 2026, BSSSC Chairwoman Inese Suija-Markova addressed the EU Local Dialogue in Poland, stressing the need to change the perception of Eastern Border regions, to enhance resilience through combined security and development efforts, and called for coordinated, place-based investments to strengthen these regions facing geopolitical challenges.

Political & Legal SubversionPolitical ManipulationUnknown

Defense

Summary

On 28–29 April 2026, Inese Suija-Markova, Chairwoman of Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC) and Chair of Vidzeme Planning Region, delivered a keynote address at the EU Local Dialogue in Olsztyn, Poland, focusing on resilience and development of Eastern Border regions of Europe. She called to abandon the narrative viewing these regions as weak or backward, citing regions like Vidzeme and Latgale in Latvia sharing borders with aggressive neighboring regimes. She stressed a comprehensive approach combining security and development with targeted investments in business, infrastructure, education, talent retention, and living conditions. The conference included over 130 participants from Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and institutions like the EU Commission, World Bank, TESIM, and Interact. Political leaders endorsed a joint commitment to strengthen cooperation, resilience, and security across Eastern border regions. The event builds on the Regio-Silience project (2024-2025) under Interreg Europe 2021-2027 and aims to establish an annual forum for international dialogue on EU Eastern border future.

Classification

Confidence: Medium

The event focuses on political dialogue, resilience building, and defense preparation through comprehensive development and security cooperation rather than reporting hostile or aggressive actions.

Source URL

https://bsssc.com/bsssc-news/bsssc-chairwoman-inese-suija-markova-addresses-eu-local-dialogue-on-eastern-border-regions-in-olsztyn

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Aug 14, 2026, 17:35 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 17:26 UTC
Event time: Apr 28, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Apr 28, 2026, 00:00 UTC

End time

Apr 30, 2026, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Olsztyn

Region

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Primary actor

Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC)

Country

Poland

Countries

Poland

Tags

Eastern Border Regions, Resilience, Security, Economic Development, EU Local Dialogue, BSSSC, Interreg Europe, Latvia, Poland, EU, Regional Cooperation

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