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A regional cooperation platform for member regions around the North Sea since 1989. Interested in learning more about the North Sea Commission?

15/10/2026

aand that's wrap! 🇪🇺

The entire North Sea Commission Presidency was in Brussels, this week, for the European Week of Regions and Cities

Representing regions from across the North Sea Basin, our political leadership spent the week making one message clear: Europe's strength starts in its regions.

From the energy transition to economic resilience, from skills to territorial cooperation, regional governments are delivering solutions every day. Their voices deserve to be heard, and democracy is strongest when decisions are shaped with citizens and communities, not just for them.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a week full of dialogue, partnership, and regional ambition. And, now, the work continues!

09/10/2026

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Here's to the future, and let's make it a good one.

The theme of this year's Wind Meets Gas Conference was Back to the Future. Beyond proving that the NSC Secretariat may need to finally watch the film, it was also a timely reminder of just how much progress has been made over the past decade. The innovation, collaboration, and technological advances shaping the North Sea energy transition today would have seemed ambitious just a few years ago.

Yesterday, members of the Energy & Climate Change Working Group had the pleasure of attending the conference in Groningen. A particular highlight was the panel of Nordic Ambassadors, who shared valuable perspectives on energy cooperation, security, and the opportunities ahead for the North Sea region.

A warm thank you to the Province of Groningenfor hosting our Working Group and for their excellent hospitality.

Today, we move from conference discussions to action as the NSC Energy & Climate Change Working Group convenes its meeting, continuing our work to strengthen regional cooperation and delve into key lessons learned from the many hydrogen projects.

24/09/2026

Meet the NSC Youth Committee 👋

Many of our members may recognise a couple familiar faces from our working group meetings but we'd like to introduce the entire committee!

Interested in reading more about the NSC Youth Committee or getting youth from your own region involved? Take a look ➡️ https://cpmr-northsea.org/policy-work/youth-committee/

And make sure to mark your calendars because the NSC Youth Committee is putting together a webinar on Youth Entrepreneurship... registration coming soon!
📅 26 November
⏰ 15:30 - 17:00

16/09/2026

In today's State of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen underscored the importance of strengthening Europe's security, resilience, strategic autonomy, and preparedness in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. Europe's future depends on its ability to protect critical infrastructure, strengthen partnerships, and build resilience across land, sea, and digital domains.

These themes will be at the heart of our upcoming EWRC event:
North Sea Resilience: Securing Infrastructure, Communities, and the Blue Commons
📅 13 October 2026
📍 Norway House, Brussels
🕒 15:00 - 19:15

The North Sea is a strategic maritime space that connects energy security, critical infrastructure, environmental stewardship, defence, and regional prosperity. As Europe focuses increasingly on resilience and preparedness, the North Sea region has a vital role to play.

This event will explore how we can work together to strengthen the security, resilience, and preparedness of the North Sea maritime domain and the communities that depend on it. We look forward to an engaging discussion with partners and stakeholders from across Europe during

Interested in attending?
🔗Register here: https://lnkd.in/eDiXrgUB

15/09/2026

Last week, the North Sea Commission's Marine Resources Group gathered in Agder (Agder fylkeskommune 🇳🇴), for a packed programme of study visits and discussions on the future of our marine and coastal regions.

Key takeaways included:
🌊 The importance of long-term planning and international cooperation to unlock the full potential of offshore wind development in the North Sea. Discussions with Windport highlighted the need for predictability and coordinated Marine Spatial Planning to support future investments.

🐟 Food security remains a central issue. Visits focused on local fisheries, seafood production, and aquaculture demonstrated the vital role of sustainable marine industries in securing high-quality food production and resilient coastal communities.

💡 Innovation and skills are essential for the blue economy. From workforce development initiatives to cutting-edge aquaculture research and autonomous coastal mapping technologies, we saw how investment in blue skills and R&D is driving sustainable growth.

🤝 During the Working Group meeting, members continued discussions launched in Lelystad on Marine Spatial Planning, innovative fisheries techniques, energy transition, food security, circular value chains, and blue skills. A world café session helped identify priorities for future collaboration, including a dedicated MSP session and a joint webinar on supporting the energy transition.

A huge thank you to our hosts and all participants for an inspiring and productive week!

17/08/2026

As our members trickle back to their full inboxes, we would like to take a second and remind everyone of the many meetings we have scheduled for this fall.

📅 Read through the last page of the June newsletter (below) to see an overview

Please note that registration has been sent out for both the Marine Resources Working Group meeting (hosted by Agder fylkeskommune) and the Smart Regions Working Group meeting (hosted by Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune).

And if you have any questions, reach out to the NSC Secretariat (as we are officially back in office now) 📩

24/06/2026

The NSC Newsletter (June 2026 edition) is out! 📩

Either find it in your inbox, or take a look at the newsletter on the website ➡️ https://cpmr-northsea.org/download/nsc-newsletter-june-2026/?wpdmdl=4944&ind=1782244586787

Make sure to scroll to the end to see the all the upcoming NSC meetings that have been planned - including a webinar on happening this very afternoon!

17/06/2026

Last week the NSC Secretariat were in Brussels for European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW).

With the North Sea increasingly framed as 'Europe’s energy engine', offshore wind remains a major priority for the North Sea Commission. Both Nina Knol and Safiya von Amsberg joined the panel at an event hosted by Vest-Norges Brusselkontor / West Norway Office, Stavanger Region European Office, and Clean Flow Energy on the ambitious goal set by Europe for 300 GW of offshore wind by 2050, with one third to be delivered through cross‑border cooperation. A big thank‑you to the organisers for an insightful and timely discussion.

The North Sea basin will be central to achieving this. By working together, North Sea regions can make a decisive contribution to Europe’s energy transition while creating new industrial opportunities and long‑term benefits for coastal communities across the region.

The North Sea Commission will be continuing this discussion with a thematic webinar on the regional dimensions of offshore wind connection.

📅 24 June (13:00 - 14:30 CET)

Drawing on experience from across the North Sea, this webinar will ask how regions can best tackle both the regulatory and infrastructural challenges arising when energy produced in the North Sea is brought ashore. It will feature knowledge exchange and discussion on how different North Sea regions approach these connection challenges, highlighting a variety of solutions and experiences.
➡️ Want to attend? Reach out to the NSC Secretariat to get the invite

12/06/2026

It was a pleasure to participate in the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative ( ) Stakeholder Conference. Vice President Siv Henriette Jacobsen, spoke on the panel on the stakeholder perspectives on behalf of the North Sea Commission.

Together with our good friend Christian Byrith from the Interreg North Sea Programme, it was a great opportunity to look back at our shared history — including a project from the early 2000s that actually gave rise to the North Sea Advisory Council, which remains active today and is now a key stakeholder for the GNSBI.

The ambition of the GNSBI, to move towards a more integrated, holistic approach to managing the North Sea, aligns closely with how we already operate in practice. For the North Sea Commission, the GNSBI represents a chance to scale up and connect existing regional cooperation to the sea‑basin level.

As we are now formally an observer to the GNSBI, we look forward to deepening this collaboration. There is real potential to ensure that land–sea interaction is systematically integrated into planning and decision‑making ...and, of course, that regional authorities are involved early in these discussions.

08/06/2026

As European Sustainable Energy Week kicks off, we look back at a session on the North Sea Under Transformation at our Annual Business Meeting just recently.

As Chair of the NSC Energy & Climate Change Working Group, Cllr Erlend Jordal(Rogaland fylkeskommune) moderated an engaging discussion with Davide Strangis and Juul Kusters. He explored the implications of the Hamburg Declaration and what its ambition means for North Sea regions, because national commitments - however welcome - do still mean regional and local implementation. With the North Sea being one of the busiest seas in the world, the interplay between cross-border marine spatial planning and sustainable energy deployment is more important than ever.

Offshore wind offers enormous potential, but it also brings complexity, and requires careful coordination, balanced use of space, and strong cooperation across borders. Our work on offshore wind is far from done. In fact, it is just beginning.

➡️This afternoon the NSC Secretariat will be speaking at an event on 'The North Sea as a Power Hub for Clean and Secure Energy in Europe' (read more: https://errin.eu/events/north-sea-power-hub-clean-and-secure-energy-europe)
➡️On 24 June there will also be a webinar open to all our member regions on the Regional Dimensions of Offshore Wind Connection. Interested in attending? Message the NSC Secretariat to receive the invite.

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