1. ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT
June 2012 – June 2013

2. COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
MEETING OF THE UBC
COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
Gdańsk, 6–7 of September 2012

3. COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
MEETING OF THE UBC
COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
Gdańsk, 6–7 of September 2012
Part of the 3rd
Congress of Active Mobility.

4. COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
MEETING OF THE UBC
COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
Gdańsk, 6–7 of September 2012
European experience in safety cycling.
11 thematic panels.
Dozens of speeches.
Presentation of active forms of spending leisure time.
Planning of friendly transport.

5. COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
MEETING OF THE UBC
COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
Gdańsk, 6–7 of September 2012
TOPICS IN DETAILS
promotion of environment friendly transport
sustainable transport
development of cycling
cycling policy challenges
mobility management
traffic calming measures

6. ELECTION AUTHORITIES Election cycle: 2012, 2014
Chairman of the Commission
Leszek Walczak
Commander of Gdańsk Municipal Guard
Vice Chairmen
Andrejs Aronovs
Head of Tourism Policing Section Department of Central District Riga Municipal Police
Hans-Ivar Swärd
Security Coordinator of Municipality of Nacka

7. NEW CITY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
Örebro (Sweden)
Välkommen!
Turku (Finland)
Tervetuloa!
Helsinki (Finland)
Tervetuloa!

8. TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 18
Botkyrka
Elbląg
Gdańsk
Jelgava
Jūrmala
Karlstad
Kaunas
Liepāja
Nacka
Panevėžys
Riga
Sopot
Tallinn
Tukums
Vilnius
Helsinki
Turku
Örebro

9. SAFE & COOL COMPETITION
(1st edition)
Entrants: pupils at 12–18 years of age.
Captured the public's attention.
Youth ideas on safety at schools.
Promoting responsible behavior.
Building up a sense of responsibility for a public property.

10. Winner: Secondary School No. 16, Gdańsk.
SAFE & COOL COMPETITION
Winner: Secondary School No. 16, Gdańsk.
Prize: €2,000.

11. No further editions of Safe & Cool competition.
New statement:
prizes in the competition can not be funded from UBC budget.

12. GRANT AWARDED TO THE PROJECT!
The European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN)
Best Practice Conference
and the European Crime Prevention Award 2013.

13. „The Union of the Baltic Cities is the Project partner (co-beneficiary) with the financial contribution and will provide co-financing for the project implementation in years
For this Project there is foreseen that the Union of the Baltic Cities will have expenses EUR for the implementation of the project activities”.
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (Applicant)

14. Participation in conference:
12-14 of December 2012
Participation in conference:
Security, Democracy and Cities: The Future of Prevention

15. Security, Democracy and Cities: The Future of Prevention
Organised by Efus in partnership with the cities of Aubervilliers and Saint-Denis (France).
Dedicated to the exchange of practices, experience and knowledge on crime prevention in Europe and around the world.

16. COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
MEETING OF THE UBC
COMMISSION ON LOCAL SAFETY
Jelgava, 12–14 of June 2013

17. STREET VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATING
Jelgava, 12–14 of June 2013
STREET VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATING
Established cooperation with EFUS.
Representation of EFUS Conference Manifesto. Sebastian Sperber’s speech about Security, Democracy and Cities.
Criminal Police and Municipal Police cooperation model – presented by Chief of Department criminal Police office of Riga District Police.
Practical information given by cities representatives.
Study tour to Jelgava city municipality operative information center (OIC).

18. COMMISSION’S ACTIVITY IN THE EU SBSR PRIORITY AREA – SECURE
Jelgava, 12–14 of June 2013
COMMISSION’S ACTIVITY IN THE EU SBSR PRIORITY AREA – SECURE
Introduction of the Priority Area Secure – Protection from emergencies and accidents on land
Introduce of future potential Commission’s activities in the field of PA SECURE.
Discussion, conclusion, appoint of Task Force.
Invitation to international safety know-how competition – Chief of Prevention Division Municipal Guard of Gdansk.

19. PLANS AND PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE

21. Protection from emergencies and accidents on land
PA Secure (14)
Protection from emergencies and accidents on land
Coordinated by
Sweden and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat
ACTION
Enhance a joint urban safety and prevention approach in the Baltic Sea region

22. POTENTIAL FLAGSHIP PROJECT
Effective learning and exchanging best practices
on urban safety through a local city network
The network fosters urban safety exchanges throughout Baltic Sea region on locally-developed know-how strategies, shares experiences, analyzes functions and activities of municipalities and develops new safety management in the cities more oriented towards the needs of local communities.
Lead: Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) Commission on Local Safety.
Deadline for progress review: to be determined.

23. Soliciting partnership and Swedish Institute support.
Calling for applications for seed funding 2013.
Seed funding can be awarded for projects that:
set up new networks or expand and strengthen existing ones,
prepare an application for EU funding.

24. PLANS AND PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE
NEW COMPETITION FOR UBC MEMBER SCHOOLS
International quiz testing and promoting knowledge of general safety rules.
Prizes funded by UBC member cities’ budgets.

25. Thank you for your attention.