Membership & Observership

The Observership/Membership Criteria are based on the CCB Constitution and vision, its overall goals and functions.


The mission of new Members and Observers should be in line with the overall goal and vision of CCB.

What is the difference between membership & observership?

There are two types of membership that can be applied for within Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB):

  • as a full member
  • as an observer

The difference of the two types is that as an observer your organisation, formally, has no right to vote at the CCB biannual meeting. However, all decisions within CCB are taken with consensus.

Your application is in a first round processed by the CCB Council. To make a proper decision the Council needs some additional information from you. To make the decision process easier we ask of you to gather all the information listed below in an easily outlined document.

  • 1 - Description of your organisation and how it fulfil requirements of a democratic organization

    • Processes for selection of board and chairman;
    • Describe the roles and responsibilities within the organisation;
    • Describe financial management and bookkeeping system;
    • Describe the independent auditing of the elected board – that is, the control process of the financial management and annual financial reports.

  • 2 - A copy of your Constitution

    • The document needs to be in English.

  • 3 - Copies of the most recent annual report, including description of the number of members

    • The documents need to be in English.

  • 4 - A copy of the registration paper for your organisation

    • The document needs to be in English.

  • 5 - Description of your future role in CCB

    We would also like you to describe how you view your role in CCB:

    • What activities of yours could be connected to CCB activities?
    • How the mission of your organization fits into the mission of CCB?

What is the process to apply for a membership or observership?

Which criteria to join the network?

  • The applicant should be a non-profit-making environmental non-governmental organisation in the Baltic Sea Region;
  • The applicant mission and aims are compatible and aligned with those of CCB;
  • The applicant shall be registered in at least one country of the Baltic Sea catchment area, and established for environmental protection purposes, and independent from political parties;
  • The applicant shall support, promote and affirm in their activities the principles of democracy, financial transparency, human rights and equality.

If you are interested in joining CCB network, please read and download this full guide, with Annexes and a form to fill out. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

 

Send your application to CCB International Secretariat:
secretariat (at) ccb.se

Do you want to become CCB Member or Observer?

Contact information

CCB International Secretariat: secretariat (at) ccb.se          

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