After establishing the BSCC in 1992 the Baltic Europe found itself confronting challenges and opportunities quite new for this part of Europe. The changes after the breakthrough of the 1980s and 1990s for the first time within many years made the Baltic more of a unifying and fascinating link rather than a source of divisions and unavailability. Work connected with familiarizing, lobbying and building mutual curiosity had begun - also for the Baltic Sea Culture Centre... The BSCC started to voice its views in this part of Europe - by means of the projects carried out, substantial network of contacts, cooperation with numerous cultural institutions and artists from the region.
    
The situation around the Baltic Sea underwent significant changes also after 2004, when not only Poland, but also Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined the European Union. On the one hand, Europe was opening up for us. On the other, a challenge of creating a new balance on the Baltic Sea had to be faced.