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ssues and cultural and health cooperation nb8 format edit nb8 structure 15 nb8 structure 15 nb8 structure 15 on the political level co operation in the nb8 format is conducted primarily in the form of annual meetings of the prime ministers and foreign ministers the foreign ministers meetings have taken place since 1993 in addition to the foreign ministers and prime ministers other ministers and ministry officials also meet on a regular basis in the realm of foreign policy there are many meetings held in addition to the annual meeting of the foreign ministers the secretaries general political directors and experts in various fields from the foreign ministries also get together regularly and there are frequent meetings of diplomats in foreign representations within the nb8 format 16 during the recent years the baltic and nordic countries have developed a cohesive network of cooperation activities in political military economic environmental cultural and other aspects after the eu and nato enlargement in 2004 cooperation is becoming closer thereby activating the potential for development in the baltic sea region several examples of such evolved cooperation is the work of nb8 task force against trafficking in human beings and the creation of the common nordic baltic education and research area on 17 august 2010 the financial supervisory authorities central banks finance ministries and other relevant ministries of denmark estonia finland iceland latvia lithuania norway and sweden signed a cross border agreement on financial stability the nordic baltic cooperation agreement on cross border financial stability enhanced cooperation by establishing routines and procedures for information sharing and coordination the aim is to reduce the risk of a financial crisis spreading cross border and to enhance possibilities to reach an efficient crisis management by signing the agreement the public authorities in the nordic and baltic countries increase their preparedness to handle problems in cross border banks the nb8 countries are jointly represented in the world bank and international monetary fund the baltic states are members of the nordic investment bank the baltic states lithuania latvia and estonia have achieved an exceptional level of a trilateral co operation which by its depth and intensity can be compared to the nordic co operation three baltic states have established the baltic council of ministers as well as the baltic assembly whereas the integration of the nordic countries has achieved an unprecedented level in the past forty years since the nordic council of ministers was established in 1971 cooperation among the parliamentarians of the baltic assembly and the nordic council dates back to 1989 the nordic council of ministers offices opened in the three baltic capitals tallinn riga and vilnius in 1991 play a key role in the dynamic nordic baltic co operation guidelines for the nordic council of ministers co operation with estonia latvia and lithuania from 2014 edit the nordic council of ministers co operation with estonia latvia and lithuania is directed by guidelines agreed by the nordic ministers for co operation in july 2013 and adopted by the nordic council in october 2013 these express a desire to develop nordic baltic co operation in areas of common interest and thus strengthen work towards political stability and a strong economy in the baltic sea region 17 the nordic council of ministers has a special interest in developing certain key areas which include the following central themes in particular education research and innovation business cluster co operation and creative industries the environment climate and energy including environmental conditions in the baltic sea and the promotion of effective environmental technologies and renewable sources of energy the international challenges faced by welfare societies possible areas of co operation include combating human trafficking and the spread of hiv aids improving co operation between police forces and public prosecution services developing hospital services and addressing demographic challenges in relation to e g labour market policy cross border regional co operation to promote joint fundamental values such as democracy good governance gender equality freedom of speech and tolerance both under nordic baltic auspices and in relation to other neighbouring countries including belarus nb8 wise men report edit valdis birkavs first from the left during the co ordination of the co operation among the nb 8 foreign ministries in 2012 latvia initiated the preparation of a comprehensive analysis and recommendation how to advance the nordic baltic co operation latvia presiding over the baltic council of ministers in 2010 and denmark chairman of the nordic council of ministers in 2010 nominated two high level representatives rapporteurs former latvian prime minister and foreign minister mr valdis birkavs representing the baltic countries and former danish minister of defense mr søren gade representing the nordic countries to provide the respective analysis before compiling the nb8 co operation report nb8 wise men report which was completed in august 2010 the rapporteurs made a very intensive consultation process with representatives from all the nb8 countries practical implementation of the wise men s 38 recommendations is ongoing 2 concrete suggestions were made in the following fields foreign political dialogue cooperation on diplomatic representations civil security including cyber security defense cooperation energy the nb8 brand the birkavs gade report with the initial recommendations has been presented for the nb8 ministerial meeting in helsinki on 26 27 august 2011 a number of other birkavs gade report recommendations have been or are being implemented consecutively reinforced diplomatic cooperation between the nordic and baltic countries edit one of the birkavs gade recommendations proposed that sharing diplomatic facilities is a way of increasing diplomatic representation in parts of the world where budgetary constraints and priorities would otherwise have prevented such representation at the same time extended cooperation in this field could also contribute to making nb8 cooperation more visible more should therefore be done in the area of joint diplomatic representation a first step could be the setting up of an informal clearing house where the nb8 countries could share information about opportunities for housing other nb8 countries diplomats 18 on 30 august 2011 the nordic and baltic ministers of foreign affairs signed a memorandum of understanding on the posting of diplomats at each other s missions abroad the memorandum made it easier for the nordic and baltic countries to maintain a diplomatic presence around the world by enabling flexible and cost effective solutions this reinforced diplomatic cooperation coincided with the twentieth anniversary of estonia latvia and lithuania regaining their freedom and re establishing diplomatic relations with other countries the memorandum regulates the diplomatic and practical aspects of posting diplomats to the mission abroad of another nordic or baltic country 19 nb6 cooperation among nordic and baltic eu member states edit since 1 may 2004 six nordic and baltic countries denmark sweden finland estonia latvia and lithuania are the european union members regular informal nb6 prime ministers meetings on eu matters take place on the eve of council meetings as well as foreign affairs ministers of these six countries meet on the eve of general affairs council and foreign affairs council meetings enhanced partnership in northern europe e pine edit launched in 2003 e pine 20 is a format in which the nb8 and the united states political directors of the ministries of foreign affairs meet cooperation takes place in three major areas cooperative security healthy societies and vibrant economies northern future forum edit main article northern future forum the northern future forum is an annual informal meeting of prime ministers policy makers entrepreneurs and business leaders from the nb8 countries and the united kingdom initially referred to as uk nordic baltic summit the name northern future forum was introduced at the second meeting in stockholm northern future forum has been hosted in london 2011 stockholm 2012 riga 2013 helsinki 2014 and in reykjavik 2015 in 2016 it was planned to hold the event in stavanger norway but it was postponed and eventually took place in 2018 nb8 and visegrad group edit nb8 and visegrad group countries czech republic hungary poland slovakia ministers of foreign affairs have been meeting annually since 2013 the first meeting was held in gdansk poland in 2014 the ministers met in narva estonia in 2015 in high tatras at štrbské pleso slovakia in 2016 the meeting was held on the shore of the baltic sea in the city of jūrmala latvia the 8th annual meeting was held on june 3 2020 as a video conference 21 nb8 and armenia edit armenia nb8 conference emblem on 5 december 2024 nb8 foreign ministers and representatives met with armenian minister of foreign affairs ararat mirzoyan in valletta the nb8 reaffirmed their mutual interest in strengthening relations and expressed strong support for armenia s ambition to deepen ties with the eu the nb8 praised the shared values of democracy and human rights and of armenia s commitment to democratic reforms 22 following the meeting speaker of parliament of armenia alen simonyan announced that nb8 parliament speakers would gather in yerevan in january 2025 to participate in the first armenia nb8 conference 23 nb8 parliament speakers arrived in yerevan on 23 january 2025 for the conference the members of the visiting delegation expressed unconditional support for armenia s territorial integrity and praised armenia s efforts for achieving peace in the region the delegation also emphasized readiness to support armenia s eu accession and towards the implementation of human rights rule of law and sustainable development reforms 24 on 3 june 2025 nordic baltic political directors and representatives held meetings with the prime minister of armenia nikol pashinyan president of armenia vahagn khachaturyan and foreign minister ararat mirzoyan in yerevan the nb8 reiterated their commitment to strengthening relations and expanding political dialogue and economic cooperation with armenia the nb8 also expressed their full support for armenia s ambition to further deepen partnership with the european union 25 nb8 ukraine summit in 2026 strategic partners edit nordic council of ministers baltic assembly nordic council council of the baltic sea states see also edit baltoscandia intermarium bucharest nine references edit imf imf org 1 2 bloķēts pieprasījums mfa gov lv retrieved 28 july 2026 the nordic council nordic co operation with estonia latvia and lithuania archived from the original on 24 april 2012 1 2 birkavs valdis 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ee archived from the original on 11 may 2012 guidelines for the nordic council of ministers co operation with estonia latvia and lithuania 2014 nordic cooperation norden org retrieved 21 june 2016 birkavs valdis gade soren nb8 wise men report 2010 affairs ministry of foreign 30 august 2011 reinforced diplomatic cooperation between the nordic and baltic countries government no enhanced partnership in northern europe e pine 2009 2017 state gov joint press release of v4 and nb8 presiding countries 3 june 2020 archived from the original on 20 september 2024 retrieved 20 september 2024 joint press release by the nordic baltic countries and armeni government se 5 december 2024 retrieved 28 july 2026 nordic baltic eight parliament speakers to gather in armenia in 2025 armenpress am 4 december 2024 retrieved 28 july 2026 nb8 speakers of parliament ready to support armenia eu integration process armenpress am 23 january 2025 retrieved 28 july 2026 joint statement nordic baltic countries hope for swift signing of armenian azerbaijani peace treaty armenpress am 4 june 2025 retrieved 28 july 2026 further reading edit birkavs valdis gade soren nb8 wise men report 2010 rebane mikk pajula merle nordic baltic co operation unity across borders 2009 archived 15 april 2012 at the wayback machine stoltenberg thorvald nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy 2009 external links edit ministry of foreign affairs of the kingdom of denmark estonian ministry of foreign affairs nordic baltic cooperation nb8 ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of finland ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of iceland ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of latvia ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of lithuania ministry of foreign affairs of the kingdom of norway ministry of foreign affairs of the kingdom of sweden the nordic council of ministers and the nordic council v t e regional organizations bodies african union alliance of sahel states amazon cooperation treaty organization arab league arctic council association of southeast asian nations asean asia cooperation dialogue asia council asia europe foundation asia pacific economic cooperation assembly of european regions association of caribbean states aukus baltic assembly bay of bengal initiative for multi sectoral technical and economic cooperation bolivarian alliance for the peoples of our america peoples trade treaty benelux british irish council bucharest nine caribbean community caricom central american integration system central european defence cooperation central european free trade agreement central european initiative collective security treaty organization commonwealth of independent states commonwealth of nations community for democracy and rights of nations community of democratic choice community of latin american and caribbean states comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership conference of european regions with legislative power council of the baltic sea states council of europe craio...