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http://www.msz.gov.pl/files/docs/ko...eSzwecja/BACKGROUND PAPER FINAL 29 4 2011.pdf
The Polish and Swedish foreign ministers signed a declaration on political cooperation in areas of strategic importance at a May 4 ceremony in Warsaw. The declaration outlines cooperation between Sweden and Poland — EU and NATO allies that are both outside the eurozone — on topics ranging from the coordination of policies toward the EU single market to the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region and the EU Eastern Partnership program, which was originally a Polish-Swedish EU initiative. As NATO and the European Union both fray without a shared assessment of external threats, exemplified by strengthening ties between Germany and Russia, the Polish-Swedish relationship is one of the budding regional strategic partnerships in Europe. The signing of the strategic partnership document is a culmination of more than a year's worth of close foreign policy coordination. However, the declaration itself does not introduce any new concepts into the relationship and, aside from a token mention of promoting democracy in Belarus, is rather ambiguous as to how Warsaw and Stockholm specifically intend to counter growing Russian influence in the region.
The Polish and Swedish foreign ministers signed a declaration on political cooperation in areas of strategic importance at a May 4 ceremony in Warsaw. The declaration outlines cooperation between Sweden and Poland — EU and NATO allies that are both outside the eurozone — on topics ranging from the coordination of policies toward the EU single market to the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region and the EU Eastern Partnership program, which was originally a Polish-Swedish EU initiative. As NATO and the European Union both fray without a shared assessment of external threats, exemplified by strengthening ties between Germany and Russia, the Polish-Swedish relationship is one of the budding regional strategic partnerships in Europe. The signing of the strategic partnership document is a culmination of more than a year's worth of close foreign policy coordination. However, the declaration itself does not introduce any new concepts into the relationship and, aside from a token mention of promoting democracy in Belarus, is rather ambiguous as to how Warsaw and Stockholm specifically intend to counter growing Russian influence in the region.
