abroad of another Nordic or Baltic country. NB6 - cooperation among Nordic and Baltic EU Member States 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) Launched in 2003, e-PINE 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 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 NB8 and Visegrad Group countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) Ministers of Foreign Affairs have been meeting 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. In 2017, the meeting was planned to take place in spring in Poland. Strategic partners Nordic Council of Ministers Baltic Assembly Nordic Council Council of the Baltic Sea States See also Baltoscandia Danish Estonia Intermarium Nordic Estonia Swedish Estonia References Further reading Birkavs,Valdis, Gade,Soren "NB8 Wise Men Report", 2010 Rebane,Mikk, Pajula,Merle "Nordic-Baltic Co-operation - Unity across borders", 2009 Stoltenberg, Thorvald "Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy", 2009 External links 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