▁during ▁the ▁second ▁meeting ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁The ▁Local ▁( Sw eden ) ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁‘ me eting ▁might ▁have ▁a ▁longer - term ▁strateg ic ▁purpose , ▁at ▁least ▁for ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on : ▁to ▁for ge ▁a ▁long - term ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁Northern ▁European ▁countries ,’ ▁and ▁writing ▁that ▁there ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" ris k ▁that ▁David ▁Camer on ▁wants ▁the ▁northern ▁partners hip ▁to ▁challenge ▁Br uss els ." ▁ ▁The ▁pro - E U ▁liberal ▁D agens ▁Ny h eter ▁suggested : ▁‘ Be hind ▁the ▁scenes , ▁this ▁“ N or thern ▁Alliance ” ▁will ▁also ▁debate ▁ways ▁to ▁fr ustr ate ▁a ▁“ F rench ▁model ” ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁economy .’ ▁A ▁D agens ▁Ny h eter ▁Editor ial ▁described ▁the ▁second ▁assembly ▁as ▁a ▁" me eting ▁with ▁ris ks ", ▁seeing ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁potentially ▁divis ive ▁within ▁the ▁EU . ▁ ▁The ▁Balt ic ▁Times ▁saw ▁the ▁forum ▁as ▁a ▁mirror ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Union ▁proposed ▁by ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁with ▁Nouvelle - Europe ▁comparing ▁it ▁to ▁other ▁group ings ▁of ▁EU ▁members ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Vis egr ád ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁Lith u ania ▁Trib une ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁forum ▁is ▁unique ▁as ▁a ▁pan - Europe an ▁meeting ▁in ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁negoti ations , ▁and ▁no ▁conditional ▁agre ements ▁reached ▁during ▁the ▁event . ▁St ating ▁that ▁given ▁the ▁contemporary ▁European ▁so ver eign - de