Neutrality and non-alignment in Europe today

Abstract:

This publication is the result of a round-table seminar organised at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs on 26 September 2003 on the initiative of the Swiss embassy in Helsinki. There was a general feeling that it had been quite a while since the neutral or non-aligned European countries had met with each other to discuss the current shape of their policies and the future of neutrality and non-alignment in general.

Moreover, for those that are members of the EU, the rapid steps towards a common security and defence policy within the Union have opened up new questions. How would the four position themselves as to the new proposals of the draft constitutional treaty? Does the EU pose a threat to their policies – or do they themselves pose a threat to the EU’s policy?