STETE - An organisation
dealing with security issues
After the significant changes in the European
security
architecture starting from the very beginning of 1990's, security
issues
are no longer primarily military, they have gained a wider, more human
dimension. Networking and co-operation between politicians, officials
and
civic society actors between all Baltic Sea countries are important in
order to have a fruitful bases for common future challenges. STETE's
idea
is to include decision makers in the dialogue, but still offer an
unofficial
platform for discussion and open the door for sensitive matters.
The Finnish Committee for European Security
(STETE)
was established in 1970 to support the initiative for the Conference
for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE, today the OSCE). The
committee
brings together a broad variety of Finnish groups and organisations:
all
leading political parties, the trade union movement, women's, youth,
student
and peace organisations and other NGO's. It's executive committee
consists
of representatives of leading political parties.
One of STETE's most important tasks is to
co-ordinate
the work of the Nordic Forum for
Security Policy. The last conference was organized in Kyiv, Ukraine in September 10th–12th 2008, and before that in
Pskov, Russia in May
2006 and in Gdansk in September 2004.STETE publishes a quarterly bulletin OSCE
Review - European Security.