2017 saw the launch of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in the area of security and defence policy, a new permanent cooperation framework introduced by the EU Treaty of Lisbon in 2009 but never used so far. It foresees the possibility for willing and able EU Member States to work mor...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) continues to pursue effective and output-oriented European cooperation in order to support the development of Member States’ defence capabilities. It does so through its three key Ministeriallyendorsed objectives: support the development of capabilities and mili...
2018 was an important year for European defence capability prioritisation as the revised Capability Development Plan (CDP) was approved in June by EDA’s Steering Board in Capability Directors’ composition. Deriving from the new CDP, 11 EU Capability Development Priorities were defined, covering ...
This study assesses the planning, command and control of civilian and military CSDP missions and operations, progress made in developing civilian and military capabilities, particularly rapid response capabilities in the form of the EU Battlegroups, as well as challenges encountered during the f...
Ce deuxième rapport annuel présente un aperçu des résultats et des activités de nos dix missions civiles (au Kosovo, en Ukraine, en Géorgie, au Niger, au Mali, dans les territoires palestiniens occupés, en Iraq, en Libye et en Somalie) et de nos six missions et opérations militaires (en Bosnie-H...
The Common Security and defence Policy (CSDP) will be strongly impacted by the imminent divorce between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU), for better or for worse. What tomorrow will bring is nevertheless still unknown. The Brexit negotiations in the area of defence were suppos...
In 2014, EDA especially focused on the implementation of the guidance and taskings provided by the December 2013 European Council, with a particular focus on the four key capability programmes identified by Member States. In this regard, the launch of negotiations with industry regarding the acq...
This Handbook is aimed at supporting leadership training for personnel involved in the decision-making/shaping process and in theatre. This training material focuses on CFSP/CSDP aspects of training, recruitment, the principles of EU engagement and geographical as well as horizontal issues. In t...
