True to its original purpose, this General Annual Report is the main document describing lessons learned from the European Security and Defence College’s activities. Every year, it offers an opportunity to reflect on what we have accomplished, what should be maintained and consolidated as well a...
European Military Secondary Schools Forum (EUMSSF), a project inspired by the successful European initiative for the exchange of young officers inspired by #Erasmus (“EMILYO or Military Erasmus”). The Military Secondary Schools are institutions promoting Excellency in their countries. The high l...
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 is a special edition of the European Defence Matters magazine, on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the European Defence Agency. It presents the history and achievements of the agency as well as the perspective of various stakeholders on the domain of European defence....
Increased insecurity on Europe’s borders combined with continued constraint on military budgets at home has refocused the debate about defence capabilities in Europe. As capability development is a long-term process, one vital question is “how will Europe retain and develop the capabilities need...