Basic Facts The Political and Security Committee (PSC) is a key institution regarding the common foreign and security policy as well as the Union’s common security and defense Policy. The committee is part of the Council of the European Union and is therefore a substantial part of the European Union’s Read more…
Basic Facts The European Union Foreign Affairs Council (EU FAC) is a formation of the European Council which was created by the treaty of Lisbon in 2009. There are four different formats of this council formation and four possible constellations. The foreign, defence, development or trade ministers can meet in Read more…
Basic Facts In July 2004, the EU decided to form the EU Battlegroups (EUBG), an initiative, which was especially advocated by Germany, France, and Great Britain. Also smaller member states were initially involved in the project, as it offered them an opportunity to take part to the European Union’s Permanent Read more…
Basic Facts The work of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) and the Intelligence Directorate has to be seen in the broader context of the European security framework. The development of the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the launch of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) missions in the early Read more…
Basic Facts The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) is a European Agency based in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. Since 2019, its director is the Rumanian diplomat Sorin Dumitru Ducaru. He previously held several key positions at NATO and is a specialist of Cyber Defense issues. Before becoming a European Agency Read more…
Basic Facts In 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimea, the focus of german defense policy and strategy returned on the task of national defense. Due to the previous planning, german marines were able and equipped to fight in an asymmetric environment, whereas the German Seebataillon had not enough personnel and Read more…
Basic Facts The European Defense Agency (EDA) that is located in Brussels, Belgium, has been created in 2004 with the objective to promote defense capabilities through more European cooperation. It has 26 member states, which basically represent the EU members except Denmark and has established agreements with non-EU countries, such Read more…