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Highlights - Deterioration of the security situtation in the East of Ukraine - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 06/02/2017 - 11:49
Today at 15:00, the Subcommittee will exchange views with Ivanna Klympush-Tsindsadze, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, on the deterioration of the security situation in the East of Ukraine, in particular around Avdiivka.
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Revised draft agenda
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Highlights - Presentation of study on Russia’s national security strategy on 6 February - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 03/02/2017 - 10:04
The EU sees its relation with Russia as a ‘key strategic challenge’, and is alarmed by Moscow’s violations of international commitments and military activity. Russian recent strategic documents give indications about its world vision and security concerns, pointing to a tension between Russia’s internal weaknesses and its ‘center of influence’ ambition in the new world order. Seen as a challenger to such aspiration, the EU has an interest in also pursuing dialogue and cooperative engagement.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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In-Depth Analysis - Counter-terrorism Cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood - PE 578.013 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 00:00
Since the EU adopted its Counter-Terrorism Strategy in 2005, it has focused on forging closer ties with third countries in the fight against terrorism. Cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood in this field is particularly important. Every single country within this region is affected by terrorism to different degrees and terrorist attacks on European soil are increasingly linked with the Middle East and North Africa. The EU adopted a wide-ranging counter-terrorism approach in the South including actions that go beyond the strictly military and security interpretations of counter-terrorism. In line with the UN’s 4-pillar approach, the EU’s counter-terrorism measures can be broadly subdivided into four fields: (i) building state capacity (particularly in the areas of border control, criminal investigation and prosecution, and countering the financing of terrorism); (ii) strengthening the rule of law and respect for human rights; (iii) fostering regional cooperation; and (iv) preventing and combating terrorism. This study outlines and contextualises current counter-terrorism activities in the region.
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Highlights - The increasing Russian influence in the South Caucasus - new developments - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 01/02/2017 - 14:15
On 6 February, the SEDE committee invites Herbert Salber, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, EEAS, Natalie Sabanadze, Ambassador of Georgia to the EU and Amanda Paul, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Brussels, to discuss the new developments in the increasing Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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In-Depth Analysis - Russia’s National Security Strategy and Military Doctrine and their Implications for the EU - PE 578.016 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 01/02/2017 - 00:00
The European Union sees its relationship with Russia as a ‘key strategic challenge’. Its members are alarmed by Russia’s violations of international commitments and increased military activity in Europe. Russian recently updated basic strategic documents are full of indications about Moscow’s world vision and security concerns. They indirectly point to a tension between Russia’s internal (economic, demographic, societal) weaknesses and its claim to be recognized as one of the ‘centers of influence’ in the emerging multipolar world order. The West, including the EU, is clearly perceived as the major challenger to both Russia’s great power ambition and security. At the same time, various indicators suggest that Moscow is probably not fully confident that it will obtain a gratifying role in the emerging new international landscape. All this has led Russia to rely massively on its restored military capabilities, while pursuing a very active diplomacy, in which the relative importance of the EU has declined in recent years. The EU nonetheless has an important role to play in promoting the second engine of the ‘double-track Russia strategy’ that the West (the EU, NATO, the United States) has been pursuing –– strengthening defenses on the one hand, pursuing dialogue and cooperative engagement on the other hand.
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Latest news - The next SEDE meeting - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 30/01/2017 - 14:33

will take place on Monday 6 February 2017, 15:00-18:30 in Brussels.

Organisations or interest groups who wish to apply for access to the European Parliament will find the relevant information below.


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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 26 January 2017 - 09:08 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 26/01/2017 - 17:14
Length of video : 193'
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 25 January 2017 - 16:15 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 26/01/2017 - 10:20
Length of video : 121'
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 25 January 2017 - 15:11 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Thu, 26/01/2017 - 10:07
Length of video : 61'
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 25 January 2017 - 09:16 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 25/01/2017 - 15:20
Length of video : 195'
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Highlights - The European Security and Defence College in SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Tue, 24/01/2017 - 14:44
On 26 January, Dirk Dubois, Head of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), Michael Swann, Chair of the ESDC Steering Committee and Antonio Missiroli, Head of the ESDC’s Academic Board will meet with the SEDE committee to discuss the contribution of the college to the EU's CSDP activities. The college's training activities prepare both policymakers and mission staff for the activities involved in the full life-cycle of CSDP missions and aim to create a European security culture.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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Highlights - Security Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 23/01/2017 - 10:32
The continuing security challenges in the Baltic sea region continue to constitute an issue of concern for the EU's security and defence policy. On 25 January, the SEDE committee will meet Lieutenant Colonel Jyri Raitasalo, Strategic Planning, Finnish Ministry of Defence and Commander Håkan Andersson, Military Advisor, Department for Security policy and International relations at the Swedish Ministry of Defence to discuss their national perspectives on the current situation in the Baltic sea.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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Highlights - Workshop Civilian and military personnel in CSDP missions and operations - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 14:31
This workshop will provide a brief overview of aspects related to civilian and military personnel serving in CSDP missions and operations, in terms of challenging issues related to force generation, in mission treatment, training, follow up to crimes and offences perpetrated during deployment. For instance, despite progress in force generation and preparation, procedures for personnel recruitment and deployment remain cumbersome and slow. Possible solutions will also be discussed by the experts.
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Workshop programme
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Highlights - The future of EU Battlegroups - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 12:17
On 25 January, the SEDE committee invites Brigadier General Daniel Grammatico, Director Operations at the EU Military Staff and Niklas Novaky, visiting researcher at VUB Brussels, to discuss the future of EU battlegroups. In the light of the recent push for more cooperation in the field of European security and defence, these experts will exchange views with the members of the committee on what can be done to make the battlegroups more operational and their actual use more likely.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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Highlights - Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of CSDP - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 10:46
On 25 January, the AFCO Committee and the SEDE Subcommittee will hold a joint meeting to discuss the amendments tabled to the own-initiative report 'Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a common security and defence policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty'. The report examines the legal possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty as well as the necessary institutional set-up to make CSDP more operational.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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