Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) - European Parliament

Presentation by General Ramirez and General Pfrengle, Eurocorps
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Length of video : 129'
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On 17 February, SEDE will exchange views on the state of play and future perspectives of the EUMM Georgia with Kęstutis Jankauskas, Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia, Kenneth Deane, Director of the EU Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, EEAS, and Natalie Sabanadze, Ambassador of Georgia to the EU.
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On 18 February, SEDE will hold an exchange of views with Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director-General of the European Space Agency, on building a European architecture of space capabilities for security and defence.
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On 17 February SEDE will hold an exchange of views with representatives from the European Commission and an expert from the EU Institute for Security Studies on the security situation in the Western Balkans, including the ongoing migration and refugee crisis.
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At its meeting on 18 February, SEDE will have an exchange of views about the Russian Strategic Communication and information warfare in the Eastern partnership countries. It will consider the risks involved into Russia's ongoing disinformation campaign and assess the progress made in addressing this issue. Guests speakers will include the East Stratcom Task Force created within the EEAS following the decision of the European Council in March 2015 and a representative from NATO.
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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On 17 February SEDE will exchange views on the state of play and future perspectives of the EUMM Georgia with Kęstutis Jankauskas, Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia and Kenneth Deane, Director of the EU Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, EEAS.
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At its meeting on 17-18 February, SEDE will discuss the draft report on Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union, Rapporteur Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR, UK) and the draft report on space capabilities for European security and defence, Rapporteur Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI (PPE, PL).
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The 2007 European Union (EU) Strategy for Central Asia was reviewed for the fourth time in 2015. Over the last eight years, the EU has successfully established several institutionalised mechanisms for strengthening relations and working with Central Asian governments, including an increased presence on the ground. Despite this, the EU’s engagement in Central Asia is one of limited to no impact. The region has become more unstable; forecast gas deliveries from the region to Europe have so far not materialised; trade is minimal with the exception of EU-Kazakhstan links, democracy is seen by the Central Asian regimes as a threat to their survival; corruption severely undermines economic development and siphons off much of the development aid; and the human rights situation has been backsliding. The EU should not and cannot compete with Russia and China in the region. The EU would do best to focus on a few key areas where it can achieve concrete results. Besides broader economic and some security cooperation, the EU should focus on education in supporting the region’s development while further emphasizing human rights and strengthening political and financial support to civil society.
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Central Asia, located at the centre of the Eurasian continent and straddling the borders of some of the world’s most pressing hot spots, offers economic opportunities and natural resources but also remains insecure and troublesome. For the European Union, the region is not a priority. It is too distant and Brussels experiences difficulties in executing its democratic and value-based agenda on the ground. Regional dynamics have been significantly influenced by many players present in the region; Russia, China and the United States are the most significant. Russia’s position relies on a holistic approach, including military might and the more recent Eurasian narrative. China, pursuing its Silk Road ideas, has no equal in trade and energy. The US has partially retreated from Central Asia and is reviewing its security-centered strategy. Under these circumstances, what should the EU regional approach look like? What are the shared interests and divergent objectives of the actors present in Central Asia? With what actors could the EU cooperate and with whom should it abstain from regional rapprochement? Finally, what options does the EU have to strengthen its posture in the region from a regional and geopolitical perspective?
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Length of video : 72'
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Length of video : 141'
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