Defence: The European Council matters
Defence matters. This is the opening sentence (probably the shortest ever) of the conclusions of the December 2013 European Council. And that matters too. (Photo credit: Irish Defence Forces, Flickr)
Defence matters. This is the opening sentence (probably the shortest ever) of the conclusions of the December 2013 European Council. And that matters too. (Photo credit: Irish Defence Forces, Flickr)
Main Political Message: Defence Matters. It’s about Europe’s place on the world stage and the overall expectation that Member States ought to achieve the autonomy to launch crisis management operations, […]
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EU-NATO relations ahead of the European Council in December 2013. Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly EU-NATO relations ahead of the European Council in December 2013. JOINT MEETING […]
‘Contractual arrangements’ were proposed as an initial step towards a fiscal union that would consolidate the EMU. At this stage, the debate should be centred on the cornerstone of these […]
Land issues are an example of the larger argument about conflict layers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is need, however, to understand local as well as supra-local levels […]