Council conclusions on CSDP - Décisions du Conseil relatives à la PSDC (Brussels, 31 January 2011)

The Council adopted the following conclusions :

" The Council welcomes the Weimar letter of 6 December 2010 signed by France, Germany and Poland as an important contribution to stimulating the agenda for the development of Common Security and Defence Policy, including with a view to strengthening military and civilian capabilities in Europe, building on the efforts and achievements undertaken during recent Presidencies.

The Council invites the High Representative to take work forward on the important set of issues raised in the letter, cooperating closely with Member States through the Political and SecurityCommittee, the EU Military Committee and the European Defence Agency, and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, looking forward to the proposals of the High Representative as tasked by the European Council Conclusions of September 2010 referring to EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management.

In this context, the Council invites the High Representative to present a report on ongoing work on these issues for discussion at a Foreign Affairs Council by mid 2011, with a view to achieving concrete results by the end of the year as far as possible."

See also :

 * Capacités/Europe de la Défense. Quelques paragraphes pour changer la donne ?

 * Alain Juppé à Bruxelles : « je suis venu redonner des couleurs à l’Europe de la Défense », par Nicolas Gros-Verheyde (Bruxelles2.eu)

 * Agence européenne de défense : une coopération concrète pour développer les capacités

 * Levons ces ambiguïtés non constructives qui paralysent la dynamique européenne sur les registres des capacités et de l'armement ! Et agissons ! - cinquième partie -

 * Peut-on sauver l'Europe en ne lui donnant pas un budget à la mesure des exigences qu'emporte l'obligation d'en faire un véritable acteur global ?

 * Sécurité & Défense : la crise nous impose de dépenser mieux ensemble