Excerpt
List of Contents
I. External Relations of the EU
II. The CFSP explained
III. Advantages & Disadvantages of the cooperation between EU & NATO
EU - External relations
- Supranational & international agreements
- External trade
- Foreign and security policy
- Enlargement and the Union’s neighbourhood
- Development policy & Humanitarian aid
- Human rights in non-EU countries & democracy
EU - External relations
Summary on three pillars:
- Common Foreign Security Policy (CFSP)
- Emergency assistance
- Foreign policies (Relations with third countries and international organisations)
EU - External relations
Actors:
- CFSP & CSDP
- European Council
- European Commission
- High Representative Catherine Ashton
- European External Action Service
EU & NATO - The CFSP
General facts:
- Common Foreign & Security Policy of EU
- 1992: WEU responsible for CFSP
- 1999: responsibility for whole EU
- 2002: ESDP - General principles for NATO & EU
- 2003: foundations for NATO-EU cooperation in Berlin-plus
EU & NATO - The CFSP
General facts:
- 7 actors
- 22 EU members in NATO
What are the five main threats?
EU & NATO - The CFSP
5 main threats:
Terrorism
ABC-Weapons
Regional conflicts Failed states
Organized crime
Source: EU diplomat
EU & NATO - The CFSP
Areas of Activity:
- Civilian Crisis Management
- Conflict Prevention
- Development and Developing countries
- Enlargement
- European Neighbourhood policy
- European Union in the World
- External Cooperation Programmes
- Peacekeeping operations
EU & NATO - The CFSP
Goal:
„[The NATO & the EU work] side by side in crisis management, capability development and political consultations”
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