Right from the beginning the EPP-ED Group has actively participated in the setting up of the European Security and Defence Policy. It has contributed to shape the process of transforming the EU into a global player. It will remain one of the driving forces of this process aiming at establishing a Security and Defence Union with joint defence forces and a common arms policy.

PRESS RELEASES

23/10/2008	Breite Mehrheit im Europäischen Parlament für Einsatz gegen Piraterie am Horn von Afrika/ Broad plenary majority for EU missions against piracy. Karl von Wogau MEP
24/09/2008	Piraterie maritime: l'Union européenne contre-attaque/ Sea Piracy: the European Union counterattacks. Margie Sudre MEP
16/09/2008	Hezbollah missing from EU terror list. Jana Hybášková MEP
10/07/2008	Galileo soll auch für die Einsätze im Rahmen der Europäischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (ESVP) zur Verfügung stehen/ Galileo should also be applied within ESDP missions. Karl von Wogau MEP
03/07/2008	EPP-ED Study Days: Lessons learned from the ESDP: Be proud of EU defence - Photos available

EPP-ED HEARING

European Defence Equipment Market Several EPP-ED MEPs have organised an EPP-ED Group Hearing on the Commission's Defence Package - 'Building a European Defence Equipment Market' in the European Parliament on Thursday 12 June...

POLICY

European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
The European Union has 27 member states, 490 million citizens and accounts for a quarter of the world's gross national product, making it far more than a confederation of states: the EU is a global player. The European Union's political and economic significance entails the responsibility of making an appropriate contribution towards the resolution of conflicts, including those located beyond its own continent. The   European   Union can, and must, contribute towards building a freer  and safer world...

MINUTES

Minutes of the meetings of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence
The minutes of the meetings of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence are provided here...