EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Enlargement Directorate-General

 

 

 

Analytical examination of the acquis

 

CHAPTER 31 - FOREIGN, SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

 

Agenda for the Explanatory Screening

 

14.09.2006

 

Time

Subject

EC Speaker

09h00

Opening , Introduction to CFSP features /doctrine (ESS)

DG ELARG (Franz Cermak), RELEX A (Richard Wright) and

SEC (Cesira D’Aniello)

 

Decision Making Process

 

9h15

Institutions, bodies in ESDP/CFSP decision making,EUSRs

SEC (Cesira D’Aniello)

9h40

Questions & answers QA

 

9h50

Legal effect of CFSP/ESDP acts:

Joint Actions,Common Positions, PSC decisions, ( Common Strategies)

SJ/Relex A/2

10h10

Restrictive measures

Relex A/2

10h20

QA

 

10h30

Coffee break

 

 

Political Decision Making Process

PART I - PART II

 

10h45

European Council/GAERC Conclusions,CFSP declarations/statements/alignment

SEC (Cesira D’Aniello)

11h15

QA

 

11h30

CFSP budget

RELEX A/3 (Juha Auvinen)

11h45

QA

 

 

Political dialogue

 

12h00

Modalities and implementation

SEC (Cesira D’Aniello)

5’ each

European Neighbourhood

RELEX D

MEPP/GCC

RELEX F

Transatlantic dialogue / Overview

RELEX C

Russia

RELEX E (Richard Tibbels)

Cotonou Political Dialogue, Peace& Security

SEC (Walpurga Speckbacher) RELEX A/2 +  DEV (Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve)

Latin America and Caribbean

RELEX G/1

Asia

RELEX H

Western Balkans

 

12h45

QA

 

13h00-14h30

Lunch break

 

 

Implementing strategies

SEC (Chris Holtby)

14h30

ESDP and crisis management: civil/military

SEC(civ(Stefano Tomat)-mil (Didier Lenoir))   + RELEX A/2 (civilian)

15h00

QA

 

15h15

Non proliferation/WMD strategy

SEC (Jean-Claude Brunet) + RELEX A/4

15h40

QA

 

15h50

Coffee Break

 

16h00

Counter terrorism strategy

SEC(Elisabetta Pietrobon) + RELEX A/4

16h20

QA

 

16h30

Conflict prevention

RELEX A/2+DEV (Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve)

16h50

QA

 

17h00

Consular Cooperation + QA

RELEX A 2 and SEC ( Giorgio Porzio)

 

International Organizations

 

17h15

Membership

ER B

17h40

Coordination/crisis management

SEC (Alexandre Vulic ) + RELEX

17h55

QA

 

18h10

Closing remarks and end

ELARG (Franz Cermak)/RELEX

 

 

  1. The legal base of CFSP is found in Title V of the EU Treaty

 http://europa.eu/eur-lex/en/treaties/selected/livre106.html

 

  1. CFSP legislative acts in force can be found in the areas of chapter 31 and in the EUR-Lex database under heading 18. and subheading 11.20:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/repert/18.htm

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/repert/1120.htm

 

  1. Political or internal acts in CFSP or in related procedures can be found on the 

CFSP website of the Council of Ministers and the public part of the EU Consilium Register.

http://register.consilium.eu.int/servlet/driver?typ=&page=Simple&lang=EN&cmsid=638

http://register.consilium.eu.int/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cmsid=639&ff_COTE_DOCUMENT=&

ff_COTE_DOSSIER_INST=&ff_TITRE=&ff_FT_TEXT=cfsp&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=COPOL&

dd_DATE_DOCUMENT=&dd_DATE_REUNION=&dd_FT_DATE=&fc=REGAISEN&srm=50&

md=400&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC

 

  1. More details on CFSP can be found on the website of the European Commission

http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/r00001.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/world/

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/cfsp/intro/index.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/cfsp/intro/links.htm

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=248&lang=en&mode=g

 

  1. Decision making process:

Political and Security Committee:

http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cmsUpload/l_02720010130en00010003.pdf

EU Military Staff:

http://www.eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_132/l_13220050526en00170024.pdf

EU Military Committee:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/l_02720010130en00040006.pdf

Rules of the Council:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004D0338:FR:HTML

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_063/l_06320040228en00480052.pdf

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/Result.do?direct=yes&lang=en&xsl=celex-som,celex-txt&PgSize=128&where=CC:014030*

EU Special Represantatives:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=263&lang=en&mode=g

Comitology:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_063/l_06320040228en00480052.pdf

Court of Justice case-law:

http://curia.eu.int/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=en&Submit=Submit&docj=docj&docjo=docjo&numaff=&datefs=&datefe=&nomusuel=&

domaine=&mots=cfsp&resmax=100

 

  1. CFSP budget and new instruments

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/cfsp/fin/index.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/library/documents/multiannual_framework/2007_2013/draft_iia_en.pdf

(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2006:139:SOM:EN:HTML)

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2006/com2006_0036en01.pdf

Annual report from the Council to the european Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Communities (point H, paragraph 40, of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999)

 

  1. Political dialogue

European Neighbourhood Policy

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/world/enp/documents_en.htm (http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/documents_en.htm)

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/world/enp/pdf/com03_393_en.pdf (http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/com03_393_en.pdf)

Middle East Peace Process

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/mepp/gac/index.htm

Partnership and cooperation agreements

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/ceeca/pca/index.htm

Transatlantic relations

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/us/revamping/com2005_196_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/ceeca/com_strat/index.htm

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_021/l_02120040128en00250029.pdf;

Latin and Central America

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/reg/en_register_114050.html

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/la/doc/index.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/andean/doc.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/ca/doc/index.htm

Asia

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/asia/rel/pol.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/asean/intro/index.htm

 

  1. Implementing strategies ESDP:

ESDP

http://www.iss-eu.org/books/5esdpen.pdf

http://www.iss-eu.org/chaillot/chai87e.pdf

http://www.rpfrance-ue.org/IMG/0601%20Brief%20guide%20to%20ESDP.pdf

European Defence Agency (EDA):

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2004/l_245/l_24520040717en00170028.pdf

NATO Berlin Plus:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_080/l_08020030327en00350035.pdf

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/03-11-11%20Berlin%20Plus%20press%20note%20BL.pdf

European Security Strategy

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/78367.pdf

Capabililties:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=437&lang=en&mode=g

Fight against the proliferation of WMD

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=718&lang=en&mode=g

Arms exports:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/050228_China-initial.pdf;

Security-realted export controls

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=408&lang=en&mode=g

(“dual use items and technology” are dealt with in chapter 30; only “MILITARY EQUIPMENT” is relevant with regard to chapter 31)

Counterterrorism

http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/05/st14/st14469-re04.en05.pdf

http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=631&lang=en&mode=g

Conflict prevention,management and resolution in Africa

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/cfsp/news/ip_01_560_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_021/l_02120040128en00250029.pdf

 

  1. International organizations

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/search/organisations.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/un/intro/index.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/osce/index.htm

 

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