31TT

Updated: 28/03/2007

31TT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

domaine=&mots=cfsp&resmax=100

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)

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;