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EU Global Strategy
We need a strong European Union like never before. It is what our citizens deserve and what the wider world expects. The European project which has brought unprecedented peace, prosperity and democracy is being questioned.
Every year in September, the world leaders gather in New York to take part in the General Debate that marks the opening of the latest session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) during a week traditionally filled with high level events, summits, and intense diplomatic activities.
The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provide the Union with the operational capacity to deploy both civilian missions and military operations. The range of tasks as set out in the EU Treaty encompass: humanitarian and rescue tasks; conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks; tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peace-making; joint disarmament operations; military advice and assistance tasks; post-conflict stabilisation tasks.
Apart from discussion on the EU Global Strategy, Central Asia Strategy, or Black Sea, a number of current global issues were on the agenda of the 17 June Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, ranging from the situation in Venezuela to Sudan, Moldova, the Western Balkans.
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini presented on 14 June the third report on the implementation of the EU Global Strategy, taking stock of the progress achieved and indicating the way forward in the EU external action in the coming years
“It is our collective responsibility to work towards a more peaceful, secure and prosperous world for present and future generations", EU High Representative Mogherini said marking the first International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
Europe's foreign policy matters to you. A strong European foreign policy can help our region's stability and provide Europeans with great opportunities. This is the Union we are building with the Global Strategy for foreign and security policy.
