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The European Union has undertaken many overseas operations, using civilian and military instruments in several countries in three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
The new edition of the CSDP handbook has arrived in Brussels at the ESDC. 3,760 kg of knowledge about the Common Security and Defence Policy were shipped from the Austrian Armed Forces Printing Centre to the ESDC Secretariat, and on 10 May, the handbooks were unloaded and stored in the headquarters of the College. Five ESDC staff each had to carry on average 715 kg to the second floor of the building, which was a good team-building exercise.
The Austrian National Defence Academy (NDA/LVAk) hosted its annual CSDP orientation course in partnership with the Hungarian National University of Public Service (NUPS) from 13 to 16 March 2017 in Vienna. 60 participants from 10 different European countries (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom) attended the training as an integral part of their studies.
The CSDP Annual Report provides an overview of how EU CSDP Operations & Missions delivered on three priorities - stabilising our region, contributing to the resilience of partner countries and enhancing our responsiveness in all phases of the conflict cycle.
Le Centre Opérationnel Régional (COR) d’Agadez a récemment été mis en œuvre lors des fêtes de SOKNI.
EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission Maria-Cristina Stepanescu visited Garowe, Puntland, at the end of January and into February to check the progress on establishing the Mission’s Field Office and also attended meetings with key local maritime security stakeholder ministries and international partners.
Sophia was born on a European military ship, after human smugglers almost made her mother drown. We decided to give her name to our naval operation in the Mediterranean, that is saving lives and fighting crime. This is the Union we are building with the Global Strategy for foreign and security policy.
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