Euroopa Liit
- Commission – trade policy
Amsterdam Treaty 1997
- IGC and European Council in June
Themes and context
- Review procedure for CFSP
- Post-yugoslavia – diverse member states’ attitudes
- Seeks to bring external relations of the EU to brussels
Key features
- Introduction of ‘constructive abstention’
- Creation of High representative for CFSP
- Creation of policy unit for military and securtiy
Towards Defence & security policy
- Bringing defence to core of European agenda
- Led by uk and France
- Highlighted importance of the big 3
3 elements of EDSP:
- Military, civilian crisis management; conflict prevention
Lisbon treaty
Key features:
- Creation of mr or mrs CFSP – high representative of the union
- Lingking of economic and military issues
- Member states to support European defence agency EDA
- Battlegroups
EU global strategy