The Foreign Affairs Council The Steering Board of 18 November - TopicsExpress



          

The Foreign Affairs Council The Steering Board of 18 November was chaired for the first time by Federica Mogherini (European External Action Service - EEAS), the new Head of the European Defence Agency. It was an important opportunity for Defence Ministers to assess the progress achieved since December 2013. It was also an ideal forum for the new High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission to discuss cooperation on military capabilities with European ministers and to prepare for the June 2015 European Council. Progress on the four key programmes Four projects have been endorsed by the 2013 European Council: Air-to-Air Refuelling (#AAR), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (#RPAS), Governmental Satellite Communications (#GovSatcom) and #CyberDefence. In line with their respective roadmaps, the progress made in each of these four key capability areas has been welcomed by Defence Ministers during the Steering Board: eda.europa.eu/info-hub/news/2014/11/18/defence-ministers-assess-eda-progress-during-the-agencys-steering-board European Defence Agency / Europäische Verteidigungsagentur Bundesheer
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:11:47 +0000

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