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Next SEDE meeting

will take place on
 
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 15:00-18:30 in Brussels. The meeting on 20 June was cancelled. 
 
The meetings of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence are open to the public. However, for security reasons, participants must obtain an access pass in advance. Requests for access passes must be sent 5 working days before the start of the meeting to sede-secretariat@europarl.europa.eu
 
 

 
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White Book on EU Security and Defence

The SEDE subcommittee hold a meeting with experts and academics on the White Book on EU Security and Defence.
 
When: 19 June 2013, 15:30-17:00                   Where: room Altiero Spinelli 3G-3

 
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Cybersecurity Strategy and Defence Industrial Base debates in SEDE

The SEDE subcommittee will exchange views on the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base with its rapporteur Michael Gahler (EPP) and on the EU Cybersecurity Strategy.
 
When: 19 June 2013, 15:00-18:30                      Where: room Altiero Spinelli 3G-3

 
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Mali: MEPs back financial commitment for reconstruction and democracy
AFET DEVE SEDE 03-06-2013 - 11:32  

MEPs welcomed the results of the Mali donors conference but insisted on respect for the rule of law and human rights during their discussion on Thursday with the acting president, Dioncounda Traoré. Members of the security and defence, foreign affairs and development committees also stressed the need to establish genuine democracy and decentralisation.

Presentation and responsibilities
 
The Subcommittee on Security and Defence is a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Its responsibilities are described in the first paragraph of the Committee's mandate:
 
"Committee responsible for: 1. the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the European security and defence policy (ESDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on security and defence;..." 
 
 
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Welcome words
 
MEP Arnaud Danjean © EU  
 

"Since it was first set up in 1999, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has enabled the European Union to show that it can act effectively and usefully in the world. More than 20 civilian and military missions have been carried out by the EU, contributing to stability and maintaining the peace in the Balkans, the South Caucasus, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
 
But for a European policy to be fully legitimate, that is to say, understood, accepted and, indeed, called for by the citizens of the Member States, the European Parliament must be associated with its decisions.
 
In my view, the role of the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence is precisely to examine developments in the CSDP in terms of institutions, capabilities and operations and to ensure that security and defence issues do not remain the exclusive preserve of experts, but also respond to the concerns expressed by the citizens of Europe."
 
Arnaud Danjean