Unterausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

Following the adoption of the EP Resolution on the implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance, on 9 October SEDE Members will exchange views on the state of implementation of the new Civilian CSDP Compact, which was a concrete deliverable in the Strategic Compass.

On 19 September, SEDE will organise a public hearing on European defence industry and the urgent need to replenish defence stockpiles within the EU.

On 18 September, SEDE Members will discuss with Margarita Robles, Minister of Defence of Spain, the Spanish Presidency priorities in the area of security and defence. In the context of the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Presidency will focus on strengthening defence capabilities, including the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity and the implementation of the Strategic Compass.

On 7 September the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will address Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). The discussion will come shortly after the NATO Summit in Vilnius where Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance have again reaffirmed the enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for international peace and stability.