EU Member States are committed to the maintenance of a strong Defence Technological Industrial Base (DTIB) in Europe. At a meeting of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Board in May 2007 Ministers declared that "a strong DTIB is a fundamental underpinning of the European Security and...

The further development of ESDP implies that the EU must acquire the necessary capacity and capabilities to pursue the policy successfully. At the strategic level, this means being able independently to assess a crisis and consider its potential military implications. At the operational level,...

Europe and Latin America have developed the most sophisticated bi-regional structure for the management of their sub regional and bilateral relationships. This reflects not only the maturity of the dialogue but also the necessity to respond to different expectations and capacities of the actors...