overview of the hellenic presidency of the eu council
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• European Council on Defence, December 2013
• Lisbon Treaty
• Common Security and Defence Policy
• Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Defence
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• European Union Maritime Security Strategy
• Cyber Security
• Sustainability in Defence
• Capabilities Development
• The European Industrial Base
• The Military Erasmus3
• 5 informal meetings in Greece and Brussels• 4 large scale conferences in Greece• 8 visits of different political & military groups at Greek entities• 2 CSDP orientation courses in Brussels• 8 working lunches in Brussels• A strategy on maritime security to be agreed by the Council next week• A Military Erasmus Greek initiative in progress• The preparation and the assignment to the EU of the OHQ in Larissa for the EUFOR-CAR• Many other small or large scale events organized both in Athens & Brussels 4
• Defence Policy Directors’ (DPD’s)• Ministers’ of Defence (MoD’s)• Informal European Union Military Committees (EUMC)
• Brussels 13 February• Thessaloniki 2-4 April• Chania 5-7 June
• RELEX Visit• PSC Visit
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• ATHENA informal meeting at Thessaloniki, 13-14 March
• Review of the ATHENA Council Decision
• It is the first time that Greece has the responsibility of the chair of this Committee
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• Conference on Cyber Space in Athens, 6-7 March
Topics: 1. Cyber Space and Temporary Threats2. Legal Aspects in Cyber Domain3. Trust and Security4. Cyber security5. Capabilities development in Cyber Environment6. Network Information Security
• Conclusion: "Cyber security and cyber defence is a collective responsibility"
• Cyber Exercise 7-11 April
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• High level Conference of Capabilities Development, Athens 7-11 April
Topics: 1. The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises’ in CSDP
2. The Present and Future of Remote Piloted Airborne Systems
3. The use of SPACE in the Framework of CSDP
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• Greece has the longest coastline and maritime borders in the EU
• Seminar on Maritime Security and Surveillance at Chania, 20-21 March
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• Conference in Athens, 10-11 June
Incorporation of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Principles in Armed Forces and the Defence Industry: A Route from Adaptation to Reform - A Better Future “Bet”
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• The European Month Initiative, inspired by Erasmus
• 2nd CSDP Olympiad of the Military Institutions in Athens, 7-9 May
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• Insecurity and instability in the Central African Republic
• The Council established on 10 February 2014 an EU military operation
• United Nations Security Council resolution 2134/2014
• Operational Headquarter (OHQ) of Larissa
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“Europe is our common quest and united we sail further”
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