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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 Erasmus
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• 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
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• 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.
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3.
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5.
6.
Cyber Space and Temporary Threats
Legal Aspects in Cyber Domain
Trust and Security
Cyber security
Capabilities development in Cyber Environment
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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