Noua agendă de securitate și apărare a Uniunii Europene. Oportunități de valorizare și implicații pentru România
The New Security and Defence Agenda of the European Union. Opportunities for Fruitful Achievement and Implications for Romania

Summary/Abstract: It is a fact that the EU Project is going through a very complex period. Also reality is that EU has integration deficits in several areas, including the integration dimension of defense and security. In the last three years these problems have been put back on the table, particularly the need for Europe to have strong and credible foreign and security strategy and to act strategically. It has established a new and ambitious agenda for European defense and security. Moreover, now the Union has a great “Global Strategy”, has projections for a more visible and efficient Common defense and security policy – CSDP, has a concrete and comprehensive decisions of the European Parliament, European Council and Commission in order to ensure development of civilian and military capabilities, to improve integration of the European defense industry, integration of defense market, to ensure adequate financial investment for the European industrial base, for research and technology advancement. What would be the logical next steps in the area? Certainly the difficult stage of the implementations. Responding appropriately to these questions and challenges the Union may even avoid the next strategic surprises. The Union must have capacity for autonomous action, backed up by credible military and civilian capabilities, the capacity to decide to use them, in order to respond to external crises and conflicts. The Union’s future depends on having strong, autonomous, sustainable and convincing defense and security means and policies.

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