Is the EU on the move again? The development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and “Multi-speed” EU
Is the EU on the move again? The development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and “Multi-speed” EU

Author(s): Duško Lopandić
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centar za Evropske Politike CEP
Summary/Abstract: The decision of the European Council, made on the 22nd of June in 2017, to establish the so-called "Permanent Structured Cooperation" (PESCO) in the area of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the Union, represents, in a way, one of first indirect consequences of Brexit on the EU progress. This decision suggests the possible outlines of the development of the "Multi-speed" European Union, which is a possibility widely spoken about in EU circles after the British referendum. After a series of crises, institutional paralysis and the shock of the Brexit, followed by more positive results of elections in France, Austria and the Netherlands, a touch of optimism has returned to Brussels."Europe is on the move again" (Europe is in a new movement) ,would be the comment by one of its "fathers"- Jean Monnet.

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