Report
Current Developments in European
Defence Policy
1. In this Report we make available, for the
Information of the House, the oral evidence given to Sub-Committee
C (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy) by Dr Sarah
Beaver[1], Mr Andrew
Mathewson[2], Mr Robert
Regan[3] and Mr Ian
Hall[4], Ministry of Defence,
on 30 November 2006. We thank them for their time.
2. Key topics in the evidence are:
- Ministerial attendance at the
Sub-Committee's evidence sessions (Q 1)
- Development of capability and progress towards
the Headline Goal 2010, including the readiness, deployment and
tasking of battlegroups. (QQ 3-33)
- The budget of the European Defence Agency (EDA)
and the three year financial framework. (QQ 34-36, 38-39,
44-49)
- The role and usefulness of the EDA (QQ 37,
42-43)
- The EDA's Work Programme for 2007 (Q 50)
- The EDA's arrangements with Norway and Turkey
and cooperation between the EU and NATO (QQ 51-52)
- The EDA's Code of Conduct, including the Electronic
Bulletin Board (QQ 53-62).
- The EDA's Long-term Vision (QQ 63-71)
- The proposed European Defence Technical Industrial
Base Strategy and the future of Research and Technology cooperation.
(QQ 72-90)
1 Director General International Security Policy. Back
2
Director for Policy on International Organisations. Back
3
International Relations Group Leader, Defence Procurement Agency. Back
4
Head of Research Collaboration. Back
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