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2018-11-23
2025-03-08
CESI to AFET Council: Donât forget about a social dimension in PESCO
On November 19-20 the Foreign Affairs Council met in Brussels to discuss a number of key issues for European security, reviewing EU-NATO cooperation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as well as the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, in particular the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. In a joint session, the defence and foreign ministers discussed the implementation of the EU Global Strategy in the area of security and defence. Reacting to the meeting, the President of CESI's Defence trade council, Thomas Sohst, who is affiliate of CESI's member DBwV (German Armed Forces Association), highlighted the importance of a social dimension in EU defence and security policies and measures.
