Meeting by Defence Ministers
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- Date: 27.09.2016
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SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš welcomed the EU Defence Ministers to Bratislava for an informal meeting, guided under the leadership of the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mrs Federica Mogherini.
The Defence Ministers followed up on the conclusions of the recent Bratislava Summit. They agreed on the necessity to respond to today's threats. “We must jointly build and extend capabilities so as to be able to adequately respond and protect our countries in every operational domain,” said Peter Gajdoš. He went on to add that we need to take such decisions that will make the European Union strong, both economically and militarily. On the future of NATO-EU relations, co-operation and no duplication of effort is important.
As part of the first panel, the participants focused on the Global Strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) and the European Defence Action Plan (EDAP), with the latter to be finalised at the end of 2016. The second panel engaged in discussions on EU-NATO co-operation. The significance of this theme was confirmed by the presence of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the session. The Secretary General and the Ministers discussed implementing the Joint EU-NATO Declaration from Warsaw. There was general consensus on the necessity to follow through with joint action against the hybrid threats and in the field of cyber security. During the working lunch, the Ministers reflected on the issues relating to the EU's operations and missions in the Sahel region and Libya.
The participants of the meeting expressed their common agreement to reinforce the EU in the field of security and defence policy and the need to take the necessary steps towards delivering effective safeguards against all of today's and future security threats and risks.
The Defence Ministers followed up on the conclusions of the recent Bratislava Summit. They agreed on the necessity to respond to today's threats. “We must jointly build and extend capabilities so as to be able to adequately respond and protect our countries in every operational domain,” said Peter Gajdoš. He went on to add that we need to take such decisions that will make the European Union strong, both economically and militarily. On the future of NATO-EU relations, co-operation and no duplication of effort is important.
As part of the first panel, the participants focused on the Global Strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) and the European Defence Action Plan (EDAP), with the latter to be finalised at the end of 2016. The second panel engaged in discussions on EU-NATO co-operation. The significance of this theme was confirmed by the presence of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the session. The Secretary General and the Ministers discussed implementing the Joint EU-NATO Declaration from Warsaw. There was general consensus on the necessity to follow through with joint action against the hybrid threats and in the field of cyber security. During the working lunch, the Ministers reflected on the issues relating to the EU's operations and missions in the Sahel region and Libya.
The participants of the meeting expressed their common agreement to reinforce the EU in the field of security and defence policy and the need to take the necessary steps towards delivering effective safeguards against all of today's and future security threats and risks.
