Orientation Course in Brussels

Being held under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the General M. R. Štefánik SVK Armed Forces Academy (SVK AFA) in conjunction with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) conducted a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course on the premises of the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the European Union on 17-21 Oct. The aim of the course was to provide 56 attendees, drawn from the EU Member States, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and the EU Institutions in Brussels, with basic information on the organisation, competences and agenda of the main EU structures operating in the field of the EU's CSDP. The course was led by a specialist advisor from the SVK AFA's Institute for Security and Defence Studies, Col Peter Tóth.