It is time for the EU to fund defence: launching the EDF
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IT IS TIME FOR THE EU TO FUND DEFENCE:
LAUNCHING THE EDF |
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Tuesday 8 October 2019 – 9:00-14:00
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Brussels
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ARES Group, the network of European researchers on security and defence, will hold a seminar on 8 October, at 9:00 at the Leopold Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. The seminar » It is time for the EU to fund defence: launching the EDF » will be the opportunity to talk about the national expectations regarding the European Defence Fund, and about the transatlantic relationships in the field of armament after the exchange of letters between US and EU institutions regarding EU initiatives on European defence.
You will find the programme here as well as the link to the web page of ARES Group publications. |
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PROGRAMME
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COFFEE RECEPTION : 9:00
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Opening : 9:30 – Nathalie Loiseau, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, European Parliament
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Session I – 9:45–11:15
NATIONAL EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND
Felix Arteaga, Senior Analyst, Real Instituto Elcano (RIE) Alessandro Marrone, Head of the Defence Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Per Olsson, Researcher, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) Marcin Terlikowski, Head of the International Security Programme, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) |
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COFFEE BREAK : 11:15-11:30
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Session II – 11:30–13:00
ARMAMENT AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Bastian Giegerich, Director of defence and military analysis, International Institute of Strategic studies (IISS) Sylvie Matelly, Deputy director, The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) Margarita Seselgyte, Studies Director, Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University Dick Zandee, Head of the Security Unit, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute |
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LUNCH : 13:00
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