Common Foreign and Security Policy
Briefing
02-03-2016
The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is designed to preserve peace, prevent conflicts, strengthen international security and ensure the visibility and effectiveness of EU foreign policy. Spending under the CFSP covers only some EU foreign policy measures, namely civilian missions, EU Special Representatives and measures supporting non-proliferation and disarmament.
Briefing
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- common foreign and security policy
- EU budget
- EU expenditure
- EU finance
- EU financial instrument
- EU institutions and European civil service
- European construction
- European External Action Service
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- interinstitutional relations (EU)
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- international security
- powers of the EP
- the EU's international role
- Treaty of Lisbon
- Treaty on European Union