Public expectations and EU policies - Security and defence policy
Briefing
30-06-2016
Decisions on security and defence policy are, most of the time, taken by the EU-28's national governments and usually without public scrutiny. Yet, almost two thirds of EU citizens would like the EU to intervene in this policy area more than it does at present. Since the introduction of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in the Treaty of Maastricht, the EU has made substantial progress in assuming its role as a regional security provider. Although significantly strengthened by the Treaty of Lisbon, this policy area continues to be hampered by the Member States' lack of will to make better use of the existing legal framework, and by inadequate funding mechanisms.
Briefing
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Policy area
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- common security and defence policy
- conflict prevention
- EU budget
- EU finance
- EU financing
- EU situation
- European construction
- European security
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- international law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- LAW
- legal basis
- mutual assistance
- opinion poll
- settlement of disputes
- social framework
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- the EU's international role