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• European Council on Defence, December 2013

• Lisbon Treaty

• Common Security and Defence Policy

• Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Defence

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• European Union Maritime Security Strategy

• Cyber Security

• Sustainability in Defence

• Capabilities Development

• The European Industrial Base

• The Military Erasmus3

• 5 informal meetings in Greece and Brussels• 4 large scale conferences in Greece• 8 visits of different political & military groups at Greek entities• 2 CSDP orientation courses in Brussels• 8 working lunches in Brussels• A strategy on maritime security to be agreed by the Council next week• A Military Erasmus Greek initiative in progress• The preparation and the assignment to the EU of the OHQ in Larissa for the EUFOR-CAR• Many other small or large scale events organized both in Athens & Brussels 4

• Defence Policy Directors’ (DPD’s)• Ministers’ of Defence (MoD’s)• Informal European Union Military Committees (EUMC)

• Brussels 13 February• Thessaloniki 2-4 April• Chania 5-7 June

• RELEX Visit• PSC Visit

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• ATHENA informal meeting at Thessaloniki, 13-14 March

• Review of the ATHENA Council Decision

• It is the first time that Greece has the responsibility of the chair of this Committee

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• Conference on Cyber Space in Athens, 6-7 March

Topics: 1. Cyber Space and Temporary Threats2. Legal Aspects in Cyber Domain3. Trust and Security4. Cyber security5. Capabilities development in Cyber Environment6. Network Information Security

• Conclusion: "Cyber security and cyber defence is a collective responsibility"

• Cyber Exercise 7-11 April

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• High level Conference of Capabilities Development, Athens 7-11 April

Topics: 1. The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises’ in CSDP

2. The Present and Future of Remote Piloted Airborne Systems

3. The use of SPACE in the Framework of CSDP

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• Greece has the longest coastline and maritime borders in the EU

• Seminar on Maritime Security and Surveillance at Chania, 20-21 March

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• Conference in Athens, 10-11 June

Incorporation of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Principles in Armed Forces and the Defence Industry: A Route from Adaptation to Reform - A Better Future “Bet”

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• The European Month Initiative, inspired by Erasmus

• 2nd CSDP Olympiad of the Military Institutions in Athens, 7-9 May

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• Insecurity and instability in the Central African Republic

• The Council established on 10 February 2014 an EU military operation

• United Nations Security Council resolution 2134/2014

• Operational Headquarter (OHQ) of Larissa

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“Europe is our common quest and united we sail further”

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