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13 Feb 08
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The Lisbon Treaty will strengthen the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) but the scope of the changes will very much depend on the composition of the new troika to be appointed in 2009, according to MEPs and experts participating in a European Parliament workshop.
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Background:
The Lisbon Treaty, which was signed by European heads of state and government in December 2007 and is expected to come into effect in 2009, brings with it several changes for the ESDP.
The most notable one is the upgrade of the position of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), a role currently held by Javier Solana. The HR, who will be supported by a European External Action Service (EEAS), will also serve as a Commission vice-president and will technically be the Union's foreign minister.
Moreover, the new treaty provides for an extension of the Petersberg Tasks on peacekeeping, disarmament and conflict prevention and resolution as well as 'permanent structured cooperation' of those member states "whose military capabilities fulfil higher criteria and which have made more binding commitments".
The text also includes first-ever mutual defence and solidarity clause in an EU treaty.
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- uropean Union
- Parliament: The Lisbon Treaty and its implications for CFSP/ESDP
(February 2008) - Parliament: The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on ESDP (January 2008)
- Parliament: The Lisbon Treaty and its implications for CFSP/ESDP
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