EU defence policy

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on European Union defence policy. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
03.06.2011	EC Defence Equipment Directives
	In 2009 two EU directives were adopted relating to the procurement of defence and security related goods and services, and the intra-EU transfer of defence goods. Both of those directives must be transposed into UK law in 2011. This note examines the background to these Directives, the specific provisions in each of them and current plans for transposition.
14.07.2010	EU bibliographies: European External Action Service
	This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposed legislation establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service and its scrutiny in the UK and the EU. It is not an attempt to define policy in this area. For information on the institutional issues or policy developments, contact Vaughne Miller on extn 4327 or Claire Taylor on extn 3852. See also SN/IA/5558 The European External Action Service

Research Papers

Date	Description
08.06.2006	European Security and Defence Policy: Developments Since 2003
04.12.2002	European Parliament (Representation) Bill (HL 7 2002/03)
	European Parliament (Representation) Bill ( Bill 7 of 2002/03).House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/78.
02.05.2001	European security and defence policy: Nice and beyond
	The European Council held in Nice between 7-9 December 2000 unveiled the results of two years work on what is now termed the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
31.10.2000	Common European security and defence policy
	Common European security and defence policy: a progress report. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/84.
21.02.2000	European Defence: From Portschach to Helsinki
	The past 18 months have witnessed a new urgency and purpose in the search for a more distinct and capable European defence identity. From early initiatives at St Malo, through the experience of the war in Kosovo and NATO's 50th Anniversary, to the EU Helsinki summit, the pace of development has been rapid.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
17.05.2011	The EU internal security strategy.
	European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
18.01.2011	Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy.
	European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
12.01.2011	Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy.
	Foreign Affairs Select Committee report [Commons]