Blockmans, Steven <br/><br/>
More union in European defence :  report of a CEPS task force, February 2015 / 
 Report of a CEPS task force, February 2015  More union in European defense 
chair: Javier Solana ; adviser: Jaap De Hoop Scheffer ; members: Vaira Vīke-Freiberga [and fourteen others] ; rapporteurs: Steven Blockmans, Giovanni Faleg. 
<br/><br/> Executive Summary --  If not now, when? --  Modest progress --  The shape of defence cooperation --  Learning by doing --  Strategic trends (2015-2030) --  Crisis scenarios --  Military capabilities --  Budget and market --  Recommendations --  Strategic upgrade --  Reform of institutions, procedures and financing --  Capabilities and industrial harmonisation --  Conclusion --  References --  Revision of the PESCO Mechanism --  List of Abbreviations --  About the Members of the Task Force --  Principles and Guidelines for CEPS Task Forces.  Towards a more Integrated Framework: A European Defence Union --  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  1.  2.  3.  Appendix. 
<br/><br/> "Years of uncoordinated cuts in defence spending have eroded the EU's role as a security actor in what is now a multipolar world. This CEPS Task Force report aims to provide member states and the EU institutions with the narrative to strengthen defence cooperation in the EU, in the face of numerous emergencies in the EU's strategic neighbourhood and ever-present security threats. The report is a record of the deliberations over several months between high-level experts in the field of European security and defence, who conclude that the Treaty of Lisbon demands and permits a great deal more in terms of our common security and defence activities. And that member states could achieve much more value for money than the €190 billion that they spend to keep up 28 national armies, comprising roughly 1.5 million service personnel. This report suggests policy actions to further the EU's strategic, institutional, capabilities, and resources cooperation in the field of defence. Ultimately, in the view of the Task Force experts, further integration should amount to a European Defence Union."--Publisher description 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789461384492 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>European Union countries--Defenses--Law and legislation.<br/>European Union countries--Military policy.<br/>European Union countries--Strategic aspects.