The Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) is a process of monitoring the defence plans of
European Union (EU)
member states to help coordinate spending and identify possible collaborative projects. It has operated on a test basis since 2017 under the
European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that promotes and facilitates integration between member states within the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EDA is headed by the High Representative ...
(EDA), in cooperation with the
European External Action Service (EEAS). After a first trial run in 2017/2018, the first full implementation of CARD was launched in autumn 2019 and completed in November 2020 with a final report submitted to Defence Ministers meeting in EDA’s Steering Board.
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European Defence Agency
Together with
Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the
European Defence Fund (EDF), it forms a new comprehensive defence package for the EU.
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European External Action Service
First full CARD cycle (2019-2020)
In 2019-2020, the first full CARD cycle took place with EDA acting as the CARD penholder. The final CARD report was presented to Defence Ministers in November 2020. It identifies a total of 55 collaborative opportunities throughout the whole capability spectrum and 56 options to cooperate in R&T.
Second CARD cycle (2021-2022)
The second CARD cycle will be launched in December 2021 when each Member State will meet individually with EDA and the EUMS to discuss their defence profile and related plans for the future in the EU context.
A new CARD report is expected for November 2022.
See also
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Permanent Structured Cooperation
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European Defence Fund
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Common Security and Defence Policy
The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is the European Union's (EU) course of action in the fields of defence and crisis management, and a main component of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
The CSDP involves the deplo ...
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European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that promotes and facilitates integration between member states within the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EDA is headed by the High Representative ...
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Military of the European Union
The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is the European Union's (EU) course of action in the fields of defence and crisis management, and a main component of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
The CSDP involves the deplo ...
References
External links
Joint notification by member states to the High Representative and to the Council on PESCO, 13 November 2017Permanent Structured Cooperation: what’s in a name?
European Union Institute for Security Studies
The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is a Paris-based agency of the European Union (EU) within the realm of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The EUISS is an autonomous agency with full intellectual freedom and rese ...
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