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The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
(EU) that promotes and facilitates integration
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between member states within the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EDA is headed by the High Representative
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU). The position is currently held b ...
(HR/VP), and reports to the Council. The EDA was established on 12 July 2004 and is based in the Kortenberg building
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in Brussels
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, Belgium, along with a number of other CSDP bodies.
All EU member states take part in the agency except Denmark
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. The Danish parliament has adopted a proposal in favour of the country participating in the EDA.
The EDA and the European External Action Service
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service and combined foreign and defence ministry of the European Union (EU). The EEAS is led by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is al ...
(EEAS) together form the Secretariat of the Permanent Structured Cooperation
The Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is the part of the European Union's (EU) security and defence policy (CSDP) in which 25 of the 27 national armed forces pursue structural integration (the exceptions being Denmark and Malta). Based o ...
(PESCO), the structural integration pursued by 25 of the 27 national armed forces of the EU since 2017.
Mission
Tasks
The council established the EDA "to support the Member States and the Council in their effort to improve European defence capabilities in the field of crisis management and to sustain the European Security and Defence Policy as it stands now and develops in the future". Within that overall mission are four functions; *supporting the development of defence capabilities and military cooperation among the European Union Member States; *stimulating defence Research and Technology (R&T) and strengthening the European defence industry; *acting as a military interface to EU policies. EDA acts as a catalyst, promotes collaborations, launches new initiatives and introduces solutions to improve defence capabilities. It is the place where Member States willing to develop capabilities in cooperation do so. It is also a key facilitator in developing the capabilities necessary to underpin the Common Security and Defence Policy of the Union. *Organisation