The European Security Strategy is the document in which the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
clarifies its security strategy which is aimed at achieving a secure Europe in a better world, identifying the threats facing the Union, defining its strategic objectives and setting out the political implications for Europe. The European security strategy was drawn up in 2003 under the authority of the EU's
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy,
Javier Solana
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga CYC (; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary Gener ...
, and adopted by the Brussels European Council of 12 and 13 December 2003.
The strategy was replaced in 2016 by the
European Union Global Strategy.
The Venusberg Group
The Venusberg Group has produced three reports related to the development of the European Security Strategy.
They are:
# Enhancing the European Union as an International Security Actor (2000)
# A European Defence Strategy (2004)
# Beyond 2010 – European Grand Strategy in a Global Age (2008)
See also
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Common Foreign and Security Policy
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European Security'' (journal)
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European Union Institute for Security Studies
The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the EU’s think tank for foreign and security policy.
Its core mission is to provide analysis on security and defence issues, and organise discussion forums to help formulate EU p ...
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History of the Common Security and Defence Policy
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Strategic Compass for Security and Defence
References
Military history of the European Union
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