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Versailles Declaration
The Versailles declaration is a document issued on by leaders of the European Union (EU) in Versailles, France in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that had begun two weeks earlier. Although informal, the document reaffirmed the EU's support for Ukraine, and outlined the union's plans for: *bolstering defence capabilities, *reducing energy dependencies, *building a more robust economic base, and *fostering investment See also *Strategic autonomy Strategic autonomy is defined as the ability of a state to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without depending heavily on other foreign states. In the European context, strategic autonomy is the ability of the Eu ... References 2022 in the European Union Declarations of the European Union Military history of the European Union Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign relations of the European Union European Union security policy Military of the European Union ...
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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 union has a total area of and an estimated population of over 449million as of 2024. The EU is often described as a ''sui generis'' political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.5% of the world population in 2023, EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €17.935 trillion in 2024, accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. Its cornerstone, the European Union Customs Union, Customs Union, paved the way to establishing European Single Market, an internal single market based on standardised European Union law, legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states ...
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Versailles, Yvelines
Versailles ( , ) is a commune in the department of the Yvelines, Île-de-France, known worldwide for the Château de Versailles and the gardens of Versailles, which is designated an UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Located in the western suburbs of the French capital, from the centre of Paris, Versailles is a wealthy suburb of Paris with a service-based economy and is a major tourist destination. According to the 2017 census, the population of the city is 85,862, down from a peak of 94,145 in 1975.Population en historique depuis 1968
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War, military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupy about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million Ukrainian refugee crisis, had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II. In late 2021, Russia Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, massed troops near Ukraine's borders and December 2021 Russian ultimatum to NATO, issued demands to the Western world, West i ...
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Strategic Autonomy
Strategic autonomy is defined as the ability of a state to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without depending heavily on other foreign states. In the European context, strategic autonomy is the ability of the European Union to not be overly reliant on the United States, defend Europe, and act militarily for the strategic purposes of affording a political autonomy independent from US foreign policies. European Union An early reference to strategic autonomy in the discussions of the European Council can be dated back to December 2013, when it called for the development of European defense capabilities to enhance the strategic autonomy of the European Union. In 2016, strategic autonomy became part of the European Union Global Strategy doctrine to improve the EU's defense capabilities, including the creation of a European Defence Fund in 2017. Strategic autonomy also became central to the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen. Member ...
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2022 In The European Union
Events from 2022 in the European Union. Incumbents * President of the European Council ** Charles Michel * Commission President ** Ursula von der Leyen * Council Presidency ** France (Jan – Jun) ** Czech Republic (July – Dec) * Parliament President ** Roberta Metsola * High Representative ** Josep Borrell Events January * 1 January - France takes over the Presidency of the European Union. * 6 January – The Lithuanian government announces that it will not extend the state of emergency at the external border with Belarus. * 16 January - Serbians vote in a referendum on whether to approve a constitutional reform that would bring the Serbian judicial system closer to the model required for the country to join the European Union. * 27 January - The European Medicines Agency conditionally approves the use of the Pfizer anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid for high-risk adult patients. February * 1 February - The European Union restricts the validity of ...
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Military History Of The European Union
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstruction, prot ...
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Reactions To The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War which began in 2014. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, invasion caused Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II, with more than Ukrainian refugee crisis (2022–present), 8.2 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population Forced displacement, displaced. The invasion also caused global 2022–2023 food crises, food shortages. Reactions to the invasion have varied considerably across a broad spectrum of concerns including public reaction, media responses, and peace efforts. Summary The invasion received widespread international condemnation Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from governments and intergovernmental organisations, with reactions including International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, new sanctions imposed on Russia, which triggered Economic impact of the 202 ...
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European External Action Service
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all Foreign relations of the European Union, international relations of the European Union. The EEAS is led by the Vice-President of the European Commission, vice-president of the European Commission for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is also President of the Foreign Affairs Council, and carries out the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EEAS does not propose or implement policy in its own name, but prepares acts to be adopted by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, High Representative, the European Commission or the Council of the European Union, Council. The EEAS is also in charge of EU diplomatic missions (List of diplomatic missions of the European Union, delegations) and intel ...
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Foreign Relations Of The European Union
Although there has been a large degree of integration between European Union member states, foreign relations is still a largely intergovernmental matter, with the 27 states controlling their own relations to a large degree. However, with the Union holding more weight as a single entity, there are at times attempts to speak with one voice, notably on trade and energy matters. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy personifies this role. Policy and actors The EU's foreign relations are dealt with either through the Common Foreign and Security Policy decided by the European Council, or the economic trade negotiations handled by the European Commission. The leading EU diplomat in both areas is the High Representative Kaja Kallas. The council can issue ''negotiating directives'' (not to be confused with directives, which are legal acts) to the Commission giving parameters for trade negotiations. A limited amount of defence co-operat ...
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European Union Security Policy
European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** European Union citizenship ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group, from Bristol See also * * * Europe (other) * The Europ ...
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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 Defence diplomacy, crisis management, and a main component of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The CSDP involves the deployment of List of military and civilian missions of the European Union, military or civilian missions to preserve peace, prevent conflict and strengthen international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter. Military missions are carried out by Defence forces of the European Union, EU forces established with secondments from the Member state of the European Union, member states' armed forces. The CSDP also entails alliance, collective self-defence amongst member states as well as a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in which 26 of the 27 national armed forces pursue structural European integration, integration. The Structure of the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP structure ...
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