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During Ireland’s EU Presidency, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D., pursued an ambitious programme in the defence area to ensure the continued development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy...

In December 2013 the European Council will, for the first time in five years, include a thematic discussion on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Defence issues. The Council meeting will afford all EU Member States...

Secretary General, Chief of Staff distinguished speakers and moderators, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome the opportunity to open this seminar today which will address issues relating to the discussion of Defence issues...

High Representative, Parliamentarians, distinguished guests, let me first of all welcome you to Dublin Castle, for what I understand, is only the second Inter-Parliamentary conference on Foreign, Security and Defence Policy...