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Abstract:
After the creation of the internal market and the introduction of the euro, the European Union is currently on the way to its next big project - a common security and defence policy, building on the steps taken thus far with ESDP and the European Security Strategy.
Karl von Wogau, the chairman of the Defence and Security subcommittee of the European Parliament, has brought together a wide-ranging line-up of key political figures and defence experts from across Europe to present their ideas about the road ahead. Their contributions show that there is the political will to strengthen Europe’s role in the world. At the same time they also demonstrate how much ground still remains to be covered and the differences that persist over the ultimate destination.
Contributors:
+ José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission.
+ Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission for Justice, Freedom and Security.
+ Angelika Beer, Spokeswoman for Foreign and Security Policy for the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament.
+ Gen. Henri Bentégeat, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee and former Chief of the French Defence Staff.
+ Sven Biscop, Director of the Security & Global Governance Programme at Egmont.
+ Hans Born, Senior Fellow at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
+ Elmar Brok, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament.
+ Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General.
+ Andrew Duff, Spokesman on Constitutional Affairs for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament.
+ Werner Fasslabend, former Austrian Federal Minister of Defence
+ Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, 2004-09.
+ Michael Gahler, Vice President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the European Parliament
+ Franz Josef Jung, German Federal Minister of Defence.
Othmar Karas, Vice President and Treasurer of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
+ Bogdan Klich, Polish Minister of National Defence.
+ Harald Kujat, former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and Chief of Staff of the German Federal Armed Forces.
+ Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
+ Jaime Mayor Oreja, Vice Chairman for political strategy of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and former Spanish Interior Minister.
+ David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary.
+ Hervé Morin, French Minister of Defence.
+ Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament.
+ Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, 2006-09
+ Wolfgang Schäuble, German Federal Minister of the Interior.
+ Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Minister of Interior.
+ Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the EU and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
+ Guy Teissier, President of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee of the French National Assembly.
+ Günter Verheugen, Vice President of the European Commission for Enterprise and Industry.
+ Alexander Weis, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency.
+ Nick Witney, Senior Policy Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations and former Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency.
Contents:
Part I: Do we need a White Book on European Security and Defence?
Part II: Strengthening the European security and defence identity
Part III: Defining Europe's security interests
Part IV: Development of the European Security Strategy
Part V: Strenthening European defence capabilities
Part VI: The need for new structures
Part VII: Parliamentary control
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