Press Releases

Program of the informal meeting of Ministers of Defense - 18 March 2005
16-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

The European Union progresses in making 13 tactical battlegroups operational for 2010
18-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

Luc Frieden: "If we cannot stabilise the Western Balkans, we will suffer the effects at home"
18-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

Luc Frieden: "The ESDP has a supporting role in the area of prevention and protection in the fight against terrorism"
18-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

Luc Frieden: "The European Union is a credible actor in Sudan"
18-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

Frieden discusses the role of military resources in natural disasters, in developmental aid and humanitarian aid in post-conflict situations
18-03-2005 • Press Release • General Affairs and External Relations

Agenda

Draft agenda of the Informal meeting of the Ministers of Defence, Friday, 18th March 2005
11-03-2005 • Agenda • General Affairs and External Relations

Working Documents

Briefing by the Luxembourg Presidency - Informal meeting of Ministers of Defense - 18 March 2005
16-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 7 of the agenda: Council conclusions of the GAERC of the 22 and 23 November 2004- Africa: Peace and security action plan -
23-11-2004 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 1 of the agenda: Operation ALTHEA in Bosnia-Herzegovina - GAERC Conclusions of the 11 October and 2nd December 2005
11-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 1 of the agenda: Operation ALTHEA in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Factsheet of the EU Council Secretariat
29-11-2004 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 2 of the agenda: Declaration on European military capabilities, Military Capability Commitment Conference, Brussels, 22 November 2004
22-11-2004 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 2 of the agenda: EU Operations
11-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 4 of the agenda: Conclusions of the extraordinary meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council - 7 January 2005
07-01-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 5 of the agenda: Presidency non-paper - Promoting the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
11-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Informal meeting of Ministers for Defence of the EU in Luxembourg, 18 March 2005 – Summary of work
21-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Working document relating to point 3 of the agenda: Conceptual Framework on the ESPD dimension to the fight against terrorism
11-03-2005 • Working Document • General Affairs and External Relations

Photos

Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Luxembourg (photos)
18-03-2005 • Photo • General Affairs and External Relations

Media Information

Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers (media accreditation - press conferences)
02-03-2005 • Media information • General Affairs and External Relations

Media Guides

Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers (18 March 2005)
10-03-2005 • Other document • General Affairs and External Relations

Who is Who

Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers (18 March 2005)