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EUROPEAN COUNCIL COLOGNE 3 - 4 June 1999
CONCLUSIONS OF THE PRESIDENCY


 



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IV. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Common European security and defence policy
 

  1. The European Council continued its discussion on a common European policy on security and defence and issued the annexed declaration on the further development of a common European security and defence policy. It welcomes the work of the German Presidency and endorses the Presidency report set out in Annex III as a basis for further work. The European Council invites the incoming Presidency to continue work with a view to a further report to the European Council at its meeting in Helsinki.

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  3. The European Council invites the Council (General Affairs) to deal thoroughly with all discussions on aspects of security, with a view to enhancing and better coordinating the Union's and Member States' non-military crisis response tools. Deliberations might include the possibility of a stand-by capacity to pool national civil resources and expertise complementing other initiatives within the common foreign and security policy. 


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