From 25 to 29 November 2024, the 2nd Module of the 20th EU High Level Seminar on Common Security and Defence Policy under the name “Jose Cutileiro” take place in Larnaca.
The seminar is co-organize by the Security and Defence Academy of the Ministry of Defence in cooperation with the Austrian Defence Academy under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College.
Eighty participants came from 21 EU Member States (Cyprus, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Poland) including senior military officers, diplomats and officials from Member States and European institutions.

The seminar is the 2nd High-Level Module where it focuses on the challenges related to the development of civil-military and crisis management capabilities. It also offers a deeper understanding of the efforts being made to strengthen military and civilian capabilities, as well as issues related to European cooperation in the fields of armaments and procurement.


The opening of the seminar was welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Konstantinos Kombos and the ambassador of Austria H.E. Susanne Bachfischer.
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Source: Ministry of Defence