The Common Defence and Security Policy is part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. It provides the EU with capacities to exercise rights using civil and military crisis management tools.
The goals of the Common Defence and Security Policy is to develop the crisis management capabilities held by the institutions and member states of the EU, and ensure a coordinated use of the civil and military capabilities in overcoming crisis situations. These capabilities of the EU are crucial in solving today’s crisis situations because they allow to overcome crisis situations, starting from preventive elimination to post-conflict stabilization and development assistance.