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The Cyprus Security and Defence Academy (CSDA) and the Austrian National Defence Academy, under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), are co-organising the Joint Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Seminar in Larnaca, from 15 to 19 May 2023.
The opening of the seminar was welcomed by the Minister of Defence Michael Yiorgallas and the Austrian Ambassador to Cyprus Ms. Dorothea Auer. This was followed by a panel discussion on "Strategic Autonomy of the EU". Participants included Costas Mavridis MEP, Dr Arnold Kammel, Director General of the Ministry of Defence and Director of Defence Policy of Austria and Dr Sven Biscop from the Egmont Royal Institute in Brussels. The panel was moderated by the Diplomatic Counsellor of the Ministry of Defence Mr Andreas Eliades.
The ceremony was attended by Ambassadors and representatives of the Embassies in Cyprus, the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Defence Committee, the Mayor of Larnaca, the Director and Members of the Office of the European Parliament in Cyprus and representatives of Cyprus University Institutions and other organisations.
The thirty-one participants come from 11 European Union countries (Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, France, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Latvia and Spain) and Iraq. On the part of the Republic of Cyprus, personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the Defence Committee of the House of Representatives, the National Guard, the Cyprus Police and the University Institutions of Cyprus participated. Speakers come from 17 Institutes, Universities, Embassies and organisations (European Parliament, Austrian Delegation to the EU, European External Action Service, Dutch Ministry of Defence, National Guard, Austrian Centre for Peace Studies, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, UNFICYP, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Republic of Cyprus, European Parliament Office in Cyprus, Austrian National Defence School, Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, University of Cyprus, University of Nicosia, Embassy of the United States of America in the Republic of Cyprus, Netherlands National Defence School).
The seminar will focus on understanding the CFSP as an integral part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union. Participants will be briefed on the institutional framework of the CFSP, current policies, as well as structures, procedures and activities. In addition, they will have the opportunity to share views and assessments with each other and with practitioners in the field of CSDP in the Middle East and North Africa region.
On the last day, certificates signed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Mr. Josep Borrell to those participants who successfully complete the seminar and the European Security and Defence College online course.
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