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The Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers takes place on Thursday 7 September 2017, in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Committee and political group meetings, Brussels

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Committee meetings, Brussels

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On 4 September, the Subcommittee will consider the draft report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy by Michael GAHLER, EPP. The draft report advocates a thorough revision of the CSDP to better equip Europe in an increasingly unstable and volatile internal and external security environment.
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