Globális és nemzetközi kormányzás, nemzetközi jog, emberi jogok
Közös kül- és biztonságpolitika
Politikatudomány
In the second half of 2024, Hungary will take over the presidency of the Council of
the European Union,
for the second time after 2011. At a time, when we can no longer take Europe’s security
for granted,
defence issues are becoming more important and visible than ever before, and they
also require greater
resources dedicated. While no single country can maintain the security and stability
of the continent
alone, the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has been considered by member
states part
of the intergovernmental decision-making process of European integration, thus resolving
the tensions
between the need for cooperation and the sensitivities based on national interests
and sovereignty. The paper
briefly summarises the security and defence policy experience of the 2011 Hungarian
EU Presidency,
pointing out the similarities of the ‘role’ in the current period of preparation.
At the same time, it provides
a brief assessment of the security environment and European defence policy processes,
showing where
progress has been made and where more can be done to maintain common security and
defence – along
Hungarian interests.
