Council of Presidents:
A Council managed by a rotating presidency leads the EURODEFENSE network. That Council comprises all the EuroDefense associations’ Presidents and is supported by a Secretariat General. Each year, the Presidency is entrusted from January 1st to December 31st to the President of the national association hosting and arranging the annual “International Conference EURODEFENSE” (ICE).
The Council draws up the associations’ common working program and sets the list of topics to be worked out in priority. It meets at least twice a year.
Secretariat General:
The Council assigns the Secretariat General of the network for four years to one of the national associations that nominates the Secretary-general among its members.
The current Secretary-General of the network is Patrice Mompeyssin.
Ongoing European Working Groups (EWG) and Observatories:
N° | Theme | Responsability | Status |
5 | Space in the EU | ED-Germany | Observatory |
11bis | Mediterranean Basin and the EU | ED-Spain | Observatory |
13-26bis | Climate change, energy, security, and defence in the EU | ED-Portugal | EWG |
17 | Cyber in the UE | ED-United Kingdom | Observatory |
18 bis | European Defence Technological and Industrial Base | ED-France | Observatory |
20 | Russia and the EU | ED-France | Observatory |
22 | Migrations in the UE | ED-Spain | Observatory |
25 | The Arctic region and the EU | ED-United Kingdom | Observatory |
27 | Recommendations on EU defence | ED-Netherlands | EWG |
27 bis & ter | Recommendations on EU defence | EWG | |
28 | Hybrid Warfare | In standby | EWG |
29 | SMEs in the European defence industry | EDTA in cooperation with ED-Netherlands | EWG |
30 | For a new approach to the commissioning of equipment within the EU framework | ED-France | EWG |
31 | The EU and China/Indo-Pacific regions | ED-Romania | Observatory |
32 | Counter-terrorism in the EU | ED-France | Observatory |