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European Defence Matters: Speech by Minister Shatter

Alan Shatter, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, representing Presidency of the European Union, highlighted in his keynote speech Ireland's ongoing commitment to the European Defence Agency. He also underlined that the Agency was established during Ireland's last Presidency in 2003.

More information:
  • Alan Shatter: Speech EDA Conference
  • Speech by Herman Van Rompuy, Council President
  • Speech by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission and Head of the European Defence Agency.
  • Welcome by Claude-France Arnould
  • Pictures on Flickr
  • Event summary on Storify
  • Video report on YouTube