The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an intergovernmental agency of the Council of the European Union. It falls under the authority of the Council of the EU, to which it reports and from which it receives guidelines. Appointed in December 2024, Kaja Kallas is the Head of the Agency. Led by the Chief Executive Acting Chief Executive André Denk, who was appointed in May 2025, the European Defence Agency has a unique mission, structure and history that brings together each aspect of the defence process.