The Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU at the beginning of the 21st century.

Mr. Chalupský, it seems hard to choose an appropriate topic concerning the European Union and of course, it is. Hence the basic question about the Union, now after more than fifty years of an unprecedented success mainly in the field of economic integration, appears to be clear: How is the future of the integration process and what is the final aim of it? Since the 1950s the European Communities have developed strong economic links between …

…these are the main reasons, why the Union establishes such a kind of political cooperation. Today, even "The European security and defence policy" as a part of the CFSP is implemented. It could lead to a common defence and military cooperation of the Member States in a near future. The Fifteen now declares that Europe's defence needs a change and they are decided to take responsibility for their own security increasingly into their own hands.