Mihai Fifor at the Informal Meeting of EU Defense Ministers

Romanian Defense Minister Mihai Fifor participated in the Informal Meeting of EU Defense Ministers in Vienna, during 29-30 August 2018, under the aegis of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council.

Meeting has been of utmost importance, taking into account the fact that Romania assumed to take over the Presidency of the EU Council starting with January 2019 and that the next such ministerial meeting is scheduled to take place in Bucharest, in January next year.

Vienna meeting aimed at continuing high-level dialogue on today European defense. Participants addressed situation in the Western Balkans, with focus on implementign security and defense-related issues stipulated in the EU Strategy for this region.

EU Defense Ministers also talked about European steps to consolidate EU’s security and defense, with a focus on three major elements – establishment of the European Peace Facility, review of EU’s Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), and continuation of PESCO implementation efforts. Also, ensuring coherence with the other defense initiatives promoted at EU level (CARD, EDF) has been topic that has been approached.

Source:RRA, MApN.Translated by Miruna Matei