EIRP Proceedings, Vol 5 (2010)

Abstract

The process of development of the European Union's security dimension has known a spectacular evolution in the past years, passing from political consultation to establishing objectives, then common actions and positions; at a practical level, the Petersburg measures, carried on initially by the Western European Union as an armed branch of the European Union, have been replaced by actions of implication of the Union in managing some conflicts. The Lisbon Treaty confirms the commitments of the member states and mentions the fact that the European Union will dispose of the necessary measures for the defense of its objectives and to contribute to world peace and stability.