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Highlights - Global arms exports trends - Subcommittee on Security and Defence 19-04-2018 02:15 PM CEST SEDE will hold an exchange of views on 'Global arms exports trends' with Caroline Cliff, COARM Chair, EEAS, María Villellas Ariño, Research fellow, School for a Culture of Peace, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Jordi Calvo Rufanges, Coordinator & Researcher, Centre Delàs for Peace Studies, Barcelona and Christophe Stiernon, Research fellow, GRIP. The discussion is expected to feed into the next EP resolution on the implementation of the Common Position on arms exports. Further information meeting documents Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - CSDP after Brexit: The way forward - Subcommittee on Security and Defence 19-04-2018 02:12 PM CEST Not long ago, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) was seen as one of the major sources of tension between London and its partners. Since Brexit was decided however, the UK has hinted that it wishes to maintain a role within CSDP. Brexit does look easier to manage on defence - intergovernmental by nature - than on other issues. But with recent developments (EDF, PESCO), this may no longer be true. Could Brexit end up improving Euro-British cooperation in defence, or increase the divide? Further information meeting documents Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111