UK participation in CSDP missions and operations after Brexit report debated

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• Report, Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations 
• Report, Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations (pdf 2.6MB) (pdf 2.6MB) (pdf 2.6MB) (pdf 2.6MB) (pdf 2.6MB) (pdf, 3MB)
• Government's response to report, Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations (pdf 282KB) (pdf, 282KB)
• EU External Affairs Sub-Committee 

The EU External Affairs Sub-Committee's inquiry considered what the UK's future participation in Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations might look like after Brexit. The report concluded how after Brexit, it is unlikely the UK will have the influence it currently enjoys in the development, planning and leadership of CSDP missions and operations. To maintain engagement with the EU on wider security and defence, the Committee recommended the Government should negotiate observer status in the Political and Security Committee after Brexit and invest significant resources in Brussels and in Member States' capitals. 

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