Training on EU External Action: Fragility, Security and Development in a Changing World

Participants at the Training, April 2014

Acknowledging the importance of building the skills and the knowledge of the staff working in/on fragile and conflict-affected countries, between 14th and 16th April 2014, the European Commission, DG DEVCO 07 – Fragility and Crisis Management Unit, in partnership with the European Security and Defence College and the European Institute of Public Administration, conducted the third session of the course on “EU External Action: Fragility, Security and Development in a Changing World.”

The training took place in Brussels and gathered 54 participants coming from EU institutions (European Commission, European External Action Service,  European Parliament), but also from EU agencies, NATO and Member States.

The overall goal was to increase the mutual understanding between security, development and humanitarian actors from EU institutions, EU Member States and EU Agencies, and to bring them all together to work in a joined-up and strategic manner in the spirit of the comprehensive approach.

For a more complete information on this course, we are pleaed to provide you with all related documents and presentations with some key interventions on the video below: