European Defence Agency

European Defence Agency
EU CSDP agency overview
Formed12 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-12)
JurisdictionEuropean Union
HeadquartersLakenweversstraat 17-21, Brussels, Belgium
Annual budget€34,1 million (2020)[1]
EU CSDP agency executives
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Websiteeda.europa.eu
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European Defence Agency is located in European Union
Brussels
Brussels
European Defence Agency (European Union)
Kortenberg building

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that promotes and facilitates integration between member states within the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The EDA is headed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Commission’s Vice President (HR/VP), and reports to the Council. The EDA was established on 12 July 2004 and is based in Brussels, Belgium, along with a number of other CSDP bodies.

All EU member states take part in the agency.

The EDA and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including the EU Military staff (EUMS), together form the Secretariat of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the structural integration pursued by 26 of the 27 national armed forces of the EU since 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Finance". Eda.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Permanent Structured Cooperation: An Institutional Pathway for European Defence « CSS Blog Network". Retrieved 6 February 2019.