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Aspects and Basic Choices of the CFSP (Part II, Point E, Paragraph 25 Council of the European Union Brussels, 23 July 2014 (OR. en) 12094/14 PESC 793 COPS 191 FIN 503 PE 309 OUTCOME OF PROCEEDINGS From: General Secretariat of the Council On: 22 July 2014 To: Delegations No. prev. doc.: 11221/14 PESC 672 COPS 159 Subject: Main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP (Part II, point E, paragraph 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013) – 2013 – Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament Delegations will find enclosed "Main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP (Part II, point E, paragraph 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013) – 2013 – Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament", as endorsed by the Council on 22 July 2014. 12094/14 MF/fh 1 DG C 1 EN MAIN ASPECTS AND BASIC CHOICES OF THE CFSP (PART II, POINT E, PARAGRAPH 25 OF THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF 2 DECEMBER 2013) - 2013 PART I: LOOKING BACK AT 2013 ............................................................................. 6 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 6 1. Examples ............................................................................................. 8 2. Global issues ..................................................................................... 13 3. Strategic partners ............................................................................... 16 4. UN and regional organisations .......................................................... 17 5. Challenges ahead ............................................................................... 17 A. Overview of Activities by Regions ................................................................. 18 1. Southern Neighbourhood, Middle East Peace Process and Arabian Peninsula ........................................................................................... 18 1.1. North Africa ...................................................................... 18 1.2. Middle East ....................................................................... 24 1.3. Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq....................................... 35 1.4. Regional co-operation ....................................................... 40 2. Russia, Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia ............................ 42 2.1. Russian Federation ............................................................ 42 2.2. Eastern Partnership: multilateral relations ........................ 45 2.3. Black Sea Synergy ............................................................ 47 2.4. Eastern Partnership: bilateral relations ............................. 48 2.5. Central Asia....................................................................... 57 3. Western Balkans ............................................................................... 60 4. Turkey and Western Europe ............................................................. 67 4.1. Turkey ............................................................................... 67 4.2. Western Europe ................................................................. 70 12094/14 MF/fh 2 DG C 1 EN 5. Asia and the Pacific ........................................................................... 72 5.1. East Asia ........................................................................... 72 5.2. Southeast Asia ................................................................... 78 5.3. South Asia ......................................................................... 84 5.4. Pacific................................................................................ 90 6. Africa ................................................................................................ 94 6.1. African Union ................................................................... 94 6.2. West Africa ....................................................................... 95 6.3. East Africa....................................................................... 105 6.4. Central Africa .................................................................. 114 6.5. Southern Africa ............................................................... 118 7. Americas ......................................................................................... 124 7.1. United States and Canada ............................................... 124 7.2. Latin America and the Caribbean ................................... 126 B. Addressing Threats and Global Challenges .................................................. 134 1. Non-proliferation and Disarmament ............................................... 134 1.1. Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery ............................................................ 135 1.2. Conventional weapons .................................................... 141 2. Terrorism ......................................................................................... 145 3. Organised crime .............................................................................. 148 4. Cyber Security ................................................................................. 150 5. Energy security ............................................................................... 151 6. Climate diplomacy .......................................................................... 153 7. Water security ................................................................................. 155 C. Contribution to a More Effective Multilateral Order .................................... 157 1. United Nations ................................................................................ 157 2. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe .................. 162 3. Council of Europe ........................................................................... 163 4. Group of Seven, Group of Eight and Group of Twenty .................. 164 12094/14 MF/fh 3 DG C 1 EN D. Support to Democracy, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law and the Rule of Law ................................................................................................... 165 1. Promotion of human rights, international humanitarian law, democracy and the rule of law ........................................................................... 165 2. Human rights throughout EU policy ............................................... 165 3. Implementing EU human rights priorities ...................................... 167 4. Human rights in all external policies .............................................. 172 5. Democracy and the rule of law ....................................................... 175 6. Promoting universality, working at multilateral and regional levels178 E. Comprehensive Approach, Conflict Prevention, Mediation and Crisis Response ....................................................................................................................... 179 1. Conflict prevention and mediation .................................................. 179 2. Crisis response and operational coordination ................................. 183 F. Common Security and Defence Policy ......................................................... 187 1. More capable ................................................................................... 187 1.1. Capabilities...................................................................... 187 1.2. Lessons learned and training ........................................... 194 1.3. Concepts for CSDP activities .......................................... 197 2. More effective ................................................................................. 198 2.1. Partnerships ..................................................................... 198 2.2. Train and equip ............................................................... 200 3. More coherent ................................................................................. 202 3.1. Comprehensive approach ................................................ 202 3.2. Link between internal and external security ................... 203 3.3. Civilian-military synergies .............................................. 204 12094/14 MF/fh 4 DG C 1 EN PART II: LOOKING AHEAD AT 2014 ..................................................................... 205 1. Neighbourhood ................................................................................ 205 2. Europe and Central Asia ................................................................. 210 3. Africa .............................................................................................. 213 4. Americas ......................................................................................... 216 5. Asia-Pacific ..................................................................................... 217 6. International Security ...................................................................... 220 7. Global issues ................................................................................... 223 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................... 226 Annex I: Overview of CFSP legal acts concerning restrictive measures in 2013 .. 226 Annex II: Appearances of the High Representative/Vice-President before the European Parliament in 2013
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