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Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - CFSP/CSDP

The Inter-parliamentary Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, also known as the CFSP/CSDP, enables the exchange of information and experience between parliaments regarding the EU's common foreign and security policy and common security and defence policy. The conference will be held in the Chamber of the Riksdag on 2–3 March.

Date: 2–3 March
Location: The Chamber of the Riksdag, Stockholm

Members discuss current foreign, defence and security policy issues

Current foreign, defence and security policy issues are discussed at the conference. The conference may adopt non-binding conclusions that are sent to the EU institutions for their information. The Riksdag will hold the conference in close collaboration with the European Parliament. The chairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Defence will host the conference at the Riksdag.

The CFSP/CSDP Conference is held twice a year. Up to six members of each national parliament will participate as well as 16 members from the European Parliament.

The full name of the CFSP/CSDP Conference is the Inter-parliamentary Conference for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

The CFSP/CSDP Conference on the IPEX website

Webcast 2 March: Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - CFSP/CSDP

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  • 14:00-14:30 Welcome address and opening remarks
  • 14:30-16:00 Session I – The Russian aggression against Ukraine

Report – Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP/CSDP), 2–3 March, Stockholm (pdf, 92 kB)

Webcast 3 March: Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - CFSP/CSDP

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  • 9-10:30 Session II – The EU’s Strategic Compass for Security and Defence – challenges and opportunities
  • 11:00-12:30 Session III – The Arctic
  • 14:00-15:30 Session IV - Priorities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy
  • 15:30-15:45 Closing remarks

CFSP/CSDP 2–3 March – Current foreign, defence and security policy issues are discussed at the conference. English and French subtitles are available for this video. You can activate the subtitles by clicking on the settings wheel at the bottom of the video player and then clicking on the subtitling option.

Photos from the Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - CFSP/CSDP

Aron Emilsson (SD) and Kenneth G. Forslund (S)
Photo: The Riksdag Administration

Aron Emilsson (Sweden Democrats), Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Kenneth G. Forslund (Social Democratic Party), First Deputy Speaker.

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Delegates on a guided tour inside the Swedish Parliament.
Photo: Anders Löwdin/The Swedish Parliament

Delegates on a guided tour in the Swedish Parliament.

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A man speaking on a platform.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/The Swedish Parliament

Andreas Norlén, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament,

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Delegates on a guided tour in the Swedish Parliament.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/The Swedish Parliament

During each conference, interpreters in their booths translate to different languages.

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Delegates in the Chamber.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/The Swedish Parliament

Delegates seated in the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.

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Two people seated on benches
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Arnaud Danjean, France.

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A man speaking on a platform.
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David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee

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Delegates seated in the Chamber.
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Delegates seated in the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.

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A man seated on his bench listening. Several other delegates are seated next to him.
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Oleksandr Merezhko, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations in Ukraine.

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A man speaking on a platform.
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Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade.

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A man speaking on a platform.
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Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ukraine's Ambassador in Sweden.

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A woman speaking on a platform.
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Carolina Vendil Pallin, Deputy Head of Research, Swedish Defence Research Agency.

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Overall view of a full Chamber.
Photo: Anders Löwdin/The Swedish Parliament

The Chamber of the Riksdag.

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A person sitting on a bench talking.
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Marcus Faber, Germany.

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Group photo on the Grand Stairway with approximately 80 people.
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Group photo JPSG Europol Conference on 27 March 2023.

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Three people seated on benches.
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In the middle, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, Norway.

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Two people sitting on the platform talking to each other.
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Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ukraine's Ambassador in Sweden and Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade.

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Four people talking to each other.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/The Swedish Parliament

Delegates during the conference.

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Several people seated around an oblong table. The table is laid for coffee.
Photo: Anders Löwdin/The Swedish Parliament

Meeting between the Presidency Troika and the European Parliament.

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Group photo of seven people in front of flags.
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Delegation from Latvia.

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Two men talking to each other.
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Erkki Toumioja, Finland and Aron Emilsson (Sweden Democrats), Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Swedish Parliament.

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A man speaking on a platform.
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Pål Jonsson (Moderate Party), Swedish Minister for Defence.

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Two women sitting on their benches. One of the women is talking.
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Stefania Pucciarella and Monica Ciaburro, Italy.

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A woman standing on a platform speaking before an audience.
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Ewa Skoog Haslum, Rear-Admiral and Chief of the Swedish Navy, Swedish Armed Forces.

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Group photo of approximately 100 delegates who participated in the conference. They are standing on the platform in the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.
Photo: Anders Löwdin/The Swedish Parliament

Group photo CFSP/CSDP conference on 3 March 2023.

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Delegates talking to each other.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/The Swedish Parliament

Delegates seated in the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.

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A woman speaking into a microphone on a platform.
Photo: Anders Löwdin/The Swedish Parliament

Ann Linde, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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A woman speaking into a microphone on a platform.
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Clara Ganslandt, Special Envoy for Arctic Matters, European External Action Service.

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A man speaking into a microphone on a platform.
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Tormod Heier, Norwegian Defence University College.

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Three people sitting at the Speaker’s rostrum in the Chamber.
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Moderator Kenneth G. Forslund, Committee on Defence of the Swedish Parliament and First Deputy Speaker, in the middle.

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Two men and a woman standing talking to each other in the Chamber. The men have their backs towards the camera.
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Ana Mariá Botella, Spain.

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A man speaking via a link on the big screen in the Chamber.
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Stefano Sannino, Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, participated on line.

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A delegate speaking from his bench in the Chamber.
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George Karoullas, Cyprus.

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A woman looks down into her papers in the Chamber.
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Naike Gruppioni, Italy.

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Contact for the conference