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Veterans for Britain was formed in March 2016 in order to put forward the compelling defence, security and sovereignty arguments for leaving the European Union, and to provide a voice for the UK’s military veterans and serving personnel.
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Over half of EU funding is channelled through five budgets, collectively known as ESIF.
The EU’s EIB has nothing to do with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
An EU budget designed to encourage cooperative work undertaken through EU channels by co-financing it.
The JHA entities include work done on Counter Terrorism. The most notable institutionally is Europol, whose remit has expanded rapidly.
JEIS is a training establishment for intelligence, set up as a PESCO programme. It is being set up by Greece, in Cyprus.
Galileo is a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) of 30 satellites, replicating American GPS and Russian GLONASS.
Over half of EU funding is channelled through five budgets, collectively known as ESIF.
The EU’s EIB has nothing to do with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
An EU budget designed to encourage cooperative work undertaken through EU channels by co-financing it.
Since the Treaty of Rome, the treaties have included broad reference to an “ever closer union”.
Hybrid CoE is an international hub for practitioners and experts, assisting participating states and institutions in understanding and defending against hybrid threats.
Article 42.7 of the Lisbon Treaty commits member states to aid and assist others that are the victim of armed aggression on its territory.
TBBs are 139 (at the last count) areas identified for R&T collaboration at EDA level.
PADR are practical feasibility studies, intended to lead on to further development.
OSRA is the overarching process for harmonising SRAs
The PMG carries out staff work for the Political and Security Committee (PSC)
The PSC is the political steering group for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
The EU Operations Centre (OP CEN) was an ad hoc EU HQ. This has been replaced by the standing MPCC.
A Flash Briefing from the Veterans for Britain Board
Of course we, the Western Alliance, were going to withdraw from Afghanistan sometime. But not now and not like this.
ACM Mike Wigston, the Chief of the Air Staff, intends to divert time and resources into developing so-called ‘carbon neutral’ fuels for the RAF.
The forthcoming root and branch reset of the civil service led in the Cabinet Office by Lord Agnew and Baroness Finn is greatly to be welcomed. Ministers are – and should be able to be – critically reliant on the civil service to be honest, genuinely objective, consciously subordinate and also on the ball…
A Flash Briefing from the Veterans for Britain Board
Of course we, the Western Alliance, were going to withdraw from Afghanistan sometime. But not now and not like this.
Any society that wishes to remain united risks dangerous corrosion from an obsession with identity politics.
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