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The European Defence Agency (EDA; French: ''Agence européenne de défense'', ''AED'') is an agency of the European Union (EU) based in Brussels, Belgium. Set up on 12 July 2004, it is a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) body reporting to the Council of the European Union. Its primary role is to foster European defence cooperation. ==History== The European Defence Agency is part of several decades of steadily more formal defence cooperation in Europe. Its work is a continuation of the work of the Western European Armaments Organization (WEAO) and the Western European Armaments Group (WEAG) – it effectively represents the transference of their functions from the WEU to the EU framework, and thus continues the decommissioning of the WEU. It may also be seen as growing out of the Eurofighter Typhoon project, and other collaborative defence efforts. Dr. Javier Solana was the inaugural head of the EDA, a position which he maintained from 2004 to 2009. He was succeeded by HRUFASP Baroness Catherine Ashton, who maintains the post today. The inaugural civilian Chief Executive Officer was chosen as Nick Witney, a position he maintained from 2004 to 2007.〔http://www.ecfr.eu/content/profile/C29/〕 Herr Alexander Weis succeeded him, from 2007 to 2010. The post of chief executive was vacant from October 2010 to January 2011, when HRUFASP Catherine Ashton appointed Claude-France Arnould in succession to Alexander Weis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】location= Brussels )〕 It was reported that this nomination had been blocked by the Italian government of Enrico Letta which wished to see its own candidate take up the post. Arnould left office in February 2015 and was replaced by Spanish diplomat Jorge Domecq.〔http://www.eda.europa.eu/Aboutus/who-we-are/chief-executive〕 Initially and up until 31 December 2013 the agency was organised into five directorates. On 20 November 2013 a new streamlined organisational structure, listed below, was announced which came into force on 1 January 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eda.europa.eu/info-hub/news/2013/11/20/eda-launches-streamlined-structure=About )〕 At a European Council meeting on 19 December 2013, a European Air Force (EAF) consisting of surveillance drones, heavy transport airplanes, and air-to-air refuelling planes was debated.〔(telegraph.co.uk: "David Cameron fights off EU army plan" (Waterfield) 19 Dec 2013 )〕 This EAF was proposed by the External Action Service of HRUFASC Catherine Ashton, and was seconded by President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.〔("Address to the European Council by the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz" 19 Dec 2013 )〕 The EAF proposal was supported by Hollande, Rajoy, Letta, Tusk and Merkel who together have QMV majority on the Council. The debate was joined with a view presented by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who maintained that "Nato will remain the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security."〔 Rasmussen's view prevailed on the Council at this time because QMV did not take effect in Council decisions until 1 November 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「European Defence Agency」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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