Defense Reform Initiative | DRI [Abbr.]

Central and East European Law Initiative | CEELI [Abbr.]

Criminal Procedure Reform Initiative

Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform

defence reform fund

strategic defence [ SDI | star wars | Strategic Defence Initiative ]

Federal Popular initiative „„Tax million-franc inheritances to fund our pensions (Inheritance Tax Reform) | Inheritance Tax Reform

Strategic Defense Initiative Organization | SDIO [Abbr.]

Strategic Defense Initiative | S.D.I.

One of the trends we've seen occurring initially in the United Kingdom through a defence reform initiative there, and we also see it in the United States, is where industry has been asked to play the role of prime contractor and run competitions on behalf of the procuring agency—in other words, in a Canadian example, on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence.

14. Emphasises the need for European countries to possess credible military capabilities; encourages Member States to step up their efforts in terms of collaborative military capability development, notably through the complementary ‘Pooling and Sharing’ and ‘Smart Defence’ initiatives of the EU and NATO, which represent a critically important way ahead in times of restrained defence budgets, privileging European and regional synergies rather than a short-sighted national approach; in this context, repeats its call for the work of the European Defence Agency to be fully made use of and taken in ...[+++]to account by national defence ministries, and encourages the Member States and the EEAS to continue the debate with a view to establishing the permanent structured cooperation foreseen in the Treaty of Lisbon;

14. Emphasises the need for European countries to possess credible military capabilities; encourages Member States to step up their efforts in terms of collaborative military capability development, notably through the complementary ‘Pooling and Sharing‘ and ‘Smart Defence’ initiatives of the EU and NATO, which represent a critically important way ahead in times of restrained defence budgets, privileging European and regional synergies rather than a short-sighted national approach; in this context, repeats its call for the work of the European Defence Agency to be fully made use of and taken in ...[+++]to account by national defence ministries, and encourages the Member States and the EEAS to continue the debate with a view to establishing the permanent structured cooperation foreseen in the Treaty of Lisbon;

9. Underlines the importance of EUSEC RD Congo's key tasks of providing advice and assistance for defence reform with the aim of implementing the Congolese revised reform plan for the Congolese armed forces (FARDC); calls on the Congolese authorities, therefore, to take the reform process forward, encourages the establishment of a coordination mechanism for defence reform under Congolese ownership, with appropriate support from EUSEC and encourages the building of military barracks and camps as a matter of urgency;