The Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU at the beginning of the 21st century.

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…these are the main reasons, why the Union establishes such a kind of political cooperation. Today, even "The European security and defence policy" as a part of the CFSP is implemented. It could lead to a common defence and military cooperation of the Member States in a near future. The Fifteen now declares that Europe's defence needs a change and they are decided to take responsibility for their own security increasingly into their own hands.