Minister Kotromanović attends European Defence Summit
The Croatian Defence Minister, Ante Kotromanović, took part in the European Defence Summit held in Brussels on 15 and 16 September 2015.
It was the 24th European Defence Summit, held under the auspices of the Bavaria Representation to the European Union and engaging 180 senior decision-makers and representatives of the private sector and the business community.
The participants included NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Jean-Paul Paloméros, General Patrick de Rousiers, chairman of the EU Military Committee, several defence ministers as well as numerous state secretaries and parliamentarians
They debated NATO’s current and future orientation in view of the security challenges to the south and east ; the future of the European defence, including the European technology and c apability development priorities, the European defence industry political, military, and economic integration in the defence sector as well as the strategic priorities of Europe as laid in the new European Security Strategy.
The participants also tackled the current migrant problem and the defence budgets related to the required capabilities, particularly the hybrid warfare and cyber security.