Actions in the area of foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 30, TEU)

Definition

1. Any Member State, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, or the High Representative with the Commission's support, may refer any question relating to the common foreign and security policy to the Council and may submit to it, respectively, initiatives or proposals.

2. In cases requiring a rapid decision, the High Representative, of his own motion, or at the request of a Member State, shall convene an extraordinary Council meeting within 48 hours or, in an emergency, within a shorter period.

Related terms:

Parent term:

Chapter 2 - Specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy

Children terms:

Questions, initiatives and proposals in the area of foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 30, TEU)
Rapid decisions in the area of foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 30, TEU)

Sibling terms:

Common provision on the Union's action on the international scene (Article 23, TEU)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 24, TEU)
Conduction of the common foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 25, TEU)
Promotion of the strategic interests of the European Union (Article 26, TEU)
Function of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Article 27, TEU)
Operational action by the European Union with respect to the foreign and security policy (Article 28, TEU)
Approach of the Union to a particular matter of a geographical or thematic nature (Article 29, TEU)
Adoption of decisions in the area of foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 31, TEU)
Determination of a common approach in the matters of foreign and security policy of the European Union (Article 32, TEU)
Special representative with a mandate in relation to particular policy issues (Article 33, TEU)
Coordination of actions of Member States in international organisations and at international conferences (Article 34, TEU)
Activities of diplomatic and consular missions of the Member States and the Union delegations in third countries and international conferences (Article 35, TEU)
Function of the European Parliament in matters of common foreign, security and defence policy (Article 36, TEU)
Conclusion of international agreements at Union level (Article 37, TEU)
Function of the Political and Security Committee in international matters (Article 38, TEU)
Protection of personal data of persons carrying out activities in matters of common foreign, security and defence policy (Article 39, TEU)
Implementation of common foreign and security policy and other Treaties for the exercise of the Union competences (Article 40, TEU)
Expenditure to which the implementation of common foreign and security policy of the European Union gives rise (Article 41, TEU)
Provisions on the common security and defence policy of the European Union (Article 42, TEU)
Tasks in the course of which the Union may use civilian and military means (Article 43, TEU)
Member States in tasks in the course of which the Union may use civilian and military means (Article 44, TEU)
The European Defence Agency (Article 45, TEU)
Member States which wish to participate in the permanent structured cooperation (Article 46, TEU)