{"id":55370,"date":"2026-03-18T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?post_type=events&#038;p=55370"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:09:17","slug":"dimosia-syzitisi-me-thema-evropaiki-amyna-ta-epomena-vimata","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/public-discussion-on-european-defence-the-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Public discussion on: &#8220;European Defence: The next steps&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">On Tuesday 31 March 2026, the <strong>Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy<\/strong>, in collaboration with the <strong>Hanns Seidel Foundation<\/strong> and <strong>Europe Direct ELIAMEP Attikis<\/strong>, organized an event titled <strong>\u201cEuropean Defence: The Next Steps\u201d<\/strong>, aiming at fostering a forward-looking dialogue on the future of Europe\u2019s security and defence landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing together academics and policy experts, the panel examined the evolution of European defence strategy, an inherently slow but necessary process, with the war in Ukraine acting as a catalyst for deeper integration and increased investment in emerging domains such as space and cyber. The speakers noted that, despite fragmentation among major European powers, the need for a common defence \u201cshield\u201d is becoming increasingly urgent, alongside the development of a new strategic culture.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also addressed EU enlargement as a geopolitical necessity and an institutional driver for reforming decision-making processes, enabling strategic autonomy to take shape and evolve into a unified international presence. Finally, the exchange provided an updated assessment of the transatlantic relationship, including the role of the United States and NATO, in light of growing security threats and increasing volatility in the EU\u2019s broader neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p><b>SPEAKERS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr Thanos Dokos<\/strong>, Secretary General for National Security, Presidency of the Government<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Christian M\u00f6lling<\/strong>, Director of EDINA (European Defence in a New Age) and Senior Advisor at the European Policy Centre (EPC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\"><b>MODERAT<\/b><b>OR<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr Elena Lazarou<\/strong>, Director General of ELIAMEP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may find the invitation\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Invitation_-HSS-ELIAMEP-EuropeDirect_31.03.26.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":55478,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"program":[20,17],"eventscats":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/55370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/55370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55593,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/55370\/revisions\/55593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=55370"},{"taxonomy":"eventscats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventscats?post=55370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}