Division 3.1.3 Description of the project

The project provides for the organisation of three annual major conferences, with preparatory meetings as necessary, and the preparation of associated reports and/or recommendations:

• a yearly conference of 1,5 days held in Brussels, with the participation of up to 300 experts from think tanks and academia and governments from the Union and associated states and third countries, specialised in non-proliferation, disarmament, arms control and conventional weapons issues, including SALW,

• attention to development of ‘next generation’ specialists, including from countries outside Europe and North America, who will be invited to an extra day before or after the conference for specialised training and exposure to relevant Union institutions,

• policy-oriented reports and/or action-oriented recommendations that would boost the implementation of the EU WMD and SALW Strategies.