In its Conclusions, the Foreign Affairs Council of 18 May 2015 has invited the High Representative and the Commission to develop by mid-2016 an EU-wide strategic framework for SSR, to substitute the two existing policy concepts (one for the Commission and one for the Council).
Mandating organisation / agency / department / ministry
Target organisation type(s)
Mandate outputs / products
i) Contribution to the concept note, the indicative timeline and the consultation plan; ii) collection and analysis of relevant documentation such as evaluations of EC cooperation actions and the latest SSR papers produced by specialized organisations and academia; iii) participate to internal "brainstorming" meetings.
Outcome objectives of mandate
Contribute to the methodology of the EU SSR policy development process.