European Commission and European External Action Service 19 April 2018, Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (The Union's preparatory action on defence research)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 19.4.2018 COM(2018) 205 final 2018/0100(NLE) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (The Union's preparatory action on defence research) (Text with EEA relevance) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1.