03/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - From 6 to 8 November, the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), on the initiative of the Permanent Representation of Austria and the Secretariat General of the Council, is offering a course on public information and the press in the face of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). Set up by joint action 2005/575/CFSP of 18 July 2005, the ESDC is a network of institutions, colleges, academies and national institutions dealing with security and defence policy issues and the Institut d'études de sécurité de l'UE in Paris. The aim is to promote common understanding of the ESDP. (dt)