Abstract
This article demonstrates the limited development of European defence cooperation within the auspices of CSDP. It addresses two key questions, first on the degree of commitment to CSDP that Lisbon generates and second on the level of integration achieved indirectly through EU coordination of the internal market aspects of the Member States’ defence policy in relation to armaments procurement. It is argued that although demonstrating a certain degree of activity in the area of defence, Lisbon’s reforms have not pushed towards an integrationist approach transforming, therefore, CSDP to an autonomous operational facility in defence matters.