List of military and civilian missions of the European Union
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Distinguish The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The operation or mission in question will work in agreement and coordination with the EU delegations, until 2009 known as the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).[1][2]
Classification
In the EU terminology, civilian CSDP interventions are called ‘missions’, regardless of whether they have an executive mandate such as EULEX Kosovo or a non-executive mandate (all others). Military interventions, however, can either have an executive mandate such as for example Operation Atalanta in which case they are referred to as ‘operations’ and are commanded at two-star level; or non-executive mandate (e.g. EUTM Somalia) in which case they are called ‘missions’ and are commanded at one-star level.
Prefixes
All CSDP missions and operations are given a prefix depending on the nature of the mission, which is either military or civilian.
Civilian missions:
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- Military advisory mission (EUMAM)
- Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC)
- Rule of law mission (EULEX)
- Mission in support of the security sector reform (EUSSR)
- Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST)
- Mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (EUSEC)
- Monitoring mission (EUMM)
- Advisory mission (EUAM)
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- Police advisory team (EUPAT)
Military operations:
The operations are named as if the multinational force conducting it is established specifically for the unique operation, which is often the case. The force may however also consist of permanent multinational forces such as the European Corps.
Procedure
The decision to deploy - together with any subsequent management of - the mission or operation in question, will ultimately be taken by the EU member states in the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
Military operations may be launched after four planning phases, through which the Operation Commander (Op. Cdr.), Military Staff (EUMS), Military Committee (EUMC), Political and Security Committee (PSC) and Council have different roles:[3]
- I: Political Framework for Crisis Approach (PFCA)
- II: Crisis Management Concept (CMC)
- III: Military Strategic Options (MCO, unless within CMC) and Initiating Military Directive (IMD)
- IV: Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Operations Plan (OPLAN) and Rules of Engagement (ROE)
Selection of operational headquarters
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List
Historical proposals
EUFOR proposed:
- 1 April 2011: European Union Military Operation in Libya (EUFOR Libya): Proposed as a complement to NATO's aerial bombing campaign and no-fly zone in the Libyan Civil War.[5]
See also
Template:Portal Related topics of the Common Security and Defence Policy:
- Operations of the European Border and Coast Guard
- Defence forces of the European Union
- History of the Common Security and Defence Policy
Operations and exercises of the precursors of the Common Security and Defence Policy
Operations and exercises of the multinational forces made available to the CSDP in accordance with article 42.3 of the Treaty on European Union:
- List of operations of the European Maritime Force
- List of operations of the European Rapid Operational Force
- List of missions of the European Gendarmerie Force
- List of exercises of the European Maritime Force
- List of operations of the European Corps
Missions and exercises of other organisations:
- List of missions of the United Nations
- List of operations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- List of exercises of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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- ↑ European Union External Action > EU Operations [1]
- ↑ Benjamin Pohl (2013) The logic underpinning EU crisis management operations, European Security, 22(3): 307-325, DOI:10.1080/09662839.2012.726220, p. 311.
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- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 http://www.lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations/centresandunits/EFPU/EFPUpdfs/EU-Civilian-and-Military-Missions-since-2003.pdf
- ↑ European Union External Action
External links
- List of CSDP missions- Official Homepage
- EU Civilian and Military Missions 2003-14, London School of Economics
- PhD Thesis on Civilian CSDP - EU Civilian crisis management (University of Geneva, 2008, 441 p. in French)
- Benjamin Pohl (2013) The logic underpinning EU crisis management operations, European Security, 22(3): 307-325, DOI:10.1080/09662839.2012.726220.