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    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Security Strategy
    30 November -0001

    Safer Together Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness
    This report by the Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission Sauli Niinistö outlines how the EU and its Member States can improve civilian and defence preparedness and readiness. It analyses the geopolitical landscape, examines challenges and makes recommendations.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Security Strategy
    30 November -0001

    Ten Ideas for the New Team - How the EU can Navigate a Power Political World
    The EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) calls for an urgent revamp of EU Foreign and Security Policy to adapt to the “age of contestation” and the volatile and competitive global landscape. The report provides the new EU leadership with ten ideas to safeguard Europe’s interests and resilience amid rising international threats.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • EU Institutional Structure
    30 November -0001

    Report from the 2024 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum
    This document serves as the report from the CoE's Civilian CSDP Summer Forum that took place on 4/5 June 2024 in Brussels, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The topic of CoE’s fifth Civilian CSDP Forum was: “The EU’s Integrated Approach: Opportunities for Civilian CSDP”. The report can be used by EU Member States as well as the EEAS to inform their further discussions – and eventual decision-making.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    30 November -0001

    Strengthening Civilian CSDP through Enhanced Application of the EU’s Integrated Approach
    The baseline document for the CoE’s Civilian CSDP Summer Forum 2024 provides an overview of the different actors involved in the EU Integrated Approach and illustrates good practices and current challenges with a view to the implementation of the Integrated Approach. The document examines all levels of integration - the national level (Member States), the level of the EU institutions and services, and the actors in theatre (missions and other stakeholders on the ground) - and offers food for thought for areas of improvement in the application of the Integrated Approach.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    30 November -0001

    The Coordination Role of the European External Action Service
    This report from the European Court of Auditors covering September 2021 to April 2023 reviews the performance of the EEAS in its role as coordinator of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) between its own HQ, the EU delegations, the Commission, and the Council of the EU. It finds that the EEAS coordination is mostly effective, but is hampered by specific weaknesses including inadequate information sharing tools, untimely reporting and feedback, and staffing insufficiencies.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Secondment Policy
    30 November -0001

    2022 Council Conclusions on the Civilian CSDP Compact
    The Council Conclusions renew the Council’s commitment to civilian CSDP and highlight the importance of its missions in the current geopolitical landscape. It outlines the achievements made since the 2018 Civilian CSDP Compact and calls for a new Civilian CSDP Compact structured around four priorities: act rapidly and robustly, secure host countries and civilian CSDP missions against fast-changing threats, invest in more and better capabilities and partner with host countries, third states and international organisations.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    30 November -0001

    The EU’s Civilian Headquarters: Inside the Control Room of Civilian Crisis Management
    This is the first study to provide a comprehensive timeline and examination of the development and inner workings of Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC). It analyses its creation, its primary functions as the HQ of the EU’s civilian crisis management operations, and ways for CPCC to grow and evolve. It provides a useful guide to understanding the command structure of civilian CSDP, the management and planning of missions, and areas for further development of the institution.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Security Strategy
    30 November -0001

    Council Conclusions on Enhancing Preparedness, Response Capability and Resilience to Future Crises
    In the context of the COVID-19 crisis and its effects on the EU and the internal market, these council conclusions aim at paving the way to establish a better prepared responses to future crises of various nature.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    30 November -0001

    The EU’s Integrated Approach to Crisis Response: Learning from the UN, NATO and OSCE
    This empirical analysis critiques the EU Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crises, a strategic concept meant to coordinate the various civilian and military actors for enhanced effectiveness in crisis management. The authors empirically analyse the EU Integrated Approach with some comparison to the other organisations, and draw out four problems: difficulties in multilateral coordination; too much focus on EU institutions, thus undermining local ownership; insufficient conflict sensitivity; and excessive focus on migration control at the expense of other values and interests.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Human Rights
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Migration and Border Management
    • Peace and Conflict Analysis
    • Security Strategy
    • Training
    • Women, Peace and Security
    30 November -0001

    Handbook on CSDP: The Common Security and Defense Policy of the European Union
    The fourth edition of the Handbook provides a complete, detailed, and current analysis of the European CSDP. It compiles texts from different experts involved in CSDP and presents its context, goals, stakeholders, and processes.
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