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    • EU Institutional Structure
    06 February 2026

    EU's Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and TSI PACE Explained
    Factsheet for Member State ministry personnel explaining the What, How, and Why of the new TSI and TSI PACE Commission programmes.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Knowledge Management
    01 February 2026

    End of Mission: Reinventing Closure and Transition Processes in EU Civilian CSDP
    This analysis from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute looks at political and operational problems artificially prolonging civilian CSDP missions and eroding the importance of mission impact. Using lessons from past mission closures and the UN, useful guidance can be found for Member State representatives, EEAS staff, and mission personnel.
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    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Women, Peace and Security
    01 June 2025

    Gender equality in EU external action: Mapping of policies and actors
    This background paper maps and links the policies, personnel functions, and institutions in the EU that work with gender equality in external action, and concludes with analysis of recent structural changes. It provides a useful overview for how gender equality is systematically integrated into external action, including civilian CSDP.
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    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Security Strategy
    01 October 2024

    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
    10 September 2024

    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
    05 August 2024

    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
    23 May 2024

    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
    01 February 2024

    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
    12 December 2022

    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
    01 May 2022

    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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