Today marked the launch of the 2025 CSDP Mentoring Programme on Leadership for Women. The programme, first piloted in 2021, is a collaboration between the CoE and Civilian Operations Headquarters (CivOpsHQ, formerly Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC). This week, 18 mentor-mentee pairs begin their journey.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has officially announced a new Civilian Operations Headquarters (CivOpsHQ) in Brussels. Transforming its Managing Directorate CPCC marks a significant step in enhancing the effectiveness and coordination of EU Civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Missions.
In time for International Women’s Day, the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management has team produced a suite of resources for advancing gender equality within EU civilian crisis management.
As Volker nears the end of his directorship, we took the opportunity to learn more about what inspired him to become the CoE’s Founding Director, what he is most proud of, and what he will miss most.
Friday 7 February 2025 marked a significant milestone for the CoE and its partners, with the official launch of the first informal working group of EU Member States (“Cluster”), on National Governance.
On 20-21 November, the CoE welcomed its members, as well as the European External Action Service as ‘preferred partner’, to Berlin for the Centre’s eighth General Meeting. The General Meeting provided a valuable opportunity to take stock of the CoE’s past achievements and to look ahead to 2025.
On 7 October, the CoE co-hosted a workshop with CMC Finland, the Folke Bernadotte Academy, SIPRI, and ZIF, on the sidelines of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference. The event, titled “Impact through partnerships: How international and regional organisations can advance the Climate, Peace and Security agenda,” brought together climate security actors to discuss how to build capacity, improve operational responses, and strengthen institutional partnerships with regards to climate security.
On 26/27 September, the CoE held a two-day workshop in Berlin in collaboration with the European External Action Service (EEAS). Participants from 16 EU Member States and the EEAS came together to discuss how the creation of an informal cluster system, that is thematic working groups of EU Member States, could support the latter to strengthen their national civilian capabilities and deliver on their commitments under the 2023 Civilian CSDP Compact.
