The 2025 CSDP Summer Forum was held on the 12th and 13th of May in Warsaw. Co-hosted by the CoE and the Polish Presidency for the EU, the event was a great success in creating a neutral platform to ideate around the topic of 'Developing a Common Narrative for Civilian CSDP'
See what some of our speakers had to say.
On 9 April 2025, as part of the Human Resources Management Cluster activities, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) co-hosted the seminar Civilian Capability Development – Hybrid Threats. The seminar was organised by the CoE.
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.
