During the informal CivCom meeting in Donegal and Northern Ireland held under the Irish Presidency, the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management joined EU delegates and strategic partners to discuss the evolving landscape of civilian crisis management.
Europe’s security environment is undergoing profound change. In this new reality, preparedness and resilience are no longer issues for governments to address only when a crisis arrives. They must become a shared European priority.
On 2 and 3 July 2026, the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE), together with the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held the annual Civilian CSDP Summer Forum in Dublin.
In a new Expert Opinion, our Senior Advisor Aaro Suonio argues that civilian CSDP contributes to resilience not by ‘running’ critical services, but by strengthening the institutions, coordination mechanisms, and professional standards that allow partner states to provide security and justice under pressure.
This month, CoE Senior Advisor, Staffan Westfahl, visited Moldova to support the training of Moldovan police officers on the topic of EU Civilian Crisis Management. Co-organised by the EU Training Agency for Law Enforcement (CEPOL) and the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM), the training course was developed as part of CEPOL’s EU4 Moldova project.
On 21 April, the Council of the EU announced the establishment of the EU Partnership Mission (EUPM) Armenia, a new civilian CSDP mission. The Council of the European Union launched the mission after a request from Armenian authorities, with an initial two-year mandate.
Jagoda Sekular-Amara, brings a breadth of experience in the International Criminal Court, United Nations, and Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to her role as Human Rights Advisor at the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM).
However and whenever large-scale fighting in Ukraine ends, the country will face an enormous task. Beyond rebuilding infrastructure, Ukraine will need to restore security and the rule of law across its territory, support returning refugees, reintegrate veterans, and make sure that wartime criminal structures do not simply adapt to a peacetime environment.
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