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Video: Summer Forum 2025

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.

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Civilian CSDP Summer Forum 2025 – Developing a Common Narrative for Civilian CSDP

On 12-13 May, the CoE held its annual Civilian CSDP Summer Forum in Warsaw, under the auspices of the Polish EU Council Presidency.

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Expert Seminar: Civilian Capability Development – Hybrid Threats

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.

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AI-Powered Knowledge Hub Search

The CoE is pleased to announce a new AI-powered search function on the Knowledge Hub, making it faster and easier to access relevant resources.

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CoE participates in 2nd Annual Civilian Capabilities Conference

Last week, the CoE participated in the second Annual Civilian Capabilities Conference (ACCC), hosted by the European External Action Service (EEAS).

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Supporting Women’s Leadership in Civilian CSDP: Fourth CSDP Women’s Mentoring Programme Launched

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.

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New EU Civilian CSDP Headquarters Strengthens Mission Coordination

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.

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CoE marks International Women’s Day 2025 with launch of gender equality products

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.

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Johanna Sumuvuori appointed Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management

The European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management is delighted to announce the appointment of Johanna Sumuvuori as its second Director.

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Q&A: An Interview with the CoE's Founding Director, Dr Volker Jacoby

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.

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