1. State Failure and the EU as an International Actor
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Institut für Politische Wissenschaft Proseminar: State Failure Held by: Petra Bendel and Kurt Klotzle Consultants: Stephan Framke, Alexander Ludwig July 12th 2006
State Failure and the EU as an
International Actor

2. Agenda The EU´s Foreign Policy II. Structures/Instruments
Council, Commission, etc.
III. Missions in the past
Macedonia, DRC

3. The EU´s Foreign Policy

4. The EU´s foreign policy.
Common Foreign Security and Policy (CFSP) in the Masstricht treaty of 1992
Member States want to find a role next to NATO, UN and OSCE
The EU has the highest development aid budget
Diplomatic focus, passive structures
Military intervention only selective and rather small
Focus on development aid and trade deals
“Berlin Plus” arrangements 2003 – EU wants to build military strength
ESDP European Security and Defence Policy

5. Source: www.crisisgroup.org

6. Aims and objectives of the CFSP:
More independence from the US and it´s military infrastructure
Ensuring of common values of the memberstates
Strengthening of security
Peacekeeping
Development of democracy
Respect of human rights

7. Structures and Instruments

8. The Commission
Implementation of external relation responsabilities through five Directorates-General:
External Relations, Trade, enlargement, Development and Humanitarian Aid)
Form the Group of Commissioners for External Relations – chaired by President Barroso
Tasks: Conrol of Personal Cabinets, dealing with political questions concerning external states
Directorates-General and European Neighbourhood Policy (RELEX) is subdivided in directorates with different tasks, e.g.: Directorate A: thematic and institutional aspects of CFSP in all geographic regions, including the Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management Unit

9. European Commission Delegations
Over 100 delegations around the world
Delegates interact with Commission and work on Country Stretegy Papers

10. Specialised Units Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management Unit
EuropeAid
ECHO
European Agency for Reconstruction

11. The Council The High Representative and the Council Secretariat
General Affairs and External Relations Council
Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER)
Political and Security Committee (PSC)

12. The Council European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
European Union Military Staff (EUMS)
Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM)
European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM)

13. The European Parliament
EU´s sole democratically representative institution
Committee of Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (AFET)
Principal EU forum for debating issues on foreign policy
Regularly informed by the High Representative and the Commission on CFSP and ESDP

14. The Member States Masstricht Treaty:
“Member States shall actively and unreservedly support the Union´s common foreign and security policy in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity and shall comply with the acts adopted by the Union in this area.”

15. Conflict Prevention

16. Enlargement of the EU
The new Neighbourhood
Cotonou Agreement
Working together with other international Organisations (UN, OSCE, NATO)
Post-Conflict Peacekeeping
Conflict Prevention
Diplomatic peacemaking
Sanctions

17. Source: www.crisisgroup.org

19. The EU´s foreign policy under the new constitution

21. Missions in the past

22. Operations:
The UN and the EU cooperated in the following crisis management areas:
In Bosnia Herzegowina, the UN International Police Task Force handed over its responsibilities to the EU Police Mission
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the EU Military Operation (Artemis) was deployed at the request of the Security Council
EUFOR RD CONGO (starting 20 July 2006) mission to support the UN mission (MONUC) during the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo

23. European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Operations:
European Union Police Mission
Concordia
Proxima
EUFOR
EUJUST THEMIS
EUPOL KINSHASA
EUJUST LEX
Artemis

24. Examples for ESDP-Operations

25. Two ESDP missions in 2003. Concordia and Proxima
Macedonia
Two ESDP missions in Concordia and Proxima

26. Democratic Republic of Congo
Artemis

27. Thank you for your attention