1. EUROPEAN UNION Regional Responses to Disaster Relief:
Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination
ARF DoD, Vietnam, 18/03/2010
Helena Boguslawska, Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EU Council Secretariat

2. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU What it is? Lisbon Treaty
Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation and Coordination
Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU
What it is?
Lisbon Treaty
Examples
(Chad, anti-piracy)
Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief
Origins
Ongoing work and prospects

3. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU
What it is?
Crisis management under Common Security
and Defence Policy (as part of Foreign and
Security Policy)
Military
Civilian (police, rule of law, civ. administration)
Integrated (civ-mil) strategic planning
Developing rapidly: 23 operations since 2003
and growing demand for further missions
EU trademark: comprehensive approach (incl. all external assistance instruments: humanitarian, development aid, …)
Working in partnerships in the crisis management field (with the UN, NATO, AU, OSCE, ASEAN, Third States …)

4. Areas Covered by EU Crisis Management
Peace-keeping/-making
Police
Security Sector Reform
Civilian/Military Mentoring,
Monitoring and Advising
Rule of Law
Humanitarian/Rescue Tasks
Civilian administration
Civil protection
Monitoring

5. EU Crisis Management – Rapid Response resources
MILITARY
2 battlegroups on stand-by
1500 troops each + air & naval components
Deployable in 5-10 days
CIVILIAN
Crisis Response Teams - pool of 200 civilian experts deployable in 5 days
Integrated Police Units – ready to serve under military or civilian command
Rapid Response Ressources

6. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the EU
Lisbon Treaty – sign of further coherence:
hollistic approach in external action : widened objectives (incl. democracy, peace, environment, multilateralism, … and assist populations, countries and regions confronting natural and man-made disasters)
clauses on solidarity as well as mutual aid and assistance
decision-making in external action:
European Council : sets objectives
EU Council (MFA+MoD): decisions/ coherence
High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission: conduct
establishment of a European External Action Service under the High Representative (civ and mil structures)

7. Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
23 Civilian and Military Operations,
EULEX
KOSOVO
EUPM
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
EUPOL PROXIMA
(fYROM)
EUPAT
(fYROM) 2006
EUROPE
CONCORDIA
(fYROM) 2003
EUJUST THEMIS
(Georgia)
EUFOR ALTHEA
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
EUMM
GEORGIA
EUFOR TCHAD/RCA
(Chad and CAR)
EUPOL AFGHANISTAN
AFRICA
EUJUST LEX
(Iraq/Brussels)
AMIS II Assistance (Sudan/Darfur)
MIDDLE EAST
EU SSR
Guinea Bissau
EUBAM Rafah
(Palestinian Territories)
EUSEC DRC
(DR Congo)
ASIA
EUPOL COPPS
(Palestinian Territories)
EUPOL DRC
(DR Congo)
EUFOR DRC
(DR Congo) 2006
EUPOL Kinshasa
(DR Congo)
ATALANTA
(HoA Maritime Security)
AMM Monitoring Mission,
(Aceh/Indonesia)
ARTEMIS
(DR Congo) 2003
EUTM
Somalia
(in preparation
civilian
military
completed

8. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making
Complementary mil. and civ. operations
in the same theatre
Integrated missions (ex. mil. experts
in civilian capacity; integrated police units
under mil. command; different civilian activities in one mission )
Integrated strategic planning (civ-mil) – ex. EUMM Georgia 2008
Horizontal civil-military domains: training, intelligence, satellite imagery...
Coordination in capability development
And on the top of all this: crisis management, humanitarian aid, development efforts brought together…

9. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making
Chad / Central African Republic
EUFOR Tchad/RCA – bridging mil operation
at UN request, ca 3700 troops
(EU+ Russia, Albania, Croatia)
EUR 15m in support of
MINURCAT police programme protecting refugee camps
Election census in Chad
EUR 6,5m for security system reform in the Central African Republic
Development aid in support of
Reinforcement of administration in Chad and CAR
Overall economic development + EUR 10m programme in the area of EUFOR deployement.

10. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in the making
Fighting piracy and its root causes
Naval operation EU NAVFOR Atalanta
(with NO and CR) and in coord. with
partners (i.a. China, India, Japan,
Malaysia, NATO, Russia, US,…)
Support to Somali government (political, financial)
Training of Somali Security Forces in Uganda (to start in May, EU support coordinated in a unique way with US and AU)
Financial support to Kenyan judicial system in treating cases of pircacy suspects detained i.a. by EUNAVFOR Atalanta

11. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief
Has been triggered by lessons learned from:
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004/2005 (clearing house)
Flooding in Algeria, 2006 (mil. transport)
Haiti earthquake 2009
immediately EUR 400 earmarked for humanitarian assistance, reconstruction and longer-term development;
info sharing/coordination cell at EU level on some 1600 troops deployed by EU Member States;
European Gendarmerie Force of 300 personnel carrying EU insignia, placed under UN command within MINUSTAH

12. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief
Ongoing work and prospects:
Improving info flow and coordination
Basket of rapid response civ. and mil. capabilities
Graduated options
Military means in support of civilian activities
advance planning,
coordination cell,
team of civ/mil experts – rapidly deployable, self sustainable
clearing house,
support in planning,
coord. of transportation or other key assets,
poss. use of elements of battlegroups or multinational forces.

13. Civ-mil cooperation & coordination in disaster relief
EU principles in use of military means for disaster relief:
In support to civilian/humanitarian means
Respecting responsibilities of national / local authorities
Respecting key role of the UN
In support of / complementing other EU instruments
Working with partners

14. Working with Partners on EU Common Security and Defence Policy
Contributions to CSDP Missions / Operations
Overall, 24 Third States from all 5 continents have participated in 16 missions and operations
Currently, 12 Third States are contributing to 7 missions
Dialogue / Activities
Formal and informal dialogue on crisis management in various fora
Committee of Contributors: knowledge-sharing forum bringing together EU Member States and Third States participating in a given mission or operation
Exercises, training, seminars
Framework Participation Agreements
for Third State contributions to CSDP
missions and operations (in place with
Canada, Iceland, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine)
and Security Agreements

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