The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) enables the Union to take a leading role in peace-keeping operations, conflict prevention and in the strengthening of the international security. It is an integral part of the EU's comprehensive approach towards crisis management, drawing on civilian and military assets.
The European Commission and the EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have today presented the second Joint Report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Military Mobility.
La mission civile de conseil de l'Union européenne en RCA (EUAM RCA) a célèbré hier, jeudi 24 septembre à Bangui son lancement officiel. L'événement a été honoré par la participation de son Excellence, Monsieur le Président de la République, Chef de l'État et Chef suprême des forces armées, Faustin Archange Touadéra, accompagné des dignitaires du gouvernement, des institutions nationales ainsi que des membres du corps diplomatique.
Like the people in the Central African Republic, the EU wishes to see peace and security in the country. For this to happen, state authority must be extended throughout the country in accordance with rule of law and human rights principles; the EU Advisory Mission supports this objective. The Mission has reached Initial Operational Capability – a result of the preceding operational planning, led by the CPCC, the headquarters of the civilian CSDP Missions, in Brussels. Paulo Soares, a senior officer of the Portuguese Gendarmerie (Guarda Nacional Republicana) is the first Head of the Mission. He shares in this interview, from Bangui, his personal views on the upcoming activities of the Mission.
“When we are planning what to do in Libya, it immediately comes to our mind that we have a powerful tool observing what is happening there and guiding the operations on the ground”
23/01/2020 - Not many people may know, but right now the EU has around 5,000 women and men working for 16 crisis management missions and operations deployed on three continents – soon to become 17 with the new civilian mission to be launched in the Central African Republic. They are the beating heart of the EU’s common security and defence policy and often the face of the EU in crisis-zones around the world.
