Chief Executive Office presentation

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EUROPEAN UNION MILITARY STAFF
ESDP the Military elements
Briefing for European Studies KD
Francis Zachariae
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Program

• How is EUMS fitting into CFSP
• Has the military elements been accepted by the
  civilian EU?
• National differences and rivalry
• Different approaches to peacekeeping and warfare
• Civilian and military working together
• Are NATO and EU getting along?
• How are the operations going?
• Will the Helsinki shortfalls be met?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the EU
  defence cooperation?

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Frame

• ALTHEA The Operation in Bosnia
• The Tsunami Disaster
• The Civilian/Military Cell and the Operations
  Centre

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WHY ESDP?
EU and Member States provide
gt 50 of internat. development aid
gt 50 of world humanitarian aid
gt 1/3 of world aid to Middle East (gt 50 to
Palestinian Terr.)
gt 60 of aid to Russia and CIS
gt 40 of reconstruction aid in BiH
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EU PILLARS
EUROPEAN UNION
PILLAR 1 COMMUNITYPOLICIES EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY
PILLAR 2 COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY
POLICY INCLUDING SECURITY DEFENCE POLICY
PILLAR 3 JUSTICE HOME AFFAIRS
EUROPEAN UNION TREATIES
E U M S
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DEPLOYABLE EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

• Military forces
• Police forces
• Rule of law
• Administrators
• Civil Protection
• Monitors

E U M S
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HELSINKI HEADLINE MILITARY GOAL
E U M S
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HELSINKI HEADLINE GOAL

• Civilian Crisis Management
• Police
• 5000/1400
• EUPM 1 Jan 03
• Rule of Law
• 282 judges, prosecutors, penitentiary
• Civil Administration
• 160 officials
• Civil Protection
• More than 2000 experts

E U M S
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EU MILITARY STAFF
Tasking from EU Military Committee (EUMC)
In-house military expertise for
Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR)

• Main operational functions
• early warning
• situation assessment
• strategic planning

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DESIGN OF EUMS
? OF5 23 AOs 81 NCOs 16 CIV 13 Total 135
E U M S
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EU ESDP - STRUCTURE
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STRATEGIC MILITARY PLANNING PROCESS
Crisis Managt Concept
possibleexternalsupport
Military Strategic Options
Initiating Military Directive
Operational planning process
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Problem areas in ALTHEA

• Possible ESDP mission in BiH, including a
  military component
• Berlin
• Delineation of tasks
• C2 arrangements
• Reserve Forces
• Crabinieri, Gendarmerie

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MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL STRUCTURES
2 main possible options for an ad hoc structure
E U M S
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ESDP Mission in BiH - State of Play
The EU and NATO in BiH
EUFOR
NATO HQ
JMA
Dayton- Annex 1a Compliance Control
Defence Reforms
JMC - Mil lever
DRC - Pol/Mil lever
Delineation, co-ordination
E U M S
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ALTHEA ROADMAP
2 DEC 04
EXECUTION
PLANNING PROCESS
11 OCT 04
15 SEP 04
13 SEP 04
27 JUL 04
12 JUL 04
09 JUL 04
28 JUN 04
14 JUN 04
26 APR 04
TOA
OPLAN APPROVED
GENERAL CONCEPT
NATO SUMMIT ISTAMBUL
IMD
FORCE GENERATION CONFERENCE
UNSCR
CONOPS APPROVED
JOINT ACTION
MSO
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Tsunami in Asia

• Pillar 1 against pillar2
• Institutional chaos and political hysteria
• At the end of the day

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civil/military cell and the Operation centre

• The background Tervuren-model
• The Transatlantic dilemma
• The Compromise
• The Result

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External relations as of 1 May 2004
European Union
LITHUANIA LUXEMBURG NETHERLANDS POLAND PORTUGAL SL
OVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN UNITED KINGDOM
BELGIUM CZECH REP DANEMARK ESTONIA FRANCE GERMANY
GREECE HUNGARY ITALY LATVIA
AUSTRIA CYPRUS FINLAND
MALTA IRELAND SWEDEN
RUSSIA, UKRAINE...
E U M S