Template:Common Security and Defence Policy

Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union

Leadership

Organisation

External Action Service	Military Staff (Military Planning and Conduct Capability) Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability Intelligence and Situation Centre (Club de Berne) Crisis Management and Planning Directorate Security & Defence College
Agencies	Defence Agency Border and Coast Guard Agency Institute for Security Studies Satellite Centre
Council preparatory bodies	Committee of Permanent Representatives Political and Security Committee Politico-Military Group Military Committee Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management

Policies

Other arrangements

Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Headline Goal 2010
Berlin Plus agreement
Military Erasmus
Military Mobility (PESCO)

Equipment

Galileo navigation system
Secure Software-defined Radio (PESCO)

Decorations

Defence forces of the European Union

Multinational

Union level

Battlegroups	British Battlegroup Battlegroup 107 Multinational Land Force Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup Battlegroup I-2010 Nordic Battlegroup UK–Dutch Battlegroup Balkan Battlegroup Czech–Slovak Battlegroup Weimar Battlegroup EUBG 2014 II Visegrád Battlegroup
Other	European Medical Command (PESCO) EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (PESCO)

Provided through
TEU Article 42.3

Overseas interventions of the European Union¹

Military operations

[Ground] force (EUFOR)	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Operation Concordia, 2003) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Operation Artemis, 2003) Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea, 2004–present) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009) Central African Republic (2014–2015)
Naval force (EUNAVFOR)	Adriatic Sea (Operation Sharp Guard, 1993–1996) Somalia (Operation Atalanta, 2008–present) Mediterranean Sea (Operation Sophia, 2015–2020, Operation Irini, 2020–present) Red Sea (Operation Aspides, 2024–present)

Military missions

Military assistance mission (MAM), Training mission (EUTM)	Mali (2013–2024) Central African Republic (2016–present) Somalia (2010–present) Ukraine (2022–present)

Civilian missions

Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM)	PROXIMA/FYROM (2003–2005) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2012) Kinshasa (2005–2007) RD Congo (2007–2014) Afghanistan (2007–2016) Palestinian Territories (2006–present)
Capacity building mission (EUCAP)	Sahel Mali (2014–present) Sahel Niger (2012–2024) Somalia (2012–present)
Border assistance mission (EUBAM)	Moldova and Ukraine (2005–present) Libya (2013–present) Rafah (2005–present)
Rule of law mission (EULEX)	Kosovo (2008–present)
Monitoring mission (EUMM)	Former Yugoslavia (1991–2007) Aceh (2005–2006) Georgia (2008–present)
Military advisory mission (EUMAM)	Central African Republic (2015–2016)
Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC)	South Sudan (2013–2014)
Mission in support of the security sector reform (EUSSR)	Guinea-Bissau (2008–2010)
Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST)	Iraq (2015–2013) Georgia (2004–2005)
Mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (EUSEC)	RD Congo (2005–2016)
Advisory mission (EUAM)	Ukraine (2014–present) Iraq (2017–present)
Police advisory team (EUPAT)	FYROM (2005–2006)
Other	AMIS EU Supporting Action (2005–2007) PAMECA (2002–present) Minesweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, (Operation Cleansweep, 1987–1988) Police and customs operation with OSCE on the Danube (1993–1996) Police contingent in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1996) Multinational Advisory Police Element in Albania (MAPE, 1997–2001) Demining Assistance Mission to Croatia (WEUDAM, 1999–2001) General security surveillance mission in Kosovo (1998–1999) European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia (2022) EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia (2022–2023) European Union Mission in Armenia (2023–present) European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova (2023–present)

¹: Conducted by the Western European Union prior to 2003. These missions were not named using conventional prefixes such as EUFOR, EUNAVFOR etc.

History of the Common Security and Defence Policy

Western Union (1948–1951/1954)

European Defence Community (plan that failed in 1954)

Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (signed 1952, unratified)

Western European Union (1954–2011)

London and Paris Conferences (1954)
Modified Brussels Treaty (1954)
Saar Statute referendum (1955)
Flag
Assembly
Secretary-General
Service medal
Rome Declaration (1984)
Petersberg Declaration (1992)
Rapid Operational Force (1995–2012)
European Security and Defence Identity (1996–1999)

European Union (1992–present)

Period before the union had defence structures (1993–1999)	Maastricht Treaty (1992) Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) Saint-Malo declaration (1998)
European Security and Defence Policy (1999–2009)	Helsinki Headline Goal (1999) Seville Declarations (2002) European Security Strategy (2003) CAPECON project (2002–2005)
Common Security and Defence Policy (2009–present)	Treaty of Lisbon (2007) Lancaster House Treaties (2010) Operations Centre (2012–2016)

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