Transcript CSDP missions and operations

CSDP Cooperation with EaP Countries
Vilnius, 28 February 2013
Skirmante Jasinskiene
Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EEAS
Instruments of CSDP cooperation
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Dialogue
Political dialogues – CSDP cooperation issues raised regularly
Staff talks
Partner Countries’ briefings to Council working parties (Ukraine – CHOD session,
potential invitations to CIVCOM)
- Information briefings (Multilayer Exercise 2012)
- potential CSDP Panel within EaP Platform 1
• CSDP missions and operations
- Framework Participation Agreements
- Contribution to missions and operations
• Training courses, seminars
- CSDP orientation courses, specialised training
- Targeted, tailor-made seminars (Seminar Kiev 2011, Course Warsaw / Brussels 2012)
• Capabilities Development
- Contribution to Battlegroups (through cooperation with EU Member States)
- Cooperation with European Defence Agency (administrative arrangement required)
CSDP cooperation with EaP countries
UKRAINE
• Specific framework for CSDP co-operation since 2002
• Legal basis: Framework Participation Agreement and Security Information
Agreement in place
• Range of activities and regular consultations
• Participation in operations: EUNAVFOR Atalanta and in the past: EUPM in BH
• Involvement in Battlegroups
• Active participation in training activities
• Strategic airlift – administrative arrangement with Athena mechanism proposed
MOLDOVA
• Framework Participation Agreement – signed Dec 2012
• EEAS CMPD/EUMS visit to Moldova May 2012, visit by Deputy FM in Brussels
in July 2012, Moldovan interservise delegation visit to CMPD Nov 2012
• Follow-up to MD proposals on CSDP co-operation, support on SSR
• Invitation to EUCAP Nestor, EUTM Mali
• Positive reply to invitation to EUCAP Nestor, EEAS provided feedback on
recruitment procedure
CSDP cooperation with EaP countries
GEORGIA
• Negotiations on Framework Participation Agreement started Nov 2012
• Request for Security Information Agreement
• Invitations to EUCAP Nestor, EUTM Mali
• Positive reply to EU’s invitation to EUCAP Nestor, EEAS provided feedback on
recruitment procedure
ARMENIA
• Interest expressed to conclude Framework Participation Agreement, formal
request awaited
• Presentation during EaP Workshop on CSDP, Nov 2012
AZERBAIJAN
• Informal consultations in the margins of EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Committee
mtg, Nov 2012
Multilateral EaP activities in CSDP
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EaP Platform 1 mtg June 2012 – CSDP topic for the 1st time
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Information briefings on EU crisis management exercise (Multilayer Exercise Sept/Oct
2012)
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PL-SE High Level Course for EaP Countries (Warsaw, Brussels – Oct/Nov 2012)
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EaP Workshop on CSDP on 9 Nov 2012
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EaP Platform 1 mtg 15 Nov 2012 – tasking to draft ToRs
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Draft Terms of References to be circulated for consideration in March 2013
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EaP Platform 1 mtg 16 May 2013 – potential launch of CSDP Panel
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CSDP Panel meeting / CSDP workshop autumn 2013
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Foresee CSDP activities within the EaP Platform 1 Work Programme
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Potential other CSDP-related training/seminars led by EU MS
Potential CSDP Multilateral Panel
within EaP Platform 1
CSDP Panel to aim:
• promote CSDP cooperation in formal multilateral framework
• support bilateral cooperation
• serve as a forum for experience sharing and identification of cooperation
opportunities
CSDP Panel to address:
• CSDP developments, crisis management policies, operations
• priorities and needs for Partner Countries’ active engagement in CSDP
• political, legal, financial and other issues - facilitate contributions to EU-led
missions and operations
• seminars, training activities - strengthen capacities to participate in CSDP
actions, improve knowledge about CSDP
• possibilities to support security sector reforms
Framework Participation
Agreements
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS for participation in EU-led missions and operations
• Political signal of close partnership
• Facilitating speedy involvement when agreed by both sides
• Setting legal, financial aspects + basis for classified information sharing
12 FPAs SIGNED WITH
• Albania, Canada, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway,
Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Serbia, US
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER PARTNERS ongoing, incl.
• BiH: finalised
• Australia, Chile – well advanced
• Georgia, South Korea – recently launched
• Brazil, Russia - ongoing
• Armenia – interest expressed, formal letter awaited
Partners participation in CSDP
operations in 2012
• 14 countries: Albania, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Iceland, former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, New
Zealand, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the US
• In 9 CSDP missions and operations: EUFOR ALTHEA, EUJUST LEX
Iraq, EULEX Kosovo, EUPM BiH (mandate ended on 30 June 2012) , EUPOL
COPPS, EUPOL Afghanistan, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA,
EUTM SOMALIA, EUSEC RD Congo
• Invitations to new CSDP missions and operations 2012 / early 2013
(EUCAP Nestor, EUCAP Sahel/Niger, EUAVSEC S. Sudan, EUTM Mali)
Develop partnerships
Build friendships
Internalise cooperation