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===Military Planning and Conduct Capability=== |
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The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is a EUMS facility that provides a permanent operational headquarters at the military strategic level for non-executive military missions. The MPCC will be reporting to the [[Political and Security Committee]] (PSC), and informing the [[European Union Military Committee]] (EUMC).<ref>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/06/08/military-mpcc-planning-conduct-capability/</ref> |
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====Background==== |
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{{Further information|Military operations of the European Union#Operational headquarters}} |
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The EUMS has previosly not controlled the EU military missions directly; For each [[Military operations of the European Union|operation]], a Operational Headquarters (OHQ) has been nominated by the appropriate [[Council of the European Union|Council]] decision. The selected OHQ has run the operation at the strategic level and directed the Force Headquarters (FHQ), which has carried out the operation on the ground. |
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The MPCC will at present control the three EU training missions in Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia. |
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Since the first EU operation was deployed in 2003, four types of OHQs have been employed: |
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*Local Mission Headquarters, as is the case fir the training missions in [[European Union Training Mission Somalia|Somalia]] and [[EUTM Mali|Mali]] |
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*[[European Union Operations Centre]] (EU OPCEN), a limited non-standing, ad-hoc headquarters facility<ref>http://www.eeas.europa.eu/archives/docs/csdp/structures-instruments-agencies/eu-operations-centre/docs/factsheet_eu_opcen_23_06_2015.pdf</ref> |
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The MPCC will cooperate with its existing civilian counterpart, the [[Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability]] (CPCC), through a [[Joint Support Coordination Cell]] (JSCC). |
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====Establishment==== |
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====Organisation==== |
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EU officials have indicated that a review in 2018 might extend the MOCC's mandate to also include operations with combat elements - or so-called executive missions.<ref>https://euobserver.com/foreign/137127</ref> Such a development could establish the MPCC as a single EU military operational headquarters (OHQ), replacing the previous practice in which the EUMS has not controlled EU military missions directly, and where the [[Council of the European Union|Council]] has determined a dedicated ad hoc OHQ for each operation, typically out of one of the following categories: |
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*[[European Union Operations Centre]] (EU OPCEN), a limited ad hoc headquarters outside the EEAS |
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==Tasks== |
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Revision as of 04:09, 28 December 2017
| European Union Military Staff | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Allegiance |  European Union |
| Branch | European External Action Service |
| Type | Military staff |
| Size | 200+ personnel |
| Garrison/HQ | Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium |
| Website | eeas.europa.eu |
| Commanders | |
| High Representative | Federica Mogherini |
| Director General | Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen |
| Deputy Director General | Rear Admiral Bruce Williams |
The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) is a department of the External Action Service (EADS) of the European Union (EU) that performs a supervisory function in relation to Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations:
- providing strategic advice to the High Representative
- reporting to the European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
- performing "early warning, situation assessment and strategic planning for Petersberg tasks" and to implement CSDP missions (2001/80/CFSP, annex article 2) such as EUFOR Althea and the other European Union Force missions in Chad/CAR and the DR Congo.
The EUMS does not directly control the EU military missions.[1]
The EUMS current consists of 200+ military and civilian personnel, and is located in the Kortenberg building in Brussels.
Structure
The EUMS is a department of the External Action Service (EADS) that is located in the Kortenberg building in Brussels and currently consists of 200+ military and civilian personnel.
Director General
Previous Directors General (DG EUMS):[2]
| Title | Name | Nationality | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General | Esa Pulkkinen |  Finland |
2016- |
| Lieutenant General | Wolfgang Wosolsobe |  Austria |
2013-2016 |
| Lieutenant General | Ton van Osch |  Netherlands |
2010-2013 |
| Lieutenant General | David Leakey |  United Kingdom |
2007-2010 |
| Lieutenant General | Jean-Paul Perruche |  France |
2004-2007 |
Deputy Director General
Deputy Director General of the EUMS is Rear Admiral Bruce Williams from the UK.
Military Planning and Conduct Capability
The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is a EUMS facility that provides a permanent operational headquarters at the military strategic level for non-executive military missions. The MPCC will be reporting to the Political and Security Committee (PSC), and informing the European Union Military Committee (EUMC).[3]
The MPCC will at present control the three EU training missions in Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia.
The MPCC will cooperate with its existing civilian counterpart, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), through a Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC).
EU officials have indicated that a review in 2018 might extend the MOCC's mandate to also include operations with combat elements - or so-called executive missions.[4] Such a development could establish the MPCC as a single EU military operational headquarters (OHQ), replacing the previous practice in which the EUMS has not controlled EU military missions directly, and where the Council has determined a dedicated ad hoc OHQ for each operation, typically out of one of the following categories:
- National 'parent headquarters', e.g. Northwood Headquarters as made available by the United Kingdom
- Allied Command Operations (ACO) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), based on the Berlin Plus agreement
- European Union Operations Centre (EU OPCEN), a limited ad hoc headquarters outside the EEAS
Tasks
The Military Staff has supervised a number of deployments since its establishment.
The EUMS performs a supervisory function in relation to Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations:
- providing strategic advice to the High Representative
- reporting to the European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
- performing "early warning, situation assessment and strategic planning for Petersberg tasks" and to implement CSDP missions (2001/80/CFSP, annex article 2) such as EUFOR Althea and the other European Union Force missions in Chad/CAR and the DR Congo.
See also
- Common Security and Defence Policy
- European Union Operations Centre
- European External Action Service
- Military of the European Union
- Political and Security Committee
- European Union Military Committee
References
- ^ https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/5392/csdp-structure-instruments-and-agencies_hr#EU+Operations+Centre
- ^ http://www.council-tvnewsroom.eu/video/eums-change-of-command-extract
- ^ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/06/08/military-mpcc-planning-conduct-capability/
- ^ https://euobserver.com/foreign/137127
External links
- CSDP structure, instruments, and agencies, EEAS website
- EUMS - European Union Military Staff, EU Whoiswho