Article published in the journal The European ', 02/01/1911
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'At this time they have a strong connotation of reunion' family 'we are accustomed to various Heads of Government send a message public support for the troops serving overseas. It is a way to connect public and legitimate institutions that represent us in the military who are out doing their duty.
split screen that appears on our TV and connects to different detachments hidden deployment yet much more complex than it seems. Since 2003 the EU launched its European Security Strategy that screen has been gradually filling troops not acting under the mandate of 'national' in our respective countries, but as part of a joint task force with a mandate from the European Council or Council of European Union.
This Christmas, civilian and military members from 14 European missions be working for the security of our continent (6 in Western Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, 3 in the Middle East, 1 in Asia Central and 4 in Africa). Ten of these missions are civilian or mixed between civilian and military and are designed primarily to monitor and provide training for future police officers, judges, soldiers and border guards in countries where lack of security can threaten interests and principles of the Union.
Many of these professionals perform their duties without bear arms and do their work in unstable regions of which depends on one's own safety and welfare of Europeans. Beyond the recent withdrawal-after 5 years of English troops deployed in the Balkans, the European Union continues to field and 1448 military and 112 police officers serving mission EUFOR ALTHEA BiH and EUPM BiH. In the same region 1490 are working professionals (including police and civilians) deployed with the mission EULEX Kosovo . To those who are added in the Caucasus for example the 323 policemen in supervision, observation and border control missions serving EUMM Georgia and Georgia EUSR BST. Other professional military and are deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Ukraine, or in Somalia, following the call EUNAVFOR Somalia 'Atalanta' (one of the most recent missions and more numerous in terms of deployed military to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa).
The European Union operations move a total of 3574 military and 2437 civilians in addition to professionals from other countries are not even members of the Union like the U.S. and Turkey. In the case of Turkey, the EU's most important partner is not in such operations, security cooperation dates back to 2003 and is currently deployed 354 soldiers under European command.
addition to these temporary units, the European Union set itself a series of objectives for 2010 among which the formation of 18 'small' Permanent Battle Groups ( Battlegroups ). Using a rotation system ensures that the Union two teams each consisting of 1500 soldiers are always on standby in case they needed. These professionals, although not necessarily see them or are 'made', continues to train and focus semester after semester at headquarters used by the European Union. To name some of them, groups that are of 'guard' from 1 January are the so-called 'Nordic Battlegroup ' (known to be one of the rapid reaction group that has promoted a system of recruitment and Specially trained demanding and even has its own logo) and the group led by the Netherlands.
Following the same logic, European Union also scored goals for 2010 in terms of mobilization of civilian experts express . Objectives were largely met, with the development since 2007 the so-called ' Civilian Capability Management Tool', a database that anticipates the type and number of staff would be required to act according to different crisis situations (political, environmental, terrorist attack, repatriation of citizens ...). This database must be updated Member States on a recurring basis mentioning the units are able to provide. The system is complemented with a list of the names of those experts who have followed a specific training of the European Union that could be mobilized if you need immediate action.
The European Union is still far from having an 'army' of Europe, but his foreign policy skills have opened doors to new concerns about its military and civilian capabilities. Community missions, as opposed to 'national', they decided unanimously by the Heads of State and subject to Community and international law, which specifically lists the cases in which they could use this 'force' European (Mainly in cases of peacekeeping , stabilization and development).
There is still a stretch for the Union together may be able to mobilize 60,000 men and women to act in a crisis situation, whether under the command of the UN or the EU itself. However that was one of the goals that were scored different States in 2003 after suffering in their own flesh the inability to act in the Balkans and the marginalization which is an uncoordinated strategy (who remembers the European crisis because of divergences in the Iraq War, or more recently Obama encampment during the English EU Presidency alluding to the weak profitability in coming to talk to 'Europe'?).
The Union general budget for 2011 amounts to 17% of what it spends only U.S. Defense. Despite these limitations, the common security policy continues to advance. Those who make it possible are very real people who work at risk under a joint and multinational command. It costs us our point of view with 'state' of external relations, but they are there. All of a country while all '.
PS: on this subject I began my collaboration on the project ' Sesióndecontrol ', which has a more recognized and motivated address in the field of digital citizenship and communication. I advise the project web and legal bases worked (follow him on twitter: sesiondecontrol). You can check my record ' beyond' our 'troops ', published on 02.01.1911, I also left a suggestive note on European citizens' initiative 'l a citizens' initiative will be electronic or otherwise. "
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