European Union security European Union security The Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, commonly known as the Amsterdam Treaty, was signed on October 2, 1997, and entered into force on May 1, 1999; it made substantial changes to the Treaty on European Union, which had been signed at Maastricht in 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amsterdam Treaty"
The Common Foreign and Security Policy or CFSP was established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union in the Maastricht treaty of 1992, and further defined and broadened in the Amsterdam Treaty of 1997. It superseded the European Political Cooperation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Foreign and Security Policy"
The EU-Russia Common Spaces are four projected spheres of cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation. ...more on Wikipedia about "EU-Russia Common Spaces"
The EUFOR or European Union Force is an international military force under the supervision of the European Council. It is best known for operation Althea; their current involvement in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement. It replaced the NATO-led SFOR on the 2nd of December 2004. The EUFOR is led by the Political and Security Committee, and the civilian implementation of the agreement lies in the hands of the Office of High Representative. The efforts of both are coordinated by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana. ...more on Wikipedia about "EUFOR"
Eurocorps is a force which consists of up to 60,000 soldiers drawn from the armies of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. It is independent of any other military command although it can be placed under the command of EU or other international organizations. According to its founding treaties the Corps: ...more on Wikipedia about "Eurocorps"
The European Defence Initiative is a proposal for enhanced European Union defence cooperation presented by France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg in Brussels on 29 April 2004. It was based on the reinforced cooperation principle and aimed for better reactivity under the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). Some critics felt that this intra-European process would be a source of tension in the transatlantic arena with NATO and some felt that this was a duplication of existing means with the call for a distinct European headquarters. There were also some concerns about a multi-speed Europe. The UK was initially opposed to the concept but subsequently modified its position in favour. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Defence"
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency under the Council of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Defence Agency" http://www.shortopedia.com moments. European_Union_security
The European Defence Community (EDC) was a plan proposed by René Pleven, the French foreign minister at the time, in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany. Its intention was to form a pan-European defence force as an alternative to Germany's proposed accession to NATO, meant to harness its military potential in case of conflict with the Soviet bloc. The plan included the countries of France, Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg). A treaty was signed in May 1952, but the plan never went into effect. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Defence Community"
The European Gendarmerie Force or EGF was launched by an agreement between five members of the European Union ( France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands) and its purpose was the creation of a European intervention force which would have military police ( gendarmerie) functions, and be specialized in crisis management. More countries will be allowed to join in the future. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Gendarmerie Force"
The European Union Rapid Reaction Force is a transnational military force managed by the European Union itself rather than any of its member states. Following the initial declaration in December 1999, the formal agreement founding the ERRF or EURRF was reached on November 22, 2004 and according to statements made by EU officials the first ERRF units will be deployable by 2005. The aim is to have 60,000 soldiers available, deployable for at least a year. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Rapid Reaction Force"
The European Security and Defence Identity is a term which was used to describe a European common defence and security policy in the 1990s, now effectively replaced by the European Security and Defence Policy. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Security and Defence Identity"
The European Security and Defence Policy or ESDP is considered a major element of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar of the European Union (EU). The European Security and Defence Identity (ESDI) was initiated by provisions of the Amsterdam Treaty which stipulated the progressive framing of a common security and defence policy that could deal with humanitarian and rescue, peacekeeping, peacemaking and combat forces crisis management tasks, called the Petersberg tasks. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Security and Defence Policy"
A European Union Association Agreement (Association Agreement) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. Areas frequently covered by such agreements include the development of political, trade, social, cultural and security links. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union Association Agreement"
The European Union battle groups is a project done in the context of the European Security and Defence Policy, its aim being the creation of several rapidly deployable units for international intervention and tasks reaching up to full-combat situations. Confusingly, the EU Battlegroups are to be deployable more rapidly and for shorter periods than the long-planned European Rapid Reaction Force. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union battle groups"
The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), an agency of the European Union, came into being on July 20 2001 as a replacement to the Western European Union Institute for Security Studies, and thus represents a part of the transfer of functions from the Western European Union to the European Union, and more specifically to the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), under whose auspices it is an autonomous agency with intellectual freedom. It seeks to find a common security policy for the EU. It both researches and debates issues, and engages in dialogue with other European non-member nations and with Canada and the United States of America. The institute also offers analyses to the Council of the European Union and to Javier Solana, High Representative of the CFSP. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union Institute for Security Studies"
The European Union Military Staff is a department of the European Union, responsible for supervising operations within the realm of the European Security and Defence Policy. They fall under the jurisdiction of the European Union Military Committee, which in turn falls under the jurisdiction of the High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, currently Javier Solana. In a formal sense, control over these bodies is exercised by the Council of the European Union, though in practice they have a great deal of autonomy. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union Military Staff"
The EU rapid reaction mechanism is a streamlining of existing European Union Law and Framework Law regarding "the alleviation of crises, through human rights work, election monitoring, institution building, media support, border management, humanitarian missions, police training and the provision of police equipment, civil emergency assistance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, pacification, resettlement and mediation". It is sometimes portrayed as a "European Army", or the beginnings of one. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union rapid reaction mechanism"
The European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) was set up in 2002 in order to replace the Western Union Satellite Centre and thus represents a part of the transfer of functions from the Western European Union (WEU) to the European Union EU, and more specifically to the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), under whose auspices its purpose is to gather information through satellite images to help the EU in preventing conflicts and providing humanitarian aid. The centre is in Torrejón de Ardoz in Spain. Other countries who have an association agreement with the EUSC can also use its resources. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Union Satellite Centre"
This is the history of the European Union. See also the history of Europe and history of present-day nations and states. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the European Union"
Francisco Javier Solana Madariaga (born July 14 1942 in Madrid, Spain) is the High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU). He was a physicist who became a political minister for 13 years before serving as NATO Secretary-General 1995– 99. Dr. Solana was designated to become EU Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2006, but is likely to continue in his present role while the future of the EU is decided. ...more on Wikipedia about "Javier Solana"
The European Union member-states co-operate militarily in various ways. Many member states are also members of NATO, and there is a defence organisation called the Western European Union. However, the memberships of the EU, WEU and the NATO European countries are not the same. This article uses the word military in its U.S. English sense, i.e., of armed forces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military of the European Union"
The Thales SPECTRA (Système de Protection et d'Évitement des Conduites de Tir du Rafale, Self-Protection Equipment Countering Threats to Rafale Aircraft) is an integrated defensive aids suite developed by Thales Group for the Dassault Rafale series of fighter aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thales Spectra"
The Treaty of Maastricht which established the European Union, divided EU policies into three main areas, called pillars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Three pillars of the European Union"
Not to be confused with the European Union (EU), the Western European Union (WEU) is a partially dormant European defence and security organization, established on the basis of the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 with the accession of West Germany and Italy in 1954. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western European Union"
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