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CSDP Cooperation with EaP Countries Vilnius, 28 February 2013 Skirmante Jasinskiene Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EEAS. Instruments of CSDP cooperation. Dialogue Political dialogues – CSDP cooperation issues raised regularly Staff talks
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CSDP Cooperation with EaP Countries Vilnius, 28 February 2013 Skirmante Jasinskiene Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EEAS
Instruments of CSDP cooperation • 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 EaP Platform 1 mtg June 2012 – CSDP topic for the 1st time Information briefings on EU crisis management exercise (Multilayer Exercise Sept/Oct 2012) PL-SE High Level Course for EaP Countries (Warsaw, Brussels – Oct/Nov 2012) EaP Workshop on CSDP on 9 Nov 2012 EaP Platform 1 mtg 15 Nov 2012 – tasking to draft ToRs Draft Terms of References to be circulated for consideration in March 2013 EaP Platform 1 mtg 16 May 2013 – potential launch of CSDP Panel CSDP Panel meeting / CSDP workshop autumn 2013 Foresee CSDP activities within the EaP Platform 1 Work Programme 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)
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