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Structurally, it is a directorate of the External Action Service (EEAS) and reports directly to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Article 4 of the Treaty on European Union , among other things, expressly states that "national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State". [ 2 ]
The seat of the EEAS in the European Quarter of Brussels The Kortenberg building, which houses most EEAS bodies related to the Common Security and Defence Policy. The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all international relations of the European Union.
The Military Staff of the European Union (EUMS) is the directorate-general of the European Union's (EU) External Action Service (EEAS) that contributes to the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by providing strategic advice to the High Representative (HR/VP) and commanding operations through its Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) operational headquarters.
List of CSDP missions EU Civilian and Military Missions 2003-14 , London School of Economics PhD Thesis on Civilian CSDP – EU Civilian crisis management (University of Geneva, 2008, 441 p. in French)
The EEAS has a key role in the programming of geographic instruments with EuropeAid and the EU Delegations. [ 18 ] Directorate-General is responsible for all the steps of an aid delivery project: [ 19 ] after identifying needs, it carries out feasibility studies and prepares all the necessary financial decisions and controls.
The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is a permanent operational headquarters (OHQ) at the military strategic level for military operations of up to 2,500 troops (i.e. the size of one battle group) deployed as part of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU) by the end of 2020.
The Program has received $1.6 billion from a variety of public and private commitments so far. An estimated $3 billion is needed to complete the full Program of projects. From 1998 to 2018, the private railroads invested $6.9 billion in the Chicago Terminal beyond CREATE Program investments.
The building is owned by the French insurance company AXA. Further space will be let to street-side shops. [ 2 ] The EEAS lease is €12 million-a-year, with the first year free (before moving in, the staff of the newly formed EEAS were housed in six separate buildings at a cost of €25 million a year).