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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 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).
The EEAS merged the Commission's Directorate-General for External Relations (and various other departments) with its counterparts in the Council of Ministers. The responsible Commissioner for the service is the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles in his role as Commission Vice-President.
The building was constructed in 1977 for an insurance company. [1] That use of the building started after the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the precursor of the Common Security and Defence Policy, in the early 2000s under the auspices of High Representative Javier Solana, who stated on several occasions the need to build a "strong in-house strategic culture".
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.
The EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN) is a "civilian intelligence function" [1] of the European Union (EU). 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.
The European Diplomatic Academy is a diplomatic training programme launched by the European External Action Service in 2022 after the proposal made by the European Parliament in 2021, [2] with the goal of building a fully-fledged European Union diplomatic corps that can promote EU foreign policy and external interests. [1]
Kortenberg building. The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) is the directorate of the External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU) that serves as operational headquarters (OHQ) for the civilian missions of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).