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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 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.
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]
SHAPE’s main building also flies the EU flag, reflecting the Berlin Plus agreement. NATO Command Structure (NCS): An OHQ would be set up within the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium. SHAPE is the main headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO).
The EEAS is led by the HR/VP and seated in Brussels. The EEAS does not propose or implement policy in its own name, but prepares acts to be adopted by the HR/VP, the European Commission or the Council. [8] The EEAS is also in charge of EU diplomatic missions (delegations) [9] and intelligence and crisis management structures. [10] [11] [12]
The Kortenberg building. The Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) is a body within the European Union's (EU) External Action Service (EEAS) that is in charge of the integrated civilian-military planning within the sphere of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). [1]