ESDP Civilian Crisis Management:
                                      Capability Development

November 2008

                            ESDP Civilian Crisis Management Operations

                                     ESDP Missions (Nov. 2008)

                                  1. Civilian Headline Goal 2008

                                            Background

g    Dec. 2003 - European Security Strategy: EU ambition, key threats and challenges

g    Jun. 2004 - European Council:

g   Adopts Military Headline Goal;

g   Orders Civilian Headline Goal for December.



                                         Mandate CHG 2008

g     Dec. 2004 - European Council approves CHG 2008 document (15863/04):

g   Overall coherence of civ. capability development

g   Improve and maintain civ. capabilities

g   Quantity and quality

g   Readiness

                                     Civilian Capabilities (1)

g   Police

g   Rule of Law

g   Civilian Administration

g   Civil Protection

                                     Civilian Capabilities (2)



g    Monitoring

g    Support to EUSR



g    Civilian Response Teams

                                            Modalities

g   Carried out by Secretariat

g   Commission fully involved

g   Assistance from MS – Workshops

g   Supervision by PSC

g   Guidance by CIVCOM

                                         CHG step-by-step

g    Draw up scenarios

g    Identify MS capabilities needed to address those scenarios

g    Ask MS for the availability of needed resources (Questionnaire)

g    Analyse and report replies

                                    Civilian Headline Goal 2010

                                             CHG 2010

g   Planning methodology as in CHG 2008

g   Exploration of synergies with:

g   EU military

g   European Commission

g   Other relevant actors

g   List of Required Non-human resources:

g   Equipment

g   Concepts

                               Civilian Capabilities Management Tool

Goalkeeper Software

g   Headhunter

g   Schoolmaster

g   Shopkeeper

g   Governor

g   Registrar

                                             Scenarios

g   IA/B -  Stabilization and Reconstruction

g   II    -  Conflict Prevention

g   III -  Targeted Strengthening of
     Institutions

g   IV    -  Civilian Support to Humanitarian
     Operations

                                    4. Civilian Response Teams

                                    Civilian Response Teams (3)

Functions:

g    Assessment and Fact Finding

g    Mission build-up

g    Reinforcing Existing EU Crisis Management Activities



                              NB: CRT concept to be reviewed in 2008

                                    Civilian Response Teams (1)

g    Rapid response tool

g    Size and composition tailored to need

g    Contribute to timeliness, adequacy and impact of EU crisis management capability

g    Pool of 100 pre-designated experts

g    Experts train together for ready deployment as teams

                                    Civilian Response Teams (2)

Pool of experts (100):

g     21 Police

g     18 Rule of Law

g     12 Civilian Administration

g      5  Civil Protection

g      7  Monitoring

g     18 Political Affairs

g     19 Admin and logistic    support

Training:

g    Several courses each year

                                            Questions ?