Common Security and Defence Policy: Difference between revisions

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*the [[European External Action Service|External Action Service]]'s (EEAS) [[Crisis Management and Planning Directorate]] (CMPD) and permanent Operation Headquarters (OHQs) for [[Command and control structure of the European Union|command and control]] (C2) at the military/civilian strategic level, i.e. the [[Military Planning and Conduct Capability|MPCC]] and [[Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability|CPCC]].

*a number of [[Foreign Affairs Council]] (FAC) preparatory bodies – such as the [[European Union Military Committee|Military Committee]] (EUMC)

*four [[Agencies of the European Union|agencies]], including the [[European Defence Agency|Defence Agency]] (EDA).

The EU command and control structures are much smaller than the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]'s (NATO) Command Structure (NCS), which has been established for territorial defence. It has been agreed that NATO's [[Allied Command Operations]] (ACO) may be used for the conduct of the EU's missions. The MPCC, established in 2017 and to be strengthened in 2020, is the EU's first permanent military OHQ. In parallel, the newly established [[European Defence Fund]] (EDF) marks the first time the [[Budget of the European Union|EU budget]] is used to finance multinational defence projects.