Strategic Panorama 2009 - 2010 - IEEE

Aníbal Villalba Fernández
connection, impetus will be given to bolstering civilian and military capabilities
in order to enable to the EU to contribute to crisis management
and the stabilisation and resolution of conflicts in the framework of close
collaboration with the UN, NATO, the OSCE and the African Union, among
other global actors.
The programme recognises the need to continue with the work performed
in the context of the European Security Strategy and points out the
need to strengthen crisis-management, non-proliferation, disarmament
and counterterrorism capabilities and to reinforce multilateral cooperation.
The Presidency trio will continue to reinforce CSDP in all its components
in order to enhance the role of the Union as a global and autonomous actor
in the field of conflict prevention, crisis response, crisis management and
post-conflict stabilisation with a special focus on civil-military synergy.
With a view to improving the effectiveness of crisis management, new
ways of cooperation will be encouraged, including multinational solutions,
such as pooling of resources, training and logistics, as well as new security
and defence possibilities and mechanisms provided under the Lisbon
Treaty.
Special attention will be paid to the capability development mechanism
known as Headline Goal in the implementation of civilian and military
objectives. Enhancing the EU’s rapid response capabilities will be a
priority. In this connection new possibilities for the development of civilian
capabilities will be further explored and the activities of the European
Defence Agency for developing capabilities will be further developed.
In relation to the international cooperation component in security matters,
the Presidency trio expects the EU to strive to develop close cooperation
with the United Nations, NATO, the OSCE, the African Union and
other international and regional organisations. In particular special attention
will be given to further improving relations with NATO at the political
strategic level, including the development of capabilities.
The Presidency trio is determined to take stock of the decade’s progress
in crisis prevention and intends to propose new measures on the
occasion of the tenth anniversary of the EU Programme for the Prevention
of Violent Conflicts (Gothenburg Programme).
A particularly significant aspect of the Presidency trio’s programme is
the priority given to improving the planning and operational conduct of
military and civilian operations.
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