KEYNOTES ON EUROGENDFOR IDENTITY AND TASKS

CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPABILITIES
ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES CHARACTERIZING EU-
ROGENDFOR IS THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TOOL. IT
CAN BE PLACED UNDER EITHER MILITARY COMMAND,
IN THE CASE OF HIGH-INTENSITY CONFLICTS; OR UN-
DER CIVILIAN AUTHORITY, AND FORCES ARE ABLE TO
ACT AUTONOMOUSLY OR JOINTLY WITH OTHER FOR-
CES. CONSEQUENTLY, EUROGENDFOR IS ABLE TO
MANAGE EVERY ASPECT OF THE VARIOUS STAGES IN
CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
- IN THE INITIAL PHASE: CARRYING OUT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS AND ENSURING ORDER AND SECURITY, SUB-
STITUTING OR STRENGTHENING WEAK OR NONEXISTENT LOCAL POLICE FORCES;
- DURING THE TRANSITION PHASE: CONTINUING TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, AS PART OF A (MILITARY) EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, FACILITATING COORDINATION AND COOPERATION WITH LOCAL OR INTERNATIONAL POLICE UNITS;
- DURING THE DISENGAGEMENT PHASE, FACILITATING SEAMLESS AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES
FROM THE MILITARY TO THE CIVILIAN CHAIN OF COMMAND.