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SECTIONS

1. Historical Elements

2. Battlegroup General Composition

3. Battlegroup Requirements - Capabilities

4. Battlegroup Coordination Conference (BGCC)

5. Battlegroup Roster

6. Battlegroups strucures

7.SK tasks, role and composition

HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ( Helsinki 1999)‘ The European Council has agreed…….cooperating voluntarily in EU-led operations, Member States must be able, by 2003, to deploy within 60 days and sustain for at least 1 year military forces of up to 50,000-60,000 persons capable of the full range of Petersberg tasks;’..

‘and within this to provide smaller rapid response elements available and deployable at very high readiness’

HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

‘ ... we should be able to provide a smaller rapid response element of immediate reaction forces at very high readiness, particularly of entry and other enabling forces; the scale and the nature of such forces will depend on the particular circumstances of an operation ‘

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ( Helsinki 1999)

EU DEFENSE MINISTERS ( Sintra 2000)

HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

‘ … at complementing the Headline Goal with a precise definition and subsequent identification of modalities for EU rapid response elements ‘

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ( Helsinki 1999)

EU DEFENSE MINISTERS ( Sintra 2000)

GAERC (2003-2004)

HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

EUMC (2004)‘ EU Battlegroup Concept ‘Revision in 2006

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ( Helsinki 1999)

EU DEFENSE MINISTERS ( Sintra 2000)

GAERC (2003-2004)

BGs GENERAL COMPOSITION

1. Full Operational Capability (FOC) since 1st Jan 2007

2. The minimum force package capable for stand-alone operations

3. Battalion sized

4. Based on multinationality (FW Nation, coalition of MS and/or MS with Third States)

5. Associated with (F)HQ and strategic enablers

BGs GENERAL COMPOSITIONTailored to the Operation

INFANTRY BATTALION

- HQ- HQ Company- 3 X Infantry Company- Fire Support- Reconnaissance- Staff Support

COMBAT SUPPORT

Among others :- Fire Support- Engineer- Air Defense- Reconnaissance- CIS- Electronic Warfare- Intelligence- Information Operations- Helicopter Support- Forward Air Control- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

Among others :- Logistic Support- Medical Support- Geographical Support- CIMIC- Military Police

Choice of capabilities.Depending on the characteristics of the

operation

OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC ENABLERS

AIR

- Strategic Airlift- Tactical Airlift- Close Air Support- APOD- Helicopter Support

SEA

- Strategic Sealift- Carrier Based Air- SPOD

LOGISTICS

- Combat Service support- Maintenance- Medical Combat Support

OTHER

- Special Forces

Choice of capabilities.Depending on the characteristics of the operation

BGs GENERAL COMPOSITIONTailored to the Operation

BGs GENERAL COMPOSITIONTailored to the Operation

BGs REQUIREMENTS - CAPABILITIES

1. Size, composition, number of BGs after analyzing the possible EU-led Military Operation

2. 5 - 10 days readiness

3. Around 1500 troops

4.Sustainable for 30 days extendable to 120 if re-supplied

5.2 concurrent operations, subsequently 2 BGs

6.Training - Preparation - Certification up to MS

7.6000 km from Brussels

Tasks (according the Treaty of the EU)

Humanitarian and rescue tasks

Peace-keeping tasks

Tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including

peacemaking

Tasks (according the European Security Strategy)

Joint Disarmament Operations

Support for Third Countries on Combating Terrorism

Security Sector Reform as part of broader institution

building

BGs REQUIREMENTS - CAPABILITIES

BGs REQUIREMENTS - CAPABILITIES

Scenario Potential missions

Separation of parties by force Securing key areas

Conflict prevention Preventive deployment

Stabilisation, reconstruction and military advice to third countries

Initial entry point

Evacuation operations in a non-permissive environment

Non-Combatant evacuation

Assistance to humanitarian operations

Disaster relief and assistance to migratory movements to safe areas

BG COORDINATION CONFERENCE (BGCC)

1. Twice a year in Brussels

2. To confirm the roster at BGCC

3. Supported by “Questionnaire”

4. Open to MS and Third States

5. Voluntary contribution to the BG Packages

6. Filling the roster

BG COORDINATION CONFERENCE (BGCC)

OFFERS AND COMMITMENTS – 22 APR 2010

SEMESTER MS (&TS) BG POC Preferred OHQ

2010 -1 PL, DE, LV, LT, SK PL DE

UK, NL UK UK

2010 - 2 IT, RO, TR IT IT

ES, FR, PT ES FR

2011 - 1 NL, DE, FI, AT, LT NL DE

SE, FI, NO, EE, IE SE UK

2011 - 2 EL, BG, RO, CY, UA EL EL

PT, ES, FR, IT PT FR

2012 - 1 FR, BE, LU FR

Vacant

2012 - 2 IT, SI, HU IT

DE, AT, CZ, HR, FYROM, IE DE

2013 - 1 PL, DE, FR PL

Vacant

2013 - 2 UK, SE UK

Vacant

2014 - 1 EL, BG, RO, CY EL (tbc)

Vacant

2014 - 2 BE, NL, DE, LU, ES BE

ES, IT ES

2015 - 1 Vacant

Vacant

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Medevac

MP

CIMIC

PSYOPS

A/C

mn

mn

mn

TBCEOD

mn mnmn

LOG(-)

LOG

LOG

ISTAR

(-)

(-)

SPOD APOD

(-)

(-)

FHQ

CORE BG

BG COMPOSITION

CS MEDCSS

LOGTF

3185

296734 663

434

976

POLAD

FCdr

DFCdr

COS

DCOS OPS DCOS SPT

CJ2 CJ3 CJ5 CJ9 CJEngr/NBC

CJ1 CJ4 CJ6 CJ8 CJMed

MED

LEGAD

PIO

LNO

ALO

INFO Security MP

Special Command & Staff Advisors

(F)HQ ORGANISATION

CE=180CE=180

MP

BG composition (org chart)

CAPABILITIES. EUBG II STRUCTURE 2010

PO NSE

FR NSE

40 Troops

AIR COMPONENT

JFACC

2400 TOTAL

INFANTRYRECCE

AIR DEFENCEARTILLERY

HQ UNIT SIGNAL SUPPORT ENG

(FORCE) HQNRDC-SP

ARTILLERYISTAR NBC

TACP

HEL MP PSYOPS INTEL SIGNAL ENG NBC ADA

TASKFORCE HQ

STRATEGIC ENABLERS

RSOM

CIMIC SP NSE ROLE 2E

EU BG ORGANIZATION CHART

2500 Troops

FHQ

COMBAT SUPPORT

COMBAT SUPPORT LOG UNITS

LOG UNITS MEDICALSUPPORT

MEDICALSUPPORT

BGBG

FCdrDFCdr

COS

INT OPS CIMIC

PERS

LOG

CIS

BUD&FIN

MEDICAL

GENDER

PUBLIC INFORMATIONSMILITARY POLICE

Special Command & Staff Advisors

(F)HQ ORGANIZATION

POLITICALLEGAL

RELIGIOUS

OPSOPS SPTSPT

BGs

6000 Km

Brussels

Special Committee - Athena

Two main tasks:

1) Financing limited to certain common costs and a budget, Member States’ contributions based on GNI key

2) Pre-financing of « Nation Borne Costs », managed in common but billed to States based on their consumption

Role: a budget committeeRole: a budget committee− Approves:Approves:

− the budgets the budgets −deviations from procurement rules for high amountsdeviations from procurement rules for high amounts−the final destination of assets at the end of each operationthe final destination of assets at the end of each operation−the accountsthe accounts−the Financial Rulesthe Financial Rules

− May extend common costs for a given operationMay extend common costs for a given operation

CompositionComposition– Member States contributing to the financing of each operationMember States contributing to the financing of each operation– The Commission attends without taking part in votesThe Commission attends without taking part in votes– Contributing Third States may attend without votingContributing Third States may attend without voting

ATHENA

• Initial training :– ATHENA quarterly seminar – On request

• Advise & liaison– Budget implementation– NBCs & cash flow management– Liaison with existing framework operators

• Movement multinational coordination center Europe (MMCCE)

• Economat des armées (EDA / Pantin – FR)

• Same common costs for HQs (including BG)– Recce (Preparatory phase)– Running (Active phase) + costs for force as a whole

• Difficulty : collecting the BG needs

Athena & BG :

ATHENA

• By the end of 2011, unless the Council agrees to extend it,• For EU Member States,• When providing strategic airlift for BGs’ short notice deployment in accordance with the BG concept ,• Financing in common of incremental costs,• Council will determine the flat rates applicable to the payment or reimbursement of these costs.

BG strategic deployment :

ATHENA

• Difficulty : collecting the BG needs :– Stand by period– Launching of the operation– During the operation– Re-deployment

• BG points of contact needed

• ATHENA POC :• [email protected]• [email protected]

Athena & BG :

Questions ?