Chairman of the European Union Military Committee

Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
	CEUMC coat of arms
	EUMC coat of arms
	Incumbent; General Claudio Graziano; since 6 November 2018
	European Union Military Committee
Reports to	High Representative
Seat	Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	General Gustav Hägglund
Formation	December 2000
Website	europa.eu

The Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) is the four-star rank officer representing and presiding over the European Union's (EU) Military Committee (EUMC), composed of the chiefs of defence (CHODs) of the EU member states. The chairman is selected by the chiefs of defence of the member states and appointed by the members of the Council of the European Union for a three-year term.

Task[]

The chairman has the following tasks:^[1]

Acting as the spokesperson for the EUMC
Participating in Political and Security Committee meetings as appropriate
Acting as the military adviser to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) who heads the EEAS European External Action Service
Representing the primary point of contact with the Operation Commanders of the EU's military operations
Attending Council meetings with defence and security implications

The relationship between the High Representative, the Military Staff and Military Committee as of November 2017:^[2] Colour key:
High Representative (a Vice-President of the Commission)
Military Committee (EUMC; a Council body)
Military Staff (EUMS; a Directorate-General of the External Action Service)

High Representative

Chairman EUMC

Working Group

Working Group/Headline Goal Task Force

Director General EUMS/
Director MPCC

Legal advisor

Deputy Director General

Horizontal Coordination

Assistant Chief of Staff for Synchronisation

EU cell at SHAPE

EU Liaison at the UN in NY

Assistant Chief of Staff for External Relations

NATO Permanent Liaison Team

Concepts & Capabilities
Directorate

Intelligence
Directorate

Operations
Directorate

Logistics
Directorate

Communications & Information Systems
Directorate

Military Planning and
Conduct Capability (MPCC)

Chief of Staff

Working Group

Current Operations

Role in command and control of missions[]

The EU command and control (C2) structure, as directed by political bodies which are composed of member states's representatives and generally require unanimous decisions, as of April 2019:^[3]

Liaison: Advice and recommendations Support and monitoring Preparatory work

Political strategic level:

ISS

EUCO Pres. (EUCO)

Chain of command

Coordination/support

SatCen

CIVCOM

HR/VP (FAC)

INTCEN

HR/VP (PMG)

HR/VP (PSC) (******)

CEUMC (EUMC)

CMPD

DGEUMS (***) (EUMS)

Military/civilian strategic level:

Dir MPCC (***) (MPCC)

JSCC

Civ OpCdr CPCC(*)

Operational level:

MFCdr (****) (MFHQ)

HoM (*)

Tactical level:

CC(**) Land

CC(**) Air

CC(**) Mar

Other CCs(**)

Forces

*In the event of a CSDP Civilian Mission also being in the field, the relation with the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and its Civilian Operation Commander (Civ OpCdr), as well as the subordinate Head of Mission (HoM), are coordinated as shown.

**Other Component Commanders (CCs) and service branches which may be established

***The MPCC is part of the EUMS and Dir MPCC is double-hatted as DGEUMS. Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), either a national OHQ offered by member states or the NATO Command Structure (NCS) would serve this purpose. In the latter instance, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), rather than Dir MPCC, would serve as Operation Commander (OpCdr).

****Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), the MFCdr would be known as a Force Commander (FCdr), and direct a Force Headquarters (FHQ) rather than a MFHQ. Whereas the MFHQ would act both on the operational and tactical level, the FHQ would act purely on the operational level.

*****The political strategic level is not part of the C2 structure per se, but represents the political bodies, with associated support facilities, that determine the missions' general direction. The Council determines the role of the High Representative (HR/VP), who serves as Vice-President of the European Commission, attends European Council meetings, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and may chair the Political and Security Committee (PSC) in times of crisis. The HR/VP proposes and implements CSDP decisions.

******Same composition as Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) II, which also prepares for the CSDP-related work of the FAC.

List of holders[]

No.	Chairman	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	State	Ref.
1	Hägglund, GustavGeneral Gustav Hägglund (born 1938)	3 June 2001	9 April 2004	2 years, 311 days	Finnish Army	Finland	^[4]
2	Moschini, Rolando MoscaGeneral Rolando Mosca Moschini (born 1939)	9 April 2004	6 November 2006	2 years, 211 days	Italian Army	Italy	–
3	Bentégeat, HenriGeneral Henri Bentégeat (born 1946)	6 November 2006	6 November 2009	3 years, 0 days	French Army	France	–
4	Syrén, HåkanGeneral Håkan Syrén (born 1952)	6 November 2009	6 November 2012	3 years, 0 days	Swedish Amphibious Corps	Sweden	–
5	de Rousiers, PatrickGeneral Patrick de Rousiers (born 1955)	6 November 2012	6 November 2015	3 years, 0 days	French Air and Space Force	France	^[5]
6	Kostarakos, MichailGeneral Michail Kostarakos (born 1956)	6 November 2015	6 November 2018	3 years, 0 days	Hellenic Army	Greece	^[6]
7	Graziano, ClaudioGeneral Claudio Graziano (born 1953)	6 November 2018	Incumbent	3 years, 127 days	Italian Army	Italy	^[7]

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2018-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/impetus_24_dp_final_1.pdf
^ EU Command and Control, p. 13, Military Staff
^ "2342nd Council meeting - GENERAL AFFAIRS - Luxembourg, 9 April 2001". ec.europa.eu. European Commission. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/csdp-structures-and-instruments/eu-military-committee-(eumc)/chairman-eumc/eumc-activities/eumc-6-november-2012^{[dead link]}
^ "General Kostarakos elected president of the EU Military Committee". To Vima. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^ "European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU Chiefs of Defence, 6-7 November 2017". consilium.europa.eu. Council of the EU. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2018-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ttps://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/impetus_24_dp_final_1.pdf

[3] EU Command and Control, p. 13, Military Staff

[4] "2342nd Council meeting - GENERAL AFFAIRS - Luxembourg, 9 April 2001". ec.europa.eu. European Commission. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[5] ttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/csdp-structures-and-instruments/eu-military-committee-(eumc)/chairman-eumc/eumc-activities/eumc-6-november-2012^{[dead link]}

[6] "General Kostarakos elected president of the EU Military Committee". To Vima. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[7] "European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU Chiefs of Defence, 6-7 November 2017". consilium.europa.eu. Council of the EU. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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