First Joint EU-NATO Crisis Management Exercise (CME/CMX 03)
NATO PR/CP (2003)133
11 November 2003
The European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) will conduct their first ever joint crisis management
exercise, CME/CMX 03, from 19 to 25November 2003, based on a range of
standing arrangements for consultation and cooperation between the EU and
NATO in times of crisis, and the other relevant elements of "Berlin
Plus" arrangements.
CME/CMX 03 will concentrate on how the EU plans at the strategic
politico-military level for an envisaged EU-led operation with recourse
to NATO assets and capabilities, where NATO as a whole is not engaged.
CME/CMX 03 will be based on a fictitious crisis scenario, initially
developed by the EU in accordance with the principles of the UN
Charter. This scenario leads to the consideration of options
for a possible EU crisis management operation under Article 17.2 of the
Treaty on European Union (humanitarian and rescue tasks, peacekeeping
tasks and tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including
peacemaking). It will concentrate on the crisis management phases
preceding a decision to take action; therefore, no troops will be
deployed.
The exercise will focus on the interaction between the EU and NATO at the
strategic politico-military level based on a range of standing
arrangements for consultation and co-operation between the two
organisations in times of crisis leading to the appointment of an
Operational Commander and to the EU tasking for military operational
planning. In this context, the relevant decisions on the
involvement of the non-EU European Allies and Canada will be taken into
account.
The exercise will also actively test civilian instruments of the EU
including Community instruments administered by the Commission, and
lead to EU taskings for civilian operational planning.
CME/CMX 03 will be conducted in Brussels and in national capitals.
On the EU side, it will involve all Member States, the relevant Council
instances, the Secretary-General/High Representative, the Commission and
the EU Satellite Centre. On the NATO side, all Allies will be involved,
as well as all relevant bodies at NATO HQ including national Delegations
and NATO's Strategic Commanders' Headquarters (SHAPE).
This exercise will allow both the EU and NATO to complement the lessons
learned from their actual cooperation on the EU-led operation Concordia,
with a view to further enhancing their concerted contribution to peace
and stability.
For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service
in Brussels (tel:+ 32.2.707.5041; fax: +32.2.707.5057).
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