Political and Security Committee

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EU Council preparatory body European Union body committee of ambassadors

The Political and Security Committee is a key European Union body of member state ambassadors that provides political control and strategic direction for the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including its crisis management missions.

Aliases (1)

Political and Security Committee of the European Union ×3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU Council preparatory body → European Union body → committee of ambassadors →
composedOf	ambassadors of EU member states → permanent representatives of EU member states →
cooperatesWith	Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management → EU Military Committee → European External Action Service → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →
establishedUnder	Common Foreign and Security Policy framework →
hasAbbreviation	COPS → PSC →
hasDecisionType	prepares decisions for adoption by the Council →
hasFunction	continuous political monitoring of international developments → coordination of member states’ positions in CFSP matters → implementation oversight of CFSP decisions →
hasRole	contributes to the definition of EU policies within CFSP and CSDP → exercises political control over EU crisis management missions → exercises strategic direction over EU crisis management missions → monitors international situation in areas covered by CFSP → prepares work for the Foreign Affairs Council → provides political control for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy → provides strategic direction for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy →
hasSeat	Council premises in Brussels →
hasTypeOfMember	ambassador-level representative →
language	English → French →
legalBasis	Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union → Treaty on European Union →
locatedIn	Belgium → European Quarter of Brussels →
meetsAt	Brussels →
meetsFrequency	regularly →
memberOfCategory	Common Foreign and Security Policy bodies → Common Security and Defence Policy bodies →
oversees	EU civilian crisis management missions → EU military crisis management operations →
partOf	Council of the European Union → European Union institutional framework →
policyArea	Common Foreign and Security Policy → Common Security and Defence Policy →
reportsTo	Council of the European Union → Foreign Affairs Council →
supportedBy	European External Action Service → General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
European Peace Facility for military operations ("Political and Security Committee of the European Union") → European Union crisis management operations →	overseenBy
Crisis Management and Planning Directorate → Foreign Affairs Council →	worksWith
EU Member States armed forces ("Political and Security Committee of the European Union") →	coordinatedBy
EUBAM Rafah ("Political and Security Committee of the European Union") →	reportsTo
Common Security and Defence Policy →	supportedBy