EU Member States armed forces

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The EU Member States armed forces are the national military contingents of European Union countries that can be deployed collectively in support of the EU’s common security and defense policies, including crisis management operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective security instrument
defence capability pool
military alliance component
canBeDeployedFor conflict prevention
crisis management operations
humanitarian operations
joint disarmament operations
military advice and assistance missions
peace-keeping
peace-making
post-conflict stabilisation
rescue operations
support to third states in combating terrorism
terrorism prevention operations
characterizedBy forces remain under national command unless assigned to an EU operation
multinational force packages for specific missions
no standing EU army
voluntary force contributions by Member States
contributesTo EU Battlegroups
EU Rapid Deployment Capacity
EU-led military operations
cooperatesWith African Union missions
NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

United Nations peace operations
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
coordinatedBy European Union Military Committee
European Union Military Staff
Political and Security Committee
surface form: Political and Security Committee of the European Union
deploymentRequires consent of contributing Member States
unanimous decision of the Council of the European Union
developsCapabilitiesThrough Capability Development Plan of the European Defence Agency
European Defence Fund
Permanent Structured Cooperation
hasLegalBasis Treaty on European Union
surface form: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union

Common Security and Defence Policy provisions of the TEU
Treaty on European Union
hasPart air forces of EU Member States
gendarmerie-type forces of some EU Member States
land forces of EU Member States
national armed forces of EU Member States
naval forces of EU Member States
special operations forces of EU Member States
partOf Common Security and Defence Policy
European Union security architecture
supportsPolicy Common Foreign and Security Policy
Common Security and Defence Policy
usedBy Council of the European Union
European Council
European External Action Service
European Union
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

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European Union crisis management operations involves EU Member States armed forces