Berlin Plus arrangements

E745157

EU–NATO cooperation framework security agreement

The Berlin Plus arrangements are a set of agreements that allow the European Union to use NATO’s military assets and capabilities for EU-led crisis management operations under certain conditions.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU–NATO cooperation framework ⓘ security agreement ⓘ
aimsTo	avoid unnecessary duplication between EU and NATO ⓘ ensure effective use of NATO military assets by the EU ⓘ strengthen European crisis management capabilities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Berlin Plus agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	NATO–EU strategic partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForce	2003 ⓘ
condition	EU must respect NATO security standards for classified information ⓘ EU operations must not impair NATO’s core responsibilities ⓘ NATO retains right of first refusal in crisis management ⓘ participating non-EU European NATO members’ rights must be respected ⓘ
dateSigned	2002 ⓘ
developedFrom	European Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO–WEU cooperation frameworks ⓘ
enables	EU-led crisis management operations using NATO capabilities ⓘ use of NATO assets by the European Union ⓘ
geographicalScope	primarily Europe and surrounding regions ⓘ
governs	sharing of NATO planning capabilities with the EU ⓘ use of NATO command options for EU-led operations ⓘ
implementedInOperation	EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ EUFOR Concordia NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Althea NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesProvision	EU access to NATO operational planning for EU-led operations ⓘ EU use of NATO command structure for operations ⓘ EU–NATO security of information agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO–EU consultation mechanisms in crisis situations ⓘ assured EU access to NATO planning capabilities ⓘ presumption of availability of NATO capabilities and common assets for EU-led operations ⓘ release, monitoring and return of NATO assets and capabilities ⓘ
influencedBy	post–Cold War security environment in Europe ⓘ
legalBasis	NATO decisions at the 1999 Washington Summit ⓘ NATO decisions at the 2002 Prague Summit ⓘ
namedAfter	Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	member states of NATO ⓘ member states of the European Union ⓘ
partOf	NATO–EU strategic partnership in crisis management NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	NATO–WEU Berlin agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Common Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ European Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO crisis management operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	political agreement between NATO and EU before asset use ⓘ respect for interests of all NATO members, including non-EU allies ⓘ
scope	crisis management operations involving military means ⓘ
subjectTo	political relations between NATO and the EU ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ESDP → cooperatesThrough → Berlin Plus arrangements ⓘ

EUFOR → usesLegalFramework → Berlin Plus arrangements ⓘ

subject surface form: EUFOR Althea