Political and Security Committee of the European Union

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European Union body ambassador-level committee

The Political and Security Committee of the European Union is a permanent body of ambassador-level representatives that oversees the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy, providing political control and strategic direction for crisis management operations.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Political and Security Committee of the European Union canonical	5

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union body ⓘ ambassador-level committee ⓘ
advises	Foreign Affairs Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
canExercise	political control over EU crisis management operations ⓘ strategic direction of EU crisis management operations ⓘ
chair	representative of the European External Action Service ⓘ
composedOf	Permanent Representatives Committee II level diplomats in foreign and security policy field ⓘ ambassador-level representatives of EU member states ⓘ
establishedFor	implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
governedBy	Council’s Rules of Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasObserver	European Commission representative NERFINISHED ⓘ General Secretariat of the Council representative NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole	contributes to definition of EU policies within CFSP and CSDP ⓘ coordinates EU positions in the field of foreign and security policy ⓘ monitors international situation in areas covered by CFSP ⓘ prepares work for the Foreign Affairs Council ⓘ provides political control for EU crisis management operations ⓘ provides strategic direction for EU crisis management operations ⓘ
hasTypeOfMember	one representative per EU member state ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on European Union ⓘ
locatedIn	Belgium ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
meets	regularly at ambassador level in Brussels ⓘ
monitors	implementation of agreed EU foreign and security policy actions ⓘ
overseesPolicy	Common Foreign and Security Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ Common Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea	defence policy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ security policy ⓘ
prepares	draft decisions for the Council in CFSP matters ⓘ
reportsTo	Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	COPS NERFINISHED ⓘ Comité politique et de sécurité NERFINISHED ⓘ PSC NERFINISHED ⓘ Political and Security Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy	European External Action Service NERFINISHED ⓘ General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union Military Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability → reportsTo → Political and Security Committee of the European Union ⓘ

Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management → reportsTo → Political and Security Committee of the European Union ⓘ

Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management → advises → Political and Security Committee of the European Union ⓘ

EUFOR → reportsTo → Political and Security Committee of the European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: EUFOR Althea

Operation IRINI → reportsTo → Political and Security Committee of the European Union ⓘ