Swedish EU Presidency - “Civilian and military actors must cooperate more”

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Better cooperation between civilian and military actors will contribute to improved maritime surveillance and more effective peace support operations.

The EU defence ministers agreed on this at their informal meeting in Göteborg on Monday.

In addition to the defence ministers, others attending the meeting included Javier Solana, High Representative for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, and representatives of the European Commission and NATO. Crown Princess Victoria also appeared.
Information derived from maritime surveillance may be used to ensure more secure sea transport, monitor fishing activities, uncover environmental problems and prevent human trafficking. One problem is that the information exchange between countries or between civilian and military actors does not always work as it should. The meeting on Monday addressed, among other things, how this cooperation can be improved. To inspire them, ministers were shown a demonstration of maritime surveillance cooperation in the Baltic Sea region.

“Today’s discussions show that there is broad consensus on the importance of effective cooperation between countries and civilian and military actors when it comes to maritime surveillance. Experience from the system used by the Baltic Sea countries, which we have studied here today, can be used in the EU’s operations in Somalia, for example”, said Javier Solana in connection with the press conference after the meeting.

“I am pleased that the Swedish Presidency has received strong support to proceed with conclusions to the Council in November. It is also very pleasing that Spain today showed already that they are ready to move the issue forward during their Presidency”, said Minister for Defence Sten Tolgfors at the press conference.
Civilian and military cooperation is also necessary to strengthen the EU’s ‘capability development’. Capabilities are different forms of support used to contribute to peace and security in conjunction with military operations or as preventive measures within the context of the EU’s crisis management. They may involve transportation, health care or IT systems. At the meeting on Monday, the defence ministers discussed how to coordination between civilian and military actors can be improved in this area.

“Civilian and military operations often have similar resource requirements. If we coordinate the operations better, we can avoid duplications and create synergy effects. Today’s discussions show that there is strong support among the EU countries for continuing efforts in this area”, said Sten Tolgfors at the press conference.

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