military stowage planning expert

N. whereas the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has called for the earliest possible resumption of the mediation process under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and for the full cooperation of the Burundian Government and all other concerned stakeholders with the mediator; whereas the AUPSC has imposed targeted sanctions against all those contributing to the violence and impeding the resolution of this crisis and has decided to launch an in-depth investigation into the violations of human rights and other abuses against civilians in Burundi and to deploy additional human rights observers and military experts; whereas ...[+++] the AUPSC has urged the AU to accelerate and finalise contingency planning for a possible deployment of an African-led mission to prevent violence;

I appreciate that the member thinks she's terrific at military planning, but I think we should hear about it from somebody in uniform.

We decided to accelerate our own planning for a possible European military crisis management operation – for the experts among you, in the field of our Common Security and Defence Policy, the so called CSDP.

1. Recalls the pivotal role of the High Representative/Vice-President in coordinating EU operations in third countries and regions; underlines that the structure and working methods of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should aim at ensuring the coherence and consistency of EU action in crisis situations; calls therefore on the Council to grant the HR/VP a permanent mandate allowing her to activate a crisis cell, gathering representatives from all the appropriate services of the Commission and the Council and from all EU planning capabilities (MIC, CMPD, EUMS, CPCC) to coordinate the EU response in the event of disaster, in o ...[+++]rder to be able to start work quickly without having to systematically go to the Council; suggests that this cell could be supported by a team, deployable within the first hours of the crisis, could be composed of civilian (CRT, MIC), military and civ-mil (EUMS, CPCC) experts and could also benefit from SITCEN and SATCEN intelligence;