Chairman of the European Union Military Committee | |
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European Union Military Committee | |
Reports to | High Representative |
Seat | Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium |
Term length | 3 years |
Inaugural holder | General Gustav Hägglund |
Formation | December 2000 |
Website | europa.eu |
The chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) is the four-star rank officer representing and presiding over the European Union's (EU) Military Committee (EUMC), composed of the chiefs of defence (CHODs) of the EU member states. The chairman is selected by the chiefs of defence of the member states and appointed by the members of the Council of the European Union for a three-year term.
The chairman has the following tasks:[1]
The relationship between the High Representative, the Military Staff and Military Committee as of November 2017:[2]
Colour key:
High Representative (a Vice-President of the Commission)
Military Committee (EUMC; a Council body)
Military Staff (EUMS; a Directorate-General of the External Action Service)
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![]() Working Group/Headline Goal Task Force | Director General EUMS/ Director MPCC ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legal advisor | Deputy Director General![]() ![]() | Horizontal Coordination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant Chief of Staff for Synchronisation | EU cell at SHAPE | EU Liaison at the UN in NY | Assistant Chief of Staff for External Relations | NATO Permanent Liaison Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concepts & Capabilities Directorate ![]() | Intelligence Directorate ![]() | Operations Directorate ![]() | Logistics Directorate ![]() | Communications & Information Systems Directorate ![]() | Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC)
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Further information: Command and control structure of the European Union |
The EU command and control (C2) structure is directed by political bodies composed of member states' representatives, and generally requires unanimous decisions. As of April 2019:[3]
Political strategic level:[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISS | EUCO Pres. (EUCO) | Chain of command | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordination/support | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SatCen | CIVCOM | HR/VP (FAC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INTCEN | HR/VP (PMG) | HR/VP (PSC)[6] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() CEUMC (EUMC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CMPD | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() DGEUMS[3] (EUMS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Military/civilian strategic level: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dir MPCC[3] (MPCC) | JSCC | Civ OpCdr CPCC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operational level: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MFCdr[4] (MFHQ) | HoM[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tactical level: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CC[2] Land | CC[2] Air | CC[2] Mar | Other CCs[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forces | Forces | Forces | Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | State | Ref. |
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1 | General Gustav Hägglund (born 1938) | 3 June 2001 | 9 April 2004 | 2 years, 311 days | ![]() | ![]() | [4] | |
2 | General Rolando Mosca Moschini (born 1939) | 9 April 2004 | 6 November 2006 | 2 years, 211 days | ![]() | ![]() | – | |
3 | General Henri Bentégeat (born 1946) | 6 November 2006 | 6 November 2009 | 3 years, 0 days | ![]() | ![]() | – | |
4 | General Håkan Syrén (born 1952) | 6 November 2009 | 6 November 2012 | 3 years, 0 days | ![]() | ![]() | – | |
5 | General Patrick de Rousiers (born 1955) | 6 November 2012 | 6 November 2015 | 3 years, 0 days | ![]() | ![]() | [5] | |
6 | General Michail Kostarakos (1956–2023) | 6 November 2015 | 6 November 2018 | 3 years, 0 days | ![]() | ![]() | [6] | |
7 | General Claudio Graziano (born 1953) | 6 November 2018 | 1 June 2022 | 3 years, 207 days | ![]() | ![]() | [7] | |
8 | General Robert Brieger (born 1956) | 16 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 18 days | ![]() | ![]() | [8][9] |