Kortenberg building
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Address	French: Avenue de Cortenbergh 150 Dutch: Kortenberglaan 150 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′43″N 4°23′24.5″E / 50.84528°N 4.390139°E / 50.84528; 4.390139
Current tenants	Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) bodies of the Council of the European Union and European External Action Service
Technical details
Floor count	?

The Kortenberg building is the office building of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Belgium that houses most bodies related to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

This use of the building started after the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the CSDP's precursor, in the early 2000, under the auspices of High Representative Javier Solana, who stated on several accasions the need to build a 'strong in-house strategic culture'.^[1]

Most of the European External Action Service (EEAS) has been situated in the Triangle building at the Schuman roundabout since 2012, however for security reasons CSDP departments were unable to move to this building 500m away.^[2]

Part of the European External Action Service (EEAS):

• European Union Military Staff (EUMS), including its Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC)
• Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC)
• Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC)
• Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD)

CSDP agencies outside the EEAS:

• European Defence Agency (EDA)^[3]
• European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)

• Triangle building, the nearby main seat of the European External Action Service
• Brussels and the European Union

• The European Union and Military Force: Governance and Strategy