Reference Material

• European Council – ESDP-Related Presidency Conclusions
• Further ESDP-Related Documents and Websites
• EU Treaties
• EU-led Operations

European Council: ESDP-Related Presidency Conclusions (June 1999 - )

1999

• Cologne European Council Presidency Conclusions (Excerpt) 3 and 4 June 1999
• Helsinki European Council Presidency Conclusions (Excerpt) 10 and 11 December 1999

2000

• Santa Maria da Feira European Council (Excerpt) 19 and 20 June 2000
• Nice European Council (Excerpt) 7-9 December 2000

2001

• Göteborg European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 15 and 16 June 2001
• Laeken European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 14 and 15 December 2001

2002

• Seville European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 21 and 22 June 2002
• Copenhagen European Council (excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 12 and 13 December 2002

2003

• Thessaloniki European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 20 June 2003
• Brussels European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 12 and 13 December 2003

2004

• Brussels European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 17 and 18 June 2004
• Brussels European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 16 and 17 December 2004

2005

• Brussels European Council (Excerpt; PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 16 and 17 June 2005
• Brussels European Council (PDF) and Presidency Report on ESDP (PDF) 15 and 16 December 2005

For the full list of the complete Presidency Conclusions, click here.

Further ESDP-Related Documents and Websites

Joint Declaration Issued at the British-French Summit, Saint Malo, France, 3-4 December 1998
Text of the British-French declaration stating that the EU should acquire the "capacity for autonomous action" and paving the way for the birth of ESDP at the 1999 European Council meeting in Cologne.

A Secure Europe in a Better World (PDF)
The European Security Strategy, adopted by the European Council meeting in Brussels on 12 December 2003.

Petersberg Declaration of the WEU, Bonn 1992 (PDF)
This declaration, adopted by the WEU Council of Ministers in 1992, defines the so-called Petersberg tasks, which were later incorporated into the Treaty on European Union.

NATO-EU: A Strategic Partnership
NATO website with news, background information, and links to official texts.

EU Treaties

Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe
The Constitution was signed by the EU heads of state and government in June 2004, but must still be ratified by the 25 EU member states before entering into force.

Treaty on European Union - Nice Treaty (PDF)
Current EU treaty, in force since 2003 (signed in February 2001).

Treaty on European Union - Maastricht Treaty
The treaty was signed in 1992 and came into effect in 1993, establishing the European Union and the Common Foreign and Security Policy as its second pillar.

EU-led Operations

EU Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)

EU Police Mission in BiH, EUPM, ongoing since 2003:

• EUPM, official website
• EUPM, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Military Operation in BiH, EUFOR Althea, ongoing since 2004:

• EUFOR Althea, official website
• EUFOR Althea, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Operations in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

EU Military Operation in FYROM, Operation Concordia, March - December 2003:

• Operation Concordia, official website
• Operation Concordia, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Police Mission in FYROM, EUPOL Proxima, December 2003 - December 2005:

• EUPOL Proxima, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Police Advisory Team in FYROM, EUPAT, fielded since December 2005:

• EUPAT, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

EU Military Operation in the DRC, Operation Artemis, June - September 2003:

• Operation Artemis, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Police Mission EUPOL Kinshasa, ongoing since April 2005:

• EUPOL Kinshasa, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Advisory and Assistance Mission for DRC security sector reform, EUSEC Congo, ongoing since June 2005:

• EUSEC Congo, information on the website of the Council of the EU

ESDP Operations Launched 2004 to 2006

EU Rule of Law Mission in Georgia (EUJUST THEMIS):

• EUJUST THEMIS, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq (EUJUST LEX):

• EUJUST LEX, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU supporting action to the African Union mission in Darfur AMIS II:

• EU Support to AMIS II (Darfur), information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Monitoring Mission in Aceh, Indonesia (AMM):

• AMM, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EU BAM Moldova/Ukraine):

• EU BAM Moldova/Ukraine, official website
• EU BAM Moldova/Ukraine, information on the website of the Council of the EU

EU Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS):

• EUPOL COPPS, information on the website of the Council of the EU
• EUPOL COPPS, fact sheet on the website of the the European Commission's Delegation to Israel

EU Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point in the Palestinian Territories (EU BAM Rafah):

• EU BAM Rafah, information on the website of the Council of the EU