Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy

European Union (EU) operational action is provided for under Title V of the Treaty on European Union by the common foreign and security policy, which includes the common security and defence policy. This means that the EU can launch international operational actions by using national and EU resources (human resources, know-how, financing, equipment, etc.) in order to attain specific objectives set by the Council of the European Union (for example, the stabilisation action in Mopti and Segou in Mali).

Under the common security and defence policy, the EU can draw upon civilian and military assets provided by the EU Member States in order to set up missions for peacekeeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security.

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• Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
• Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
• Council of the European Union
• European External Action Service (EEAS)
• High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
• The European Union’s external action
• Common foreign and security policy — Global strategy (summary)
• EU external action (summary)
• European External Action Service (summary)
• Foreign & security policy at EU level (summary)
• Foreign and security policy — the role of the Council and the European Council (summary)
• The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (summary)
• The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy (summary)
• Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) (European External Action Service)
• The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) (European External Action Service)
• European External Action Service — EEAS (website)
• Foreign policy: aims, instruments and achievements (European Parliament).