Back مجموعات القتال التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي Arabic EU Battlegroup German Σχηματισμός Μάχης της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης Greek Grupos de combate de la Unión Europea Spanish Euroopa Liidu lahingugrupp Estonian Groupement tactique de l'Union européenne French קבוצת קרב (האיחוד האירופי) HE EU Harccsoport Hungarian Gruppi tattici dell'UE Italian 欧州連合戦闘群 Japanese
| EU Battlegroup | |
|---|---|
 EUBG 2014 II training in Germany | |
| Active | 2004–present |
| Country |  European Union |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Framework for creating deployable forces |
| Part of | Council of the European Union |
An EU Battlegroup (EU BG)[1] is a military unit adhering to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU). Often based on contributions from a coalition of member states, each of the eighteen Battlegroups consists of a battalion-sized force reinforced with combat support elements (1,500 troops).[2][3] Two of the battlegroups were to be capable for operational deployment at any one time. The civil power that oversees these battlegroups is the Council of the European Union.
The Battlegroup initiative reached full operational capacity on 1 January 2007, but, as of November 2023[update], they had yet to see operational service.[4][5] They were developed from existing ad hoc missions that the European Union (EU) had undertaken.[3] The troops and equipment are drawn from the Member States of the European Union under the direction of a "lead nation". In 2004, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the plans and emphasised the value and importance of the Battlegroups in helping the UN deal with troublespots.[6]
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- ^ a b Paul Reynolds (15 March 2007). "New force behind EU foreign policy". BBC News. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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