The new Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the Civilian Operations Commander of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Francisco Estebán Perez, made a request on Wednesday 28 October for more staff for the 11 CSDP missions currently deployed by the EU.
Addressing the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Mr Perez called on MEPs to put pressure on their own states to support civilian missions by seconding national...