Eurocorps

Eurocorps

Eurocorps and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Eurocorps provided by the European Union Commission: Eurocorps was set up at the 59th Franco-German summit, which took place in La Rochelle on 21 and 22 May 1992. Three other countries have since joined it: Belgium on 25 June 1993, Spain on 10 December 1993 and Luxembourg on 7 May 1996. It comprises 50 000 men and has been operational since 30 November 1995, following the Pegasus-95 exercise. Eurocorps forms part of the Forces Answerable to Western European Union (FAWEU). It can operate as such within the WEU (Article V) or NATO (Article 5) and can be mobilised for humanitarian missions, missions to evacuate Member State nationals and peace-restoring or peace-keeping operations, under the aegis of the United Nations or the OSCE. The commitment of Eurocorps under the political control of the WEU was the subject of an agreement signed on 24 September 1993 and commitment under NATO authority was codified by the agreement of 21 January 1993. Since June 2001, Eurocorps has been a rapid reaction force which is at the disposal of the EU and NATO.

Eurocorps and Europe

There is an entry on eurocorps in the European legal encyclopedia.

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Further Reading

  • Entry “Eurocorps” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)

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Eurocorps and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Eurocorps provided by the European Union Commission: Eurocorps was set up at the 59th Franco-German summit, which took place in La Rochelle on 21 and 22 May 1992. Three other countries have since joined it: Belgium on 25 June 1993, Spain on 10 December 1993 and Luxembourg on 7 May 1996. It comprises 50 000 men and has been operational since 30 November 1995, following the Pegasus-95 exercise. Eurocorps forms part of the Forces Answerable to Western European Union (FAWEU). It can operate as such within the WEU (Article V) or NATO (Article 5) and can be mobilised for humanitarian missions, missions to evacuate Member State nationals and peace-restoring or peace-keeping operations, under the aegis of the United Nations or the OSCE. The commitment of Eurocorps under the political control of the WEU was the subject of an agreement signed on 24 September 1993 and commitment under NATO authority was codified by the agreement of 21 January 1993. Since June 2001, Eurocorps has been a rapid reaction force which is at the disposal of the EU and NATO.

Resources

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Popular Treaties Topics

  • Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
  • Types of Treaties
  • International Treaties
  • Famous Treaties
  • Law of Treaties
  • Numbered Treaties

Hierarchical Display of Eurocorps

International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Western European Union
International Relations > Cooperation policy > Cooperation policy > Military cooperation
International Relations > Defence > Defence policy > European defence policy > Rapid reaction force

Eurocorps

Concept of Eurocorps

See the dictionary definition of Eurocorps.

Characteristics of Eurocorps

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Translation of Eurocorps

Thesaurus of Eurocorps

International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Western European Union > Eurocorps
International Relations > Cooperation policy > Cooperation policy > Military cooperation > Eurocorps
International Relations > Defence > Defence policy > European defence policy > Rapid reaction force > Eurocorps

See also

  • European Corps
  • European army corps

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