European Gendarmerie Force
Rapid reaction force composed of various European police and gendarmerie forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) is a European rapid reaction force composed of elements of several European police and gendarmerie forces. EUROGENDFOR is tasked with performing policing tasks within the scope of crisis management operations.[2][3]
European Gendarmerie Force | |
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Active | 2006–present |
Country | |
Allegiance | European Union[lower-alpha 1] |
Type | Gendarmerie force |
Size | ~ 800 |
Motto(s) | "Lex paciferat" (Latin) "The law will bring peace" |
Colours | Blue[1] |
Website | eurogendfor.org |
Insignia | |
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It was launched by an agreement in 2006 between five member states of the European Union (EU): France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Romania joined in 2009; Poland in 2011.[4] Its status is enshrined in the Treaty of Velsen of 18 October 2007.[5] The headquarters are located in Vicenza, Italy.
It is presently not established at the EU level (referred to as the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP); it is for instance not a project of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of the CSDP. It may however contribute in the implementation of the CSDP, when made available as a multinational force in accordance with article 42.3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).