European Union Intelligence Structure European Council The Folke

European Union - Intelligence Structure European Council The Folke Bernadotte Academy 1 April 2009

EC Intelligence Structure Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and ESDP European Council (EC) European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Single Intel Analysis Capacity (SIAC) SIAC – Workflow and exchange of intelligence SIAC – Sources Strengths Weaknesses

European Council Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)

The European Council (Summit of the Heads of State and Government) Council of the European Union Committee of the Permanent Representative (COREPER) SG/HR Political and Security Committee (PSC) General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) Policy Unit DG E SITCEN EUMS CIVCOM EUMC

European Union Military Staff (EUMS) DG EUMS DDG/ COS CONCEPT & CAPABILITIES INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE INT POLICY REQUIREMENTS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS LOGISTICS CIV/MIL

Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) SITCEN Analysis EUMS INT DIR TF AFR TF BAL/CIS TF AFR TF BAL TF CIS TF ME TF ASIA/LA TF CT TF CP TF ME TF ROW TF TNI Productions

Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) Member State (MS) Civilian Intel Org Defence Intel Org (DIO) SITCEN (Po. C) EUMS INT DIR (Po. C) SIAC ANALYSIS

Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) Task / RFI MS 1 -5 weeks Synthesis / Analysis 1 week Contribution

SIAC - Sources MS DIO and Civilian Intelligence services SATCEN Diplomatic missions (EUSR activities, Commission representations) ESDP Missions (EULEX, EUMM Georgia) Partners (OSCE, UN) OSINT

Strengths Intel from all MS, combined resources Only Intel support to GSC Strengthens daily work in GSC Accumulates Intel and disseminates to MS Focal point between ESDP-missions and EC

Weaknesses Lacking own sources (SATCEN, ESDP-missions) RFI tool – Slow delivery of Intel, limited tactical use Lack of secure communications to/from theatre (ESDP-missions) SITCEN and EUMS INT DIR, separate chains of command Uneven amount of represented MS in SITCEN and EUMS Culture difference, military (EUMS) and civilian (SITCEN) Operational/source Intel is national, not likely to be shared

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