Czech Republic becomes member of European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management

As of July 1st, the Czech Republic is now a member of the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management in Berlin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Wednesday. The new institution is focused on intergovernmental cooperation in the areas of preparing, training and sending experts on civilian missions, as well as other issues connected to the EU’s defence and security policy.

There are already 20 Czech experts working on civilian missions in Europe, Africa and Asia, with more than a hundred active in other supranational security organisations.