Chairman of the European Union Military Committee explained

Post:	Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
Flag:	Coat of arms of the European Union Military Committee.svg
Flagsize:	75px
Flagcaption:	EUMC coat of arms
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Europe.svg
Insigniasize:	75px
Insigniacaption:	CEUMC coat of arms
Seat:	Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium
Incumbent:	General Robert Brieger
Incumbentsince:	16 May 2022
Termlength:	3 years
Department:	European Union Military Committee
Reports To:	High Representative
Formation:	December 2000
Inaugural:	General Gustav Hägglund
Website:	europa.eu

The chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) is the four-star rank officer representing and presiding over the European Union's (EU) Military Committee (EUMC), composed of the chiefs of defence (CHODs) of the EU member states. The chairman is selected by the chiefs of defence of the member states and appointed by the members of the Council of the European Union for a three-year term.

Task

The chairman has the following tasks:^[1]

• Acting as the spokesperson for the EUMC
• Participating in Political and Security Committee meetings as appropriate
• Acting as the military adviser to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) who heads the EEAS European External Action Service
• Representing the primary point of contact with the Operation Commanders of the EU's military operations
• Attending Council meetings with defence and security implications

Role in command and control of missions

See also

• High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
• Director General of the European Union Military Staff
• Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
• Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Notes and References

1. Web site: CONSILIUM - Chairman EUMC . 2018-01-19 . 2012-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213165755/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/csdp-structures-and-instruments/eu-military-committee-(eumc)/chairman-eumc?lang=en . dead .