| Unit Name: | European Union Military Committee |
| Garrison: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Garrison Label: | Location |
| Dates: | December 2000–present |
| Website: | europa.eu |
| Commander1: | Josep Borrell |
| Commander1 Label: | High Repr. |
| Commander2: | General Robert Brieger |
| Commander2 Label: | Chairman |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Flag |
| Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Chairman's arms |
The Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC) is the body of the European Union's (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy that is composed of member states' Chiefs of Defence (CHOD). These national CHODs are regularly represented in the EUMC in Brussels by their permanent Military Representatives (MilRep), who often are two- or three-star flag officers.
The EUMC is under the authority of the EU's High Representative (HR) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC).
The EUMC was established in December 2000 by the European Council of Nice. It is one of several defence and security-related bodies established as a result of the Helsinki Headline Goal, which was decided in December 1999.
The EUMC gives military advice to the EU's High Representative (HR) and Political and Security Committee (PSC). The EUMC also oversees the European Union Military Staff (EUMS).
See main article: Chairman of the European Union Military Committee. The EUMC is chaired by a General Officer, Admiral, or Air Officer of four-star level (i.e. NATO OF-9 equivalent), who is selected by the Chiefs of Defence and appointed by the Council of the European Union. For a term of three years the chairman is the spokesperson for the EUMC. He participates in PSC meetings as appropriate, he is 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, he represents the primary point of contact with the Operation Commanders of the EU's military operations, and he attends Council meetings with defence and security implications.[1]
A similar committee also exists within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Those countries which are members of both EU and NATO have in most cases chosen to use the same MilRep in both organisations.