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The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is the highest military body set up within the Council
It directs all EU military activities and provides the Political and Security Committee (PSC) with advice and recommendations on military matters.

The EUMC is composed of the Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) of the Member States, who are regularly represented by their permanent Military Representatives (MilReps).

The EUMC has a permanent Chairman, selected by the Chiefs of Defence of the Member States and appointed by the Council.

General Meeting
Council Decision 22 January 2001 setting up the European Union Military Committee


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31 May - 1 June 2013 - Chairman's travel to Singapore for the12th Asia Security Summit

1 The Chairman EUMC, General de Rousiers, accompanying the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, travelled to Singapore to attend the Shangri - La dialogue.

The Shangri - La dialogue, 12th Asia Security Summit, was organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies as an independent forum. The participation indicated the crucial role the Summit plays in discussions about defence and security in the Asia - Pacific region. In this regard, defence Ministers, military Chiefs and other senior government representatives from 27 countries were involved. The High Representative delivered a speech on ''defining national interests, preventing conflict''.

Lets take the two first photos and add a third one in relation to the meeting I had with the deputy chief of the Chinese PLA General Qi Jianguo.

21-22 May 2013 7th Balkan Countries Chiefs of Defence Conference
18 May 2013 Chairman's visit to Mali and EUTM Mali
16 May 2013 European Union Military Committee meets at Chiefs of Defence level
8 May 2013 Seminar in Washington "The Transatlantic Partners in Global Security"
15 April 2013 Chairman EUMC visited Spain
8 April 2013 Chairman EUMC official visit to Cyprus
3-4 April 2013 Chairman EUMC official visit to Estonia
25 March 2013 Chairman's visit to Bulgaria
22 March 2013 Chairman's message to the EDA's annual conference
2 March 2013 General de Rousiers at France 24 (International news 24/7) EN - FR
28 February 2013 Chairman's visit to EUFOR Althea
20 February 2013 Horn of Africa contributors to EUMC meeting
15 February 2013 Chairman EUMC visited United Kingdom
24 January 2013 Ruotuväki (Finnish military newspaper - Helsinki, Finland)
23 January 2013 Audition du Général Patrick de Rousiers devant la sous-commission "Securité et Défense" du Parlement européen
21 January 2013 Chairman EUMC visited Chief of Defence of Belgium
14 January 2013 Fondation Robert Schuman (Brussels) EN    FR
9-10 January 2013 Chairman EUMC Visited Finland
18 December 2012 Book presentation by Chairman EUMC
13 December 2012 Chairman EUMC visited EUNAVFOR OHQ at Northwood
10 December 2012 Official visit of Chairman EUMC to Ireland
4 December 2012 Office call by Pakistani General Kayani to the Chairman EUMC
28 November 2012 Berlin Security Conference - 11th Congress on European Security and Defence
Speech by CEUMC, General Patrick de Rousiers
21-23 November 2012 Chairman EUMC's visit to Poland
7 November 2012 European Union Military Committee
Speech by CEUMC, Général Patrick de Rousiers
6 November 2012 Political and Security Committee
Speech by CEUMC, Général Patrick de Rousiers
6 November 2012 General Patrick de Rousiers, new Chairman of the EU Military Committee
31 October 2012 Lessons learned - General Syrén summing up three years as CEUMC
31 October 2012 European Union Military Committee meets at Chieds of Defence level
18-19 October 2012 Chairman EUMC's official visit to Slovakia
11-12 October 2012 EUMC Away-Days, Larnaca - Cyprus
10 October 2012 CEUMC Interview: Jane's Defence Weekly
9 October 2012 CEUMC interview - Defense News, Brussels
19 September 2012 Cyprus EU Presidency High Level Seminar ''Innovative European Defence Cooperation - Pooling and Consolidating Demand
Keynote speech by CEUMC, General Håkan SYRÉN
11 July 2012 European Parliament Subcommittee on Defence and Security (Brussels)
Introductory statement by CEUMC, General Håkan SYRÉN
2-7 July2012 Chairman EUMC's official visit to Australia
5-6 July 2012 Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Canberra, Australia, 5 July 2012
The Future Directions International Think Tank, Perth, Australia, 6 July 2012
CEUMC's speech: The Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union- State of play and prospects 2012
19 June 2012 NATO ACT Strategic Military Partner conference (Zagreb - Croatia)
CEUMC's speech for session 1: Delivering Chicago - Strategic implications of the Summit
7-8 June 2012
21 May 2012 European Defence Agency, European Defence Matters, Issue 1 (Brussels
May 2012 Interview with Robert Ackerman, SIGNAL magazine
May 2012 Interview with "Polska Zbrojna" (Poland)
May 2012 Interview with Impetus:Common challenges for the Armed Forces of the European Union Member States - reflectios on the state of play and on the way ahead
24.04.2012 European Union Military Committee meets at Chiefs of Defence level
April 2012 Interview with "Karys" (Lithuania)
17.04.2012 EUMC's visit to the European Defence Agency (EDA)
15-16.03.2012 Chairman EUMC's official visit to Lithuania
5-6.03.2012 Chairman EUMC's visit to HQ EUFOR
9-10.02.2012 CEUMC official visit to Albania
3 .02.2012 The EU joins hands to tackle instability in Somalia
27.01.2012 EUMC's visit to European Air Transport Command, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
26.01.2012 Message of General Håkan Syrén for the European Defence Agency's Annual Conference 2012