European Community Monitor Mission Medal

European Community Monitor Mission Medal
Type	Service medal
Awarded for	21 days of continuous, or 30 days of cumulative service for the European Community Monitor Mission
Presented by	the European Community
Status	Mission changed to the European Union Monitoring Mission 2000
Ribbon bar of the medal
Related	European Union Monitoring Mission Medal

The European Community Monitor Mission Medal is a medal which recognizes service with the European Community Monitor Mission in the former Yugoslavia which ran from 1991-2007. The mission came about as part of the Brijuni Agreement of 8 July 1991, which ended hostilities between Slovenia and Yugoslavia. This mission was to monitor the withdrawal of the Yugoslav People's Army from Slovenia. As the conflict spread, so did the mission to monitor in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.^[1]

Criteria

The medal was awarded for at least 21 days of continuous, or 30 days of cumulative service within the theatre of operations. For those members of the mission who are killed while assigned to the monitor mission, there is no minimum period of service. The medal would be awarded posthumously.^[2]

Appearance

The medal is round, silver in color and 36mm in diameter. The obverse depicts twelve stars, in relief, around the outer edge with a raised rim. The center portrays a map of former Yugoslavia with the words “EC Monitor Mission” or “EC Task Force” in the centre. The reverse shows a dove, in flight, with an olive branch in its beak.^[2][1]

References

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Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union

Leadership

• High Representative
• Director General of the Military Staff/Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability
• Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability
• Chairman of the Military Committee
• European Council
• Foreign Affairs Council

Structure

External Action Service	Command structure on the civilian/military strategic and operational levels (Military Planning and Conduct Capability within the Military Staff, Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, Joint Support Coordination Cell) Intelligence and Situation Centre (Club de Berne) Crisis Management and Planning Directorate Security & Defence College
Agencies	Defence Agency Institute for Security Studies Satellite Centre
Council preparatory bodies	Committee of Permanent Representatives Political and Security Committee Politico-Military Group Military Committee Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management
European Commission bodies	Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space

Policies

• Security Strategy
• Everything but Arms
• Defence Fund
• Annual Review

Other

• Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
• Headline Goal 2010
• Military Erasmus
• Military Mobility (PESCO)
• Intelligence School (PESCO)
• Kortenberg building
• NATO relations (Berlin Plus agreement, Joint Declaration)

Equipment

• Galileo navigation system
• Secure Software-defined Radio (PESCO)

Decorations

• Service medal
• Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service
• Monitor mission medal

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v t e History of the Common Security and Defence Policy Western Union (1948–1951/1954) Treaty of Dunkirk (precursor, 1947) Treaty of Brussels (1948) Flag Exercise Verity (1949) Operation Gladio European Defence Community (plan that failed in 1954) Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (signed 1952, unratified) Western European Union (1954–2011) London and Paris Conferences (1954) Modified Brussels Treaty (1954) Saar Statute referendum (1955) Flag Assembly Secretary-General Service medal Rome Declaration (1984) Petersberg Declaration (1992) Rapid Operational Force (1995–2012) European Security and Defence Identity (1996–1999) European Union (1992–present) Period before the union had defence structures (1993–1999) Maastricht Treaty (1992) Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) Saint-Malo declaration (1998) European Security and Defence Policy (1999–2009) Helsinki Headline Goal (1999) Seville Declarations (2002) European Security Strategy (2003) CAPECON project (2002–2005) Common Security and Defence Policy (2009–present) Treaty of Lisbon (2007) Lancaster House Treaties (2010) Operations Centre (2012–2016)

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