| European Gendarmerie Force | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 2006–present |
| Country | |
| Allegiance |  European Union[a] |
| Type | Gendarmerie force |
| Size | ~ 800 |
| Motto(s) | "Lex paciferat" (Latin) "The law will bring peace" |
| Colours | Blue[1] |
| Website | eurogendfor.org |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
The European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) is a European rapid reaction force composed of elements of several European police and gendarmerie forces. EUROGENDFOR is tasked with performing policing tasks within the scope of crisis management operations.[2][3]
It was launched by an agreement in 2006 between five member states of the European Union (EU): France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Romania joined in 2009; Poland in 2011.[4] Its status is enshrined in the Treaty of Velsen of 18 October 2007.[5] The headquarters are located in Vicenza, Italy.
It is presently not established at the EU level (referred to as the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP); it is for instance not a project of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of the CSDP. It may however contribute in the implementation of the CSDP, when made available as a multinational force in accordance with article 42.3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).
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- ^ "Logo and Symbols".
- ^ http://www.fiep.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/E-reader-FIEP-Seminarbook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Arcudi, Giovanni; Smith, Michael E. (2013). "The European Gendarmerie Force: A solution in search of problems?". European Security. 22: 1–20. doi:10.1080/09662839.2012.747511. S2CID 153388488.
- ^ "European Gendarmerie Force". Żandarmeria Wojskowa. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Eurogendfor.org, Treaty establishing the European Gendarmerie Force Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on January 24, 2014