European Gendarmerie Force

European Gendarmerie Force
Coat of arms
Active2006–present
Country
Allegiance European Union[a]
TypeGendarmerie force
Size~ 800
Motto(s)"Lex paciferat" (Latin)
"The law will bring peace"
ColoursBlue[1]  
Websiteeurogendfor.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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  1. ^ "Logo and Symbols".
  2. ^ http://www.fiep.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/E-reader-FIEP-Seminarbook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "European Gendarmerie Force". Żandarmeria Wojskowa. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  5. ^ Eurogendfor.org, Treaty establishing the European Gendarmerie Force Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on January 24, 2014