Policy planning and early warning unit

Treaty of Amsterdam (Photo: http://europa.eu.int/comm/mediatheque/photo/select)
A unit in the Council secretariat normally called the Policy Unit that was established under the Treaty of Amsterdam to prepare Foreign and Security Policy initiatives.
It is led by the High Representative and Secretary General of the Council, Javier Solana.

Links

http://www.saferworld.co.uk/pubeu.htm