Political and Security Committee
- Treaty of Nice (Photo: European Commission)
Under the Treaty of Nice, the Political and Security Committee has been given the task of undertaking political supervision of the EU Military Committee and the EU Military Staff in their conduct of EU military operations and the activities of the 60,000 men strong EU Rapid Reaction Force.
The heads of the Member State foreign offices meet once a month in Brussels to prepare the foreign policy part of the General Council meetings for their foreign ministers.
Notes
Previously known as COPO, but renamed in 2000.
Links
See Defence.
http://www.umn.edu/gavel/mun/handbook/com-political