European Gendarmerie Force - Official Site

EUROGENDFOR's Aim

The European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) is a Multinational Police Force, born to participate to the stabilization of crisis and conflict areas outside the European Union, where it contributes to the protection of population, the upgrade of Human Rights, and the reestablishment of the Rule of Law. EUROGENDFOR’s objective is also to contribute to the European Union's area of freedom, security, and justice by mitigating threats and risks such as international terrorism, organized crime, or massive smuggling of migrants.

What is EUROGENDFOR?

The European Gendarmerie Force is a pre-organised, robust, and rapidly deployable Multinational Police Force composed of police officers with military status. It is designed to cover the full range of police assignments, through executive policing and/or support to the development of local police forces. “Gendarmerie” means a police force with military status. For centuries, Gendarmes have served civilians in their respective countries by performing the full spectrum of police duties, from community policing to criminal investigations and overall public security.

EUROGENDFOR Family

EUROGENDFOR Members States are France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. Lithuania is a Partner Member, while Turkey is an Observer. The European Gendarmerie Force, relying on more than 360,000 police officers throughout the European Union and reflecting the highest EU police standards, combines and benefits from the long experience of each of its members. This turns EUROGENDFOR into a useful tool at the disposal of EU, as well as other international organisations.

EUROGENDFOR Deployments

The European Gendarmerie Force may be placed, both under civilian authority and under military command, at the disposal of the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and other international organisations or ad hoc coalitions. Currently, EUROGENDFOR is engaged in the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the EUTM mission in the Central African Republic, and the EUCAP Sahel Mali mission. It was previously deployed in the EU operation ALTHEA in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the UN mission MINUSTAH in Haiti, the NATO ISAF in Afghanistan, as well as the EUFOR RCA and EUAM Ukraine missions.