EGF News
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27 mag 2009
EGF NEWS
17-12-2008: Romania becomes European Gendarmerie Force member
13-05-2009: Turkey joins European Gendarmerie force as Observer
26-05-2009: Visit of a French Parliamentary delegation to the EGF Permanent Headquarters
25-06-2009: New EGF Commander
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Welcome to the European Gendarmerie Force Official Website
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Editorial
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The European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) is an initiative of 5 EU Member States - France, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain – aimed at improving the crisis management capability in sensitive areas. Since Wednesday, 17th December 2008, the High Level Interdepartmental Committee Meeting (CIMIN) decided to welcome the Romanian Gendarmerie to become a full member of the EGF. Therefore the EGF consists from that moment of 6 member states.
EGF responds to the need to rapidly conduct all the spectrum of civil security actions, either on its own or in parallel with the military intervention, by providing a multinational and effective tool.
The EGF will facilitate the handling of crisis that require management by police forces, usually in a critical situation, also taking advantage from the experience already gained in the relevant peace-keeping missions.
Based in Vicenza in the "Generale Chinotto" barracks, the EGF HQ is now developing a comprehensive and coherent operational system, which will permit to be ready in case of prompt deployment to crisis areas.
EGF goal is to provide the International Community with a valid and operational instrument for crisis management, first and foremost at disposal of EU, but also of other International Organizations, as NATO, UN and OSCE, and ad hoc coalitions.
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New EGF commander
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Change of Command for the EGF
Vicenza, 25th June 2009: Colonel Giovanni TRUGLIO (Italian Carabinieri) passed command of the European Gendarmerie Force to Colonel Jorge ESTEVES (Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana). The handover ceremony took place in the Italian city of Vicenza at the “Chinotto” Barracks, and was attended by senior officers of all the EGF countries and other senior officials and VIP. Among the guests were several Commanders which included: Lieutenant-General Jacques Mignaux Deputy Commander of the French Gendarmerie, who also acted as President of the CIMIN during the handover ceremony; General Gianfrancesco Siazzu Commander of the Italian Carabinieri; Lieutenant-General Dick van Putten Commander of the Dutch Royal Marechaussee; Lieutenant-General Luis Nelson Ferreira dos Santos Commander of the Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana; General Silion Costica Commander of the Romanian Gendarmerie; Lieutenant-General Jose Manuel Garcia Varela Operational Commander of the Spanish Guardia Civil; Colonel Jaroslaw Janczewski Deputy Commander of the Polish Military Police and General Sergejus Madalovas Commander of the Lithuanian Public Security Service.
Colonel Esteves taking over the EGF flag from Lieutenant-General Jacques Mignaux who acted as President of the CIMIN during the handover ceremony on 25th of June 2009.
Turkey joins European Gendarmerie force as Observer
Turkey applied in 2005 to become an observer member of the European Gendarmerie force.
During the High Level Interdepartmental Committee (CIMIN) meeting in Paris on the 13 of May 2009, Turkey was accepted as an observer country. Both CIMIN and Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that: “Turkey's participation in the force will constitute another value in addition to its contributions to international security".
Visit of a French Parliamentary delegation to the EGF Permanent Headquarters.
On the 26 of May a French Parliamentary delegation of the Committee for Armed Forces and National defense visited the European Gendarmerie Force Permanent Headquarters. The French delegation was composed of Ms. Françoise OLIVIER-COUPEAU, Mr. Alain MOYNE-BRESSAND, accompanied by Ms. Gelmevieve QUIENNEC (French National Assembly). The aim of the visit was to receive information regarding the organization and capabilities of the EGF.
The United Nations pilot Mobile Training Teams preparatory course
On 28 January 2009, the police Division of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations invited EGF Commander to consider the participation of an EGF PHQ member for the curriculum development and the United Nations pilot Mobile Training Teams preparatory course.
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National Gendarmerie (France) |
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Carabinieri (Italy) |
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Royal Marechaussee (The Netherlands) |
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National Republican Guard (Portugal) |
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Gendarmerie (Romania) |
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Civil Guard (Spain) |
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Military Gendarmerie (Poland) |
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