European Union Military Committee
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The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is a department of military officials under the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy. The EUMC gives military advice to the PSC and the high representative. It also oversees the European Union Military Staff.
The EUMC was established in December 2000 by the Nice European Council. It is composed of the Chiefs of Defense of the Member States who are represented on a regular basis by their permanent military representatives. The EUMC is chaired by Four-star flag officer who is selected by Chiefs of Defense and appointed by the Council. For a term of three years the Chairman is the spokesperson for the EUMC, he participates in PSC meetings as appropriate, and attends Council meetings with defence and security implications. The current chairman is General Henri Bentégeat.
