Pre-positioned stocks for civilian PeSDC missions (continued)

(B2) A few more details afterBelgian offer of a barracks available to the EU to store equipment ready to go for missions. The EU has indeed launched a process to establish a permanent storage capacity for civilian missions. It's been a while (1). But " before making a final decision on the location, it is necessary to carry out a technical and financial feasibility study ” one specifies on the side of the EU. " The European Commission will urgently launch this study but we do not expect a decision to be taken for a few months. There are a number of possible site offers from a number of Member States »

(NVP)

(1) The establishment of equipment stocks already figured in the Action Plan for civilian ESDP missions drawn up at the Brussels European Council in June 2004 (under the Irish Presidency). It already stated: The establishment of an equipment storage facility for start-up kits of key equipment which could be re-used for future crisis management mission. Both the UN and Heads of current EU Police Missions will have valuable input to this question. The importance of adequate planning of procurement, and related expertise cannot be over emphasized including in Brussels, in the field and on fact-finding missions »