Division (a) Additional tasks in crisis management situations

It requests and processes specific information from the intelligence organisations and other relevant information from all available sources;

It supports the EUMC in its contributions to Initial Planning Guidance and Planning Directives of the PSC;

It develops and prioritises military strategic options as the basis for the military advice given by the EUMC to the PSC by:

• defining initial broad options;

• drawing, as appropriate, on planning support from external sources which will analyse and further develop these options in more detail;

• evaluating the results of this more detailed work and commissioning any further work that might be necessary;

• presenting an overall assessment, with an indication of priorities and recommendations as appropriate, to the EUMC;

It identifies in coordination with national planning staffs and, as appropriate, NATO, the forces that might participate in possible EU-led operations;

It assists the operation commander in technical exchanges with third countries offering military contributions to an EU-led operation, and in the preparation of the force generation conference;

It continues to monitor crisis situations;

Tasks undertaken through the Civ/Mil Cell:

• Upon a request from DG E to DGEUMS, it provides assistance to crisis response political-military strategic planning carried out under the responsibility of DG E (preparation of CMC, joint action …);

• It contributes to crisis response strategic planning for joint civil/military operations through the development of strategic options as foreseen in crisis management procedures. This planning falls under the direct responsibility of the DGEUMS and the DG E and the overall authority of the SG/HR;

• Upon a request of DG E to DGEUMS, it provides assistance to crisis response civilian strategic planning carried out under the responsibility of the DG E (preparation of PSO, CSO, etc.).