EDA s PROJECT TEAM EUROPEAN MARITIME CAPABILITIES IN THE ARCTIC PT EMCA
WHY EU IN THE ARCTIC? - Climate Change still a puzzle -> to gain better understanding - Arctic s economical importance growing -> worries on safety - Strategic importance gradually growing -> worries on security - Nations can t meet the demands by them selves Based on the EU s founding values of human rights, freedom and democracy, the purpose of this Strategy is to secure the maritime security interests of the EU and its Member States against a plethora of risks and threats in the global maritime domain. EUMSS This Strategy takes particular regard of each of the European sea and subsea basins, namely the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the North Sea, as well as of the Arctic waters, the Atlantic Ocean and the outermost regions. EUMSS
WHY PTEMCA? PTEMCA: EU s tool to meet the risk and threats in the Arctic in a proactive manner. - Responding to the Lisbon Treaty, ESS, EUMSS, IMP - Enhancing Arctic safety and security - Supporting EU MS s scientific and industrial initiatives - Willing EU MS s able to develop maritime capabilities! Maritime Capabilities - Space - Air - Navy - surface and beneath - Land troops - Cyber
WHY NOW? The main objective remains to enhance capacity for conflict prevention and crisis response, prevention of conflicts and incidents, risk mitigation and the protection of the EU s marine environmental status, the security of the Union's external borders, as well as its critical maritime infrastructure. This objective depends on a high degree of preparation, anticipation and responsiveness. EUMSS Capability development takes time!
ORGANISATION Possibly low maximum in the north, a high minimum in the south. BUT Simultaneously Finnish media reported about lack of shrimps because of sea ice blocking fishing.
WHY FINLAND TO CHAIR PTEMCA? 19.5.2015 6
RU LIVE EXE March 2015 (public media): - 80 000 troops - 220 aircraft - 41 ships - 15 submarines
GOAL FOR THE PTEMCA - EDA s Wise Pen paper: Naval Challenges in the Arctic Region, DEC 2013 - EDA document for the SB 17 SEP 2014: Establishment of a project team European Maritime Capabilities in the Arctic and related FFT The goal for the work : to identify and address needs and challenges in this region. a) The development of maritime polar capabilities b) Cooperation on projects applicable to satellites for navigation and communication in the Arctic c) A proposal for cooperation on a Shipbuilding and operating standard code for ships intended for polar use d) The engagement and practical support to UN and international Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Arctic related regulation, classification and good practice (Polar Code agreed 11/14) COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH - POOLING&SHARING INITIATIVE
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH - POOLING&SHARING INITIATIVE The strength of the EU lies in the range of instruments at its disposal, including political dialogue with international, regional and bilateral partners, engagement in multilateral fora, development cooperation, human rights and justice, support for regional maritime capacity building and civilian and military CSDP actions. EUMSS In the field of capabilities, increased support to the development of dual-use technologies and cooperation in standardisation and certification are key enablers for European maritime capabilities, enhancing civil-military interoperability and industrial competitiveness, bearing in mind that military capabilities are owned and operated by Member States. EUMSS
a part of PTEMCA MISSION ANALYSES How to define actionable CA shortfalls and gap areas? How do we define Arctic? How do we define Maritime? PT EMCA What makes a capability Arctic? How to deal with 3 rd nations? Information exchange between PT members? How to deal with classified information? How to achieve overall picture of the other ongoing studies, projects, programs? How to deal with Comprehensive Approach and Pooling & Sharing initiative?
METHOD RISKS AND THREATS REQUIRED COMPREHENSIVE CAPAs EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE CAPAs CIV MIL EU s COMPREHENSIVE CAPA DEVELOPMENT Note: On top of material and equipment capabilities include manuals, procedures, training etc.
CION/EEAS ARCTIC COMMUNICATION RELATED AND SUPPORTIVE PROJECTS, PROGRAMS JAN 2015 DEC 2015 JAN 2016 DEC 2016 JAN 2017 DEC 2017 PH 1 EU ISS study HORIZON 2020 + cont. EUMSS FoP work PH 2 ESS update? CAT B projects Arctic Council 15-17 U.S. and 17-19 FI Studies Arctic FORUM: Coast Guards co-op WGs Related work in 3rd nations and organisations Choose excisting and ripe products to be prepared as CAT B projects EDA: related projects NATO northern HV EXE 2018
NETWORKING - CONTACTS - COOPERATION EEAS - EUMC - EUMS - CIVCOM - CPCC - CMPD - ESDC - EUISS - EUSATCEN CION - DGs EP - SEDE UN - IMO MSs CA PARTNERS (cross sectoral) ESA NATO PT EMCA FRONTEX 3rd NATIONS - US - CAN - CHI - JPN - RU? Arctic Council Euro Barents Arctic Council MSs Armed Forces MSs Defence Industry MSs Scientific and Academical orgs
PTEMCA ORGANISATION EDA - Steering Board (SB) PTEMCA - Chair + Deputy/ Finland - Project Officer/EDA - Team members/ BE, DE, FI, IE, NL, NO, SE (+ 4?) Cooperation - EU institutes and organisations - UN, NATO - 3rd Nations - other relevant partners
OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES CSDP civ-mil missions Search and Rescue Oil and chemical recovery Training and exercises Recognized Maritime Picture (surveillance) Geographical data collection (mapping) Climate studies
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PTEMCA - MOST EXITING CHALLENGE But the overall consideration should be that in the 21st century, military security, environmental security and economic security interact. This is nowhere truer than in the maritime world, and even more clearly in the Arctic. Naval Challenges in the Arctic, Wise Pen Int Ltd