{"id":879,"date":"2022-06-26T13:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T11:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/fondo-europeo-de-apoyo-a-la-paz\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T10:39:46","slug":"fondo-europeo-de-apoyo-a-la-paz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/en\/fondo-europeo-de-apoyo-a-la-paz\/","title":{"rendered":"European Peace Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Peace Facility is a new off-budget fund, designed to prevent conflicts, preserve peace and strengthen international security, for the benefit of EU citizens, our partners and their populations.<\/p>\n<h4>LEGAL BASIS<\/h4>\n<p>Council Decision 2021\/509 of 22 March 2021 establishing a European Peace Facility, and repealing Decision 2015\/528 | <a href=\"http:\/\/data.europa.eu\/eli\/dec\/2021\/509\/oj\">OJ L 102\/14, 24.3.2021<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>DOCUMENTS<\/h4>\n<p>European Peace Facility | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/eu-peace-facility_factsheet_2021-03-22.pdf\">brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"European Peace Facility: Investing in international stability and security [Policy Podcast]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ew7H3-KLSwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"informacion-general\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-informacion-general\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-881 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en-191x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en-652x1024.png 652w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en-768x1207.png 768w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en-978x1536.png 978w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fondo-Europeo-para-la-Paz-en.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a>The <strong>European Peace Facility<\/strong> (EPF) is a fund worth \u20ac5 billion financed outside the EU Budget, for a period of seven years (the current\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/budget\/mff\/index_en.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Multiannual Financial Framework 2021- 2027<\/a><u>)<\/u>. This facility will fill a gap in the EU\u2019s external action by creating one instrument to finance Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) actions in military and defence areas. The EPF replaces the <em>Athena mechanism<\/em> and the <em>African Peace Facility<\/em>, which will cease to exist. It will take over the military and defence related aspects previously covered under those instruments.<\/p>\n<p>The EPF will fund the common costs of the military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. It will also finance the military and defence related aspects of Peace Support Operations led by the African Union, supported under the African Peace Facility. In addition, the EU will be able to support partner countries bilaterally in military and defence matters. The assistance granted will no longer be limited to Africa, but can benefit partners in other regions that face major security challenges and that EU Member States decide to support.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the EU will have the possibility to provide military equipment to increase partners\u2019 defence capabilities. The EU will be able not only to train partners, but also to equip them, subject to strict safeguards and control mechanisms and in full compliance with human rights and International Humanitarian Law. It will cover an increased range of funding of the common costs of EU military missions and operations and allow the EU to support to partners on a global level, either bilaterally or through international or regional organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The EPF will enable capacity-building activities for military actors, and the provision of training, equipment and infrastructure for security purposes. Other types of support, for example for development-related purposes or for the civilian security sector, will continue to be funded on the EU budget. This will allow the EU to improve the capacities of partners to address crises, prevent conflicts and cater for their own security and stability by themselves \u2013 to the benefit of their population.<\/p>\n<p>With a value of up to \u20ac5 billion for the seven-year period of the MFF, the EPF will ensure that EU funding is available on a reliable and predictable basis, while allowing not only for rapid crisis response and provision of urgent assistance, but also for longer-term capacity building support to the EU\u2019s partners. The objective of the mechanism is thus to close existing gaps in the EU\u2019s toolbox, enabling the EU to do more and to act more swiftly. In this manner, the EPF will maximise the impact, effectiveness and sustainability of overall EU external action in peace and security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p>The EPF will have a global geographic scope. EU Member States are currently discussing priority regions for action, in line with existing EU strategies, based on partners\u2019 needs and the security challenges they are facing.<\/p>\n<p>The EPF will be financed through contributions by EU Member States based on a Gross National Income distribution key. This is what we call an \u201coff-budget\u201d instrument. The Council has unanimously decided to fund the European Peace Facility outside of the EU Budget in line with article 41(2) of the Treaty on the European Union. For off-budget instruments, EU Member States pay their contributions directly every year, based on the estimated annual budget for the EPF. The EPF has a financial ceiling of \u20ac5\u00a0billion. This \u00a0means that this is the maximum amount Member States can decide to allocate to this new instrument, as agreed in the July 2020 European Council.<\/p>\n<p>As a CFSP instrument, its implementation will be ensured by the High Representative, with the support of the European External Action Service. For the purposes of financial administration, the High Representative will be assisted also by the Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) for assistance measures. The General Secretariat of the Council will be the administrator for common costs of military CSDP missions or operations.<\/p>\n<p>An EPF Committee composed of all Member States representatives will manage the EPF, in particular budgets and accounts. The Council will take political decisions on the EPF, such as where the assistance should be allocated, based on proposals by the High Representative. Member States can also submit proposals for assistance measures under the EPF. The EPF can provide all kind of support related to military and defence matters that are not funded by the EU Budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>European Commission<br \/>\n<\/strong>DG International Cooperation<br \/>\nRue de la Loi, 41<br \/>\nB-1049 Brussels<br \/>\nTel . (32) 2 299 11 11<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Peace Facility is a new off-budget fund, designed to prevent conflicts, preserve peace and strengthen international security, for the benefit of EU citizens, our partners and their populations. 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