EAPTC: 'The ESDC is the official training muscle of the CSDP'

The theme of EAPTC 2017 was "Addressing the contemporary challenges in multi-dimensional peace operations - from theory to practice" had been chosen to invite discussion on how the peace- training community can effectively integrate key issues that have arisen from contemporary conflict settings into existing and new training activities.

Up to 120 experts from the military, the police and the civilian training landscape, comprising 18 different nationalities, met in Santahamina a neighbourhood of eastern Helsinki to address some of the key challenges in the modern peacekeeping: (1) Ethics in Peace Operations, (2) Protection of Civilians and (3) Comprehensive Approach. The conference focussed on lessons learnt from contemporary peace operations in the hope of discovering new approaches to meet the needs arising from modern crises.

The ESDC, as the official training muscle of the CSDP, represented the European External Action Service (EEAS) and informed the European training community about the latest developments within the institutional structures in Brussels.