Slovenia in cooperation with Austria, Germany and Hungary established the "ESDP Training Programme for SAP Countries" in 2006. The overall objective of the training programme is to enable personnel from Stabilisation and Association Process countries to effectively work in the field of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and it aims to contribute to institution building in the field of security and defence. The Training Programme is designed to stretch over the period of three years and to encompass three modules annually.
Slovenia is organizing the second module for the third year in a row. The aim of Module 2 is to inform participants about the development of civilian and military capabilities (status quo and future challenges), including aspects of the Civilian Headline Goal 2008 and the Headline Goal 2010; EU crisis management, including Crisis Management Procedures; civil-military co-operation; Security Sector Reform (SSR); the specific (exemplary) operations, lessons learnt and the legal framework for operations, as well as training and exercises in the area of ESDP of European security and defence. The goal of the training is to make participants understand the extended character of ESDP and recognise its complexity and interlocking structure.
Apart from the renowned Slovenian experts from civilian, military and academic sphere, the module will also include the visit of the EUPM (European Union Police Mission) headquarters, where the Head of Mission, Mr Stefan Feller will address the participants, as well as representatives from EULEX, EUFOR and PSOTC (Peace Support Operations Training Centre) from Sarajevo.
