Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal

Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal
Common obverse and reverse of the medal
Type	Service Medal
Awarded for	At least 30 days of service for each mission
Presented by	European Union
Eligibility	Civilian and military members of CSDP missions
Motto	Pro Pace Unum (Together For Peace)
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1 January 2003[1]
First awarded	2004
CSDP ALTHEA Operations medal ribbon bar CSDP ALTHEA Staff medal ribbon bar[2] CSDP EUTM Mali Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service[3]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Varies by country
Next (lower)	Varies by country

The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (named the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal prior to 2009) is an international military decoration awarded to individuals, both military and civilian, who have served with CSDP missions. Since the 1990s the European Union has taken a greater role in military missions both in Europe and abroad. These actions were taken under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which is implemented by the European Union Military Staff, a department of the EU. To recognize service in these missions the EU authorized the creation of a medal with a common obverse and reverse, to which clasps featuring the missions' name are attached to the ribbon bar.^[4]