European Gendarmerie Force

European Gendarmerie Force
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Active	2006–present
Country	7 states Italy France Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Spain
Allegiance	European Union[a]
Type	Gendarmerie force
Size	~ 800
Motto(s)	"Lex paciferat" (Latin) "The law will bring peace"
Colours	Blue[1]
Website	eurogendfor.org
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The European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) is a European rapid reaction force composed of elements of several European police and gendarmerie forces. EUROGENDFOR is tasked with performing policing tasks within the scope of crisis management operations.^[2][3]

It was launched by an agreement in 2006 between five member states of the European Union (EU): France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Romania joined in 2009; Poland in 2011.^[4] Its status is enshrined in the Treaty of Velsen of 18 October 2007.^[5] The headquarters are located in Vicenza, Italy.

It is presently not established at the EU level (referred to as the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP); it is for instance not a project of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of the CSDP. It may however contribute in the implementation of the CSDP, when made available as a multinational force in accordance with article 42.3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).

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