Kostarakos head of EU military committee
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff General Mihalis Kostarakos was elected new chairman of the EU Military Committee, in a vote among Chiefs of the Armed Forces of Member States of the European Union, held in Brussels, in the framework of the Conference of the Military Committee of the European Union.
The chairman of the Military Committee remains at his post for three years and the Chief of Staff will assume his new duties in November 2015, according to an announcement from the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff.
Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias congratulated the Chief of Staff, noting that "his success is also the success of Greece and our Armed Forces."
The minister also noted that he is confident that the Chief of Staff will work productively and efficiently from the very first day of taking over his duties "for the construction of a new strategy for the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union towards a truly united Europe".
The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is the highest military body set up within the Council
It directs all EU military activities and provides the Political and Security Committee (PSC) with advice and recommendations on military matters.
The EUMC is composed of the Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) of the Member States, who are regularly represented by their permanent Military Representatives (MilReps).
The EUMC has a permanent Chairman, selected by the Chiefs of Defence of the Member States and appointed by the Council.
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