ATHENA

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ATHENA
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Athena characteristics (1)

• Created in February 2004 / reviewed 3 times
• Covers expenditure arising from operations or
  exercises having military or defence implications
• Created with one objective
• Legal framework
• Council Decision
• Financial regulations

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Athena characteristics (2)

• Common costs / Nation borne costs
• Contributions based on GNI key
• Annual accounts / yearly budget 81 M (2006) /
  46 M (2007) / 170 M (2008) / 74 M (2009) / 37
  M (2010) 31 M (2011) EUFOR LIBYA
• 12 M in Early Financing available for rapid
  response operations (75 for non-rapid response
  operations)
• Cyclic review each end of operation

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Athena mechanism

• Administrator
• Special Committee 26 MS Reps
• Operation commanders
• ATHENA accountant
• College of 6 external auditors

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Athena common costs (1)

• Annexes 1,2,3,4 ATHENA decision
• In all cases III-A
• Mostly Headquarters
• OHQ, FHQ, Component Headquarters travels, CIS,
  admin, public info, representation and
  hospitality, Locally Hired Personnel
• FHQ, Component Headquarters only transport /
  deployment / lodging
• Forces as a whole infrastructure, MEDEVAC,
  Identification, acquisition of information
• Reimbursements to/from NATO or other
  organisations (UN)
• If the Council so decides III-B
• Transport and lodging of forces,
• Multinational HQs below FHQ,

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Athena common costs (2)

• When requested by the Operation Commander and
  approved by the Special Committee III-C
• Barracks and lodging / Infrastructure
• Essential additional equipment
• Medical services (Role 2 in theatre)
• Acquisition of information (satellite images,
  theatre level intelligence, reconnaissance and
  surveillance, including AGSR, human intelligence)
• Other critical theatre-level capabilities
  (demining, CBRN, fuel storage and supply
  facilities, storage and destruction of arms

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ATHENA BG

• Same common costs for HQs (including BG)
• Recce (Preparatory phase)
• Running (Active phase)
• Specific case of BG strategic deployment (Council
  declaration)
• Limited to airlift

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OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS
END
Preparation
Active phase
End of phase
Build-up
IOC
FOC
CMC
COUNCIL DECISION
OP LAUNCHING
OPLAN
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
HAND- OVER
Preparatory phase Annex 2 - transport,
lodging, civilian hires, incremental costs. -
MEDEVAC gt Administrator authorising officer
Active phase Annex 3 - Common costs list, -
OPCDR authorising officer

• Winding up phase Annexes 1 4
• End of OpCdrs direct responsibilities
• - Administrator authorising officer

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BG STRATEGIC AIRLIFT

• Financing in common of incremental costs
• Initiated 13/12/2006
• In accordance with the BG concept
• Limited to EU Members States
• Not used
• Until end 2011, unless the Council agrees to
  extend it
• NB Council has still not determined the flat
  rates applicable to the payment or reimbursement
  of these costs.

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REFERENCE TEXTS

• Official texts
• ATHENA decision 2008/975/CFSP (18 Dec 2008)
• ATHENA financial rules 1203/08 (23 Dec 2008)
• ATHENA guides
• ATHENA operating manual
• ATHENA procurement guide
• ATHENA website
• www.athena.europa.eu

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ATHENA-financed military operations
EUFOR Tchad/RCA
EUTM SOMALIA
Operation CONCORDIA
Operation ARTEMIS
Operation ALTHEA
EUFOR RD CONGO
Operation ATALANTA
Tchad
FYROM
CAR
DRC
DRC
APR 10 14 TCN 2011 Budget 1.999.761 Autonomou
s SP MHQ
30MAR15/DEC03 26 TCN Berlin
12JUN7SEP03 16 TCN Autonomous FR
framework nation
TOA 02DEC04 27 TCN 2011 Budget 20.993.674 Be
rlin
30JUL30NOV06 19 TCN Total spent 15.000.000 Aut
onomous DE OHQ, FR FHQ
26JAN0815MAR09 19 TCN Total spent
118.000.000 Autonomous FR OHQ, FR FHQ
08DEC08 10 TCN 2011 Budget 8.051.331 Autonomo
us UK OHQ, EL/ES/NL FHQ
ATHENA
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EUFOR ALTHEA
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EUFOR ALTHEA

• Successor to SFOR, launched 2/12/2004
• Berlin operation (Using NATO assets
  capabilities)
• Largest military EU-led operation to date
  (initially 7.000 T)
• Mission SASE in BiH (1995 Dayton Peace
  Agreement)
• 24 EU MS 3 troop contributing nations
• OHQ EUSG (SHAPE)
• Common costs 21 M for 2011
• Nation borne costs 7,5 M

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EUFOR RD CONGO
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EUFOR RD CONGO

• Temporary deployment of an EU force to support
  the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of
  Congo (MONUC)
• Launched 30 June 2006, end 30 November 2006
• EU autonomous military Operation
• EU OHQ DE (POTSDAM)
• 2.200 T (21 EU MS 1 third State)
• Common costs 15 M
• Nation born costs 19 M

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EUFOR TCHAD-RCA
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EUFOR TCHAD-RCA

• CSDP bridging military operation to the UN
• AOO Chad (FHQ 3 BTNs), CAR (1 DT), Cameroon
  (SPOD)
• Launched on 28 /01/ 2008, for 12 months (from
  IOC 15/03/2008) FOF since 15 MAR 09
• Mission support to the UN presence with a
  special task establishing a SASE
• EU OHQ FR (MONT VALERIEN)
• 3.700 T (14 EU MS in the field / 22 in FR OHQ)
  Russia, Croatia, Albania,
• Common cost (total) 118 M spent (70 M
  infra)
• Nation Born Costs 90M (incl. 11 M UN
  support)

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EU NAVFOR
ATALANTA
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EUNAVFOR ATALANTA

• First CSDP maritime operation
• AOO Aden gulf Somalia coasts
• Launched 2008, for 12 months (extended)
• Mission Fight against piracy
• OHQ Northwood (UK)
• Common costs 8 M

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EUTM SOMALIA
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EUTM SOMALIA

• 1st ESDP mission on military training
• Theatre Uganda
• Operation launched 2010, for 12 months
• Mission training of 1000 soldiers NCOs X 2
• Means up to 150 EU instructors incl. Spt.
  staff
• MHQ KAMPALA Camp BIHANGA Imprest
  accounts (NAIROBI BRUXELLES)
• Common costs 4,9 M (2010) / 1.9 M (2011)

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ATHENA Assistance

• Expertise
• ATHENA training
• bi-annual seminar
• On request (done for NBG POL BG)
• Advise liaison
• ATRIUM
• Budget implementation
• NBCs cash flow management
• Liaison with existing framework operators
• Athens multinational sealift coordination center
  (AMSCC)
• Movement multinational coordination centre Europe
  (MMCCE)
• Economat des armées (EDA / Pantin FR)

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