The European Gendarmerie Force, also known by its acronym EUROGENDFOR, is a European rapid reaction force comprising elements of several European gendarmerie forces. It is currently integrated with eleven countries: eight member states France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Poland and Romania, and three observers: Turkey, Moldova and Ukraine. EUROGENDFOR is responsible for carrying out policing duties within the scope of crisis management operations.
This flexible tool can act under military command or civil authority to guarantee public security, and maintenance of public order in crisis management operations. EUROGENDFOR is first and foremost, at the disposal of the EU, but it could also respond to requests by the UN, OSCE, NATO, and other international organisations or ad-hoc coalitions; its operational deployment requires a unanimous decision to be taken by Member States.
