Ninth Anniversary of CMDR COE

Ninth Anniversary of CMDR COE

Date: (05-04-2024)

CMDR COE celebrates today. A reception on the occasion of its commencement date – March 31 –marks the ninth anniversary of its formal accreditation as an international military organisation.

The reception on 5 April 2024 in the premises of CMDR COE was honoured by the presence of the Bulgarian Deputy Defence Minister, Chief of Defence and diplomatic corps from the Sponsoring nations. Ambassadors, Defence Attachés and Embassies’ accredited in the Republic of Bulgaria presented as well.

“Over the past nine years, the CMDR COE has actively engaged in supporting capability enhancement and transformation within NATO. Through our steadfast efforts, we have earned international recognition not only as a centre of expertise in crisis management and disaster response but also as a hub for innovation, knowledge exchange, and best practices within the CMDR domain”, stated the CMDR COE Director Colonel Orlin Nikolov in his address to the ceremony .

The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) was found on August 28, 2013.

CMDR COE received accreditation as the 21st NATO COE on March 31, 2015 upon a NAC silence procedure and was activated as a NATO Military Body with an international status under Article 14 of the Paris Protocol.

Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Centre is established upon Memoranda of Understanding (MOU): the Operational MOU between the Participating Nations and the Functional MOU between the Participating Nations and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT).

The Centre is a multi-nationally sponsored organization, which offers recognized expertise and experience to the benefit of the Alliance, especially in support of transformation. CMDR COE is part of NATO COE's Network but outside the Command Structure (NCS), while forms a part of the wider NATO Command Arrangements (NCA). CMDR COE is a member of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).

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