Eighth CMDR COE Steering Committee Meeting
![Eighth CMDR COE Steering Committee Meeting](pictures/pic_big/news/20201008074447.jpg)
Date: (07-10-2020)
Under the provisions of the CMDR COE’s Operational Memorandum of Understanding, the Sponsoring Nations establish the Steering Committee (SC) under the permanent chairmanship of Framework Nation. No decisions there can be taken under silence procedure. Yearly the SC provides direction, guidance and advice to the CMDR COE Director for the effective execution of Centre’s mission and activities.
The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) organised and hosted the 8th Steering Committee meeting, which took place on 6-7 October 2020 at CMDR COE premises, in order to facilitate a prolific debate around the subject.
The annual Steering Committee sessions are the venue where the Framework Nation and Sponsoring Nations set out all required prerequisites to be provided by the CMDR COE every year. The strategic governing body is responsible for the approval and management of the Centre’s Programme of Work (POW) and the shared budget. Considering the POW, the Steering Committee members allocate the priorities of the activities and subsequently task the CMDR COE Director with managing the programme execution.
The Chairman of the Steering Committee, Lieutenant General Dimitar Iliev, Deputy Chief of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria, highlighted in his opening remarks the importance and broad positive effects this joint endeavour brings.
Romania declared the opening of joining process to the CMDR COE in order to receive the status of “Sponsoring nation”. Romania officially declared its commitment to deploy personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs no later than 1 July 2021.
As members of the Steering Committee, Colonel Plamen Kostadinov from the Framework nation and the representatives from the Sponsoring nations, Colonel Ioannis Chondroudakis (Hellenic Republic) and Colonel Ireneusz Zygmunt (Republic of Poland) actively discussed the topics, expressing their appreciation for the achieved improvement and hard work of CMDR COE staff despite the COVID-19 situation. As observers, including online, part took representatives from Allied Command Transformation, Hungary, Romania and The Republic of North Macedonia, who congratulated the CMDR COE for the ambitious and successful performance in 2020.
At the meeting were discussed the activities hold in 2020, current and future POWs and projects, as well as the CMDR COE budget, proposal for organisational amendment, strategic perspective and forthcoming events.
The 8th Steering Committee confirmed that despite the challenging pandemic situation that the Centre greatly advanced on its aim, further strengthening its position as a hub of expertise in CMDR supporting and contributing to the enhancement of NATO’s CMDR capabilities, to the improvement of the Alliance’s interoperability though education and training, research and analyses, concept and doctrine development, experimentation, and lessons-learned.
News
![](crop/ns-308.jpg)
On the 16th November 2022 was signed a Framework Collaboration Agreement between the CMDR COE and "Carol I" National Defence University, Bucharest Romania.
» read more![](crop/ns-305.jpg)
Euro-Atlantic Resilience Forum 2022: Black Sea Perspectives in the Age of Hybrid Aggression and Disinformation
» read more![](crop/ns-304.jpg)
On the occasion of the World Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day
» read more![](crop/ns-303.jpg)
The tenth meeting of the CMDR COE governing body
» read more![](crop/ns-298.jpg)
Command Post Exercise (CPX), "SEVEN STARS 22", 03-07 OCT 2022
» read more![](crop/ns-295.jpg)
On the Day of Sofia, the CMDR COE representatives joined the Initiative „Let’s Clean Bulgaria Together”, which unites institutions, non-governmental and business organizations and volunteers in the name of the cause of a cleaner environment.
» read more![](crop/ns-294.jpg)
Crisis Response Operation Planners Professional Development Course (12-16 Sep 22)
» read more![](crop/ns-292.jpg)
The CMDR COE Team won the cup in the category Governmental Institutions at the 8th Sofia Ekiden (Relay) Marathon on 6 September 2022.
» read more![](crop/ns-291.jpg)
» read more
![](crop/ns-289.jpg)
An Annex to the Tehnical Agreement was signed between the CMDR COE and the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy formalizing the commitment to implement the agreed activities within the next 5 years.
» read more![](crop/ns-286.jpg)
The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) had the honour of co-organising the course on Disaster Relief in CSDP Context, together with the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence, the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and the Romanian National College of Home Affairs.
» read more![](crop/ns-287.jpg)
Interns present their research on CMDR-related topics.
» read more![](crop/ns-285.jpg)
The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge about the impact of man-made, natural and climate driven disasters on the European Security.
» read more![](crop/ns-284.jpg)
CMDR COE Director awarded for contribution
» read more![](crop/ns-283.jpg)
CMDR COE Panelist to the NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium.
» read more![](crop/ns-279.jpg)
The CMDR COE new approach to reducing plastic pollution.
» read more