Comité InterMInistériel de haut Niveau (CIMIN)

CIMIN

The High Level Interdepartmental Committee (CIMIN) consists of representatives of the appropriate ministries of each Member. The choice of the representatives is a national responsibility.

The CIMIN exercises political control over and gives strategic direction to EUROGENDFOR and assures political-military coordination among the Parties and, where appropriate, with the Contributing States.

Decisions and guidelines related to EUROGENDFOR are adopted unanimously by the Members.

The CIMIN meets twice a year, or at any time at the request of one Member.

CIMIN PRESIDENCY

Each Member ensures, following a rotation process, the Presidency of the CIMIN for one year.

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
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The Presidency of the CIMIN carries out the following tasks:

• organise and chair the meetings of the CIMIN and its working groups;
• hold the secretariat of the CIMIN and its working groups;
• ensure the flow of information between the CIMIN and the EUROGENDFOR Commander;
• ensure the coordination between the CIMIN and the working groups;
• receive applications for full membership or observer status and requests for co-operation to be forwarded to the CIMIN;
• liaise, at the request of the CIMIN, between the CIMIN and Third States and/or international organisations.

CIMIN WORKING GROUPS

The CIMIN will establish the necessary working groups to enable it to perform its tasks:

• deal with specific issues related to EUROGENDFOR;
• prepare CIMIN’s decisions and instructions;
• follow up CIMIN’s decisions.

CIMIN’s working groups consist of experts from each Member.

Working groups meet as required and report to the CIMIN after each meeting.