EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core

The European Union Force Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC) is a flagship European Union (EU) defence project under development as part of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) facility. EURFOR CROC will contribute to the creation of a "full spectrum force package" to speed up provision of military forces and the EU's crisis management capabilities.

Rather than creating a standing force, the project involves creating a concrete catalogue of military force elements that would speed up the establishment of a force when the EU decides to launch an operation. It is land-focused and aims to generate a force of 60,000 troops from the contributing states alone. While it does not establish any form of "European army", it forsees an deployable, interoperable force under a single command.

Germany is the lead country for the project, but the French are heavily involved and it is tied to President Emanuel Macron's proposal to create a standing intervention force. The French see it as an example of what PESCO is about.

Participating states

 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus
 * 🇫🇷 France
 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 🇮🇹 Italy
 * 🇪🇸 Spain


 * Observers
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal
 * 🇸🇮 Slovenia