§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the non-military crisis response tools referred to in Section 56 of the Cologne Presidency Conclusions. [105588]
§ Mr. VazThe Conclusions of the Cologne European Council called on the General Affairs Council to deal with all aspects of security with a view to enhancing and better co-ordinating the Union's and member states' crisis response tools. In pursuit of this remit, the Presidency report adopted by the Helsinki European Council on "Non-military crisis management of the European Union" outlined further action on non-military aspects of security. It does not define the scope of that activity, but includes an illustrative list covering civilian police, humanitarian assistance, administrative and legal rehabilitation, search and rescue, electoral and human rights monitoring.