European Union Military Staff

The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) is a department of the European Union, responsible for supervising operations within the realm of the European Security and Defence Policy. They fall under the jurisdiction of the European Union Military Committee, which in turn falls under the jurisdiction of the High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, currently Javier Solana. In a formal sense, control over these bodies is exercised by the Council of the European Union, though in practice they have a great deal of autonomy.