Kortenberg building


The Kortenberg building is the office building of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium that houses most bodies related to the Common Security and Defence Policy.

History

This use of the building started after the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy, the CSDP's precursor, in the early 2000, under the auspices of High Representative Javier Solana, who stated on several accasions the need to build a 'strong in-house strategic culture'.
Most of the newly established European External Action Service has been situated in the Triangle building at the Schuman roundabout since 2012, however for security reasons CSDP departments were unable to move to this building 500m away.

CSDP tenants

Part of the European External Action Service :
CSDP agencies outside the EEAS:
The MPCC, JSCC and CPCC together form the permanent military/civilian strategic level facilities in the EU command and control structure.