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PARTICIPATION IN PFP AND

INTEGRATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC INTO NATO

LESSONS LEARNED

Jiří Juřík

2nd Secretary of Embassy

NATO CPE/Czech Embassy

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WHY IS CZECH REPUBLIC IN WHY IS CZECH REPUBLIC IN NATO?NATO?

Will to become a part of a secure political and military bloc, Czech Republic’s outer safety, Important signal for the international community, Possibility for active participation in international policy, Membership in NATO brought great investments , Projects implemented within NSIP, Financial contribution to Alliance x individual defence, NATO is the key international player in the security sphere, New possibilities for the Czech Armed Forces.

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WHAT WAS AT THE BEGINNINGWHAT WAS AT THE BEGINNING?? Security vacuum at the beginning of the 1990s, Czech representatives expressed our interest to join NATO, Newly independent states were not ready to join NATO, NATO was influenced by changes in security environment, NATO enforced the PfP Programme, Bilateral and multilateral security talks and common

military exercises, Participation in SFOR and IFOR missions, US administrative started to be more optimistic,

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HISTORY OF PFP PROGRAMMEHISTORY OF PFP PROGRAMME

October 1993 and January 1994, Military cooperation and a possibility of security

consultations, Signature of declaration and preparation of statement, NATO prepares a concrete program for cooperation with

individual countries, Programme opened a possibility for NATO enlargement

process, Main PfP goals

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AREAS OF THE LESSONS AREAS OF THE LESSONS LEARNEDLEARNED

1. Political

2. Institutional

3. Legislative

4. Defence

5. Resources (economic and human)

6. Security of information

7. Public support

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POLITICALPOLITICAL

NATO Enlargement Study from 1995 is still valid, General political will and consensus across the political

spectrum, Commitments accepted during the accession talks and

executed during the membership must be granted by all future governments.

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LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER ONE

General political consensus on the effort to join NATO is the basic criterion and prerequisite

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INSTITUTIONALINSTITUTIONAL

NATO membership is not military business only, Effective institutional framework, Decisive role of the Intergovernmental Co-ordination

Committee for NATO Integration, Definition of areas of civil service which will be

impacted by the membership, Definition of areas in which the NATO standards are

not achieved, Firm schedule for solving shortfalls.

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Areas defined by the Czech Republic in Areas defined by the Czech Republic in 19971997

Legislation Interoperability of Armed Forces CEP – Civil Emergency Planning Host Nation Support Infrastructure (NSIP – NATO

Security and Investment Programme) Defense planning Planning of sources Defense industry Security of information Public support

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER TWO

Temporary institutional framework needs to be created for NATO integration

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LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVE

NATO legal acquis, Overall revision of the whole legal system and

international commitments, Constitutional improvement enabling full

implementation of the Article 5.

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER THREE

Ability to consume the benefits from NATO membership and implement the commitments

needs appropriate legal changes

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DEFENCEDEFENCE

NATO enlargement cannot be followed by its military weakening,

Quality of the armed forces of a new ally is an important criterion,

Essential role of the NATO Defence Planning System

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER FOUR

The Alliance cannot be weakened due to enlargement. Military preparedness of new

ally is an important criterion

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ECONOMIC AND HUMAN ECONOMIC AND HUMAN RESOURCESRESOURCES

Pessimistic prognosis of huge amount of money to be paid for the enlargement was not confirmed,

Structure of costs : Contribution to the NATO budgets: civil, military

and infrastructure, Defence planning (FGs implementation, including

the acquisition programme).

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personal (financing of Permanent Delegation to NATO, NMR office, officers and NGOs within the Integrated Military Structure),

operations (ISAF, KFOR, NTM-I, OAE etc.), security of information (the implementation of

arrangements related to the personnel and physical security),

Appropriate level of the defence budget as an integral part of the general political consensus.

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Participation in NATO structuresParticipation in NATO structures

Czech Delegation to NATO

Political Branch 24

Defence Advisor´s Branch 16

Military Branch 19

NATO Integrated Military Structure150

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Participation of the CZ AFParticipation of the CZ AFin Operationsin Operations

2009 Iraq – NTM-I 5 Afghanistan – ISAF 330 Kosovo – KFOR 550 Standby : UNSAS 70 EU

Battle Group 1,800Standby arrangements are financed directly from the State Budget

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER FIVE

NATO membership is based on sufficient funds and qualified human resources

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SECURITY OFSECURITY OF INFORMATIONINFORMATION

Security of information is one of NATO pillars, Every aspirant for NATO structures must implement

the appropriate NATO standards in this area, Urgent need to screen a sufficient number of MOD and

MFA personnel and companies.

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER SIX

Underestimation of security information could be a temporary barrier for the membership

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PUBLIC SUPPORT

Public support for NATO membership is an important indicator of political atmosphere and political consensus,

Public support phenomenon as one of the substantive and decisive conditions of membership,

Public support is needed for the future acceptance of the changes and arrangements, which must be accepted as a follow-up of the membership.

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THE LESSONS LEARNED NUMBER SEVEN

Public support for NATO membership is crucially

important and indicates the quality of political climate in the country

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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Most important added value of NATO membership

Special NATO´s environment makes Alliance very strong and cultivates its members

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THE LESSONS LEARNED

1. General political consensus on the effort to join NATO is the General political consensus on the effort to join NATO is the basic criterion and prerequisitebasic criterion and prerequisite

2. Temporary institutional framework needs to be created forTemporary institutional framework needs to be created for NATO integrationNATO integration3.3. Ability to consume the benefits from NATO membership and Ability to consume the benefits from NATO membership and implement the commitments needsimplement the commitments needs the the appropriate legal changes appropriate legal changes4. 4. The Alliance can not be weakened due to enlargement. Military The Alliance can not be weakened due to enlargement. Military preparedness of new ally is the important criterionpreparedness of new ally is the important criterion5. 5. NATO membership is based on the sufficient funds and NATO membership is based on the sufficient funds and qualified human resourcesqualified human resources6. 6. Underestimation of the security information could be a Underestimation of the security information could be a temporary barrier for the membership temporary barrier for the membership 7. 7. Public support for NATO membership is crucialPublic support for NATO membership is cruciallyly important important and indicates the quality of political climate in the countryand indicates the quality of political climate in the country