COREU

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COREU (French Correspondance Européenne = telex network of European correspondents, in Austria the EUKOR network ) is an EU communication network for the communication of the EU Council , the European correspondents in the foreign ministries of the EU member states , permanent representatives of the EU member states in Brussels , the European Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union for foreign policy purposes. The absence of the European Parliament among the participants is striking .

COREU thus corresponds to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet, also known as Intelink -S) of the USA . The official goal of COREU is rapid communication in the event of a crisis . The network creates a prerequisite for closer cooperation on foreign policy issues. In fact, the function of the system goes beyond pure communication and offers the possibility of making decisions . As a first goal, COREU should enable the exchange of information before and after decisions . As a second goal, upstream negotiations for the preparation of meetings and meetings should be transmitted. In addition, the system also enables the processing of documents and decision-making, especially when there is little time available. While the first two goals are preparatory measures of the common foreign policy, the third means a methodical variant characterized by practical activity, which is decisive for the image of the common foreign and security policy of the EU .

Attendees

The participants connected to COREU (as of 2013) are:

Data volume and technical details

COREU works as a hub and spoke system with the hub in Brussels. The network is operated by INTCEN (formerly Joint Situation Center, JSC ). The technical infrastructure is located there in a building belonging to the EU Council. COREU can be described as an advanced telex system with encrypted messages via dedicated terminals. When a message arrives at its destination, it is distributed there using local means. Conversely, messages from the governments are transmitted via local media to the correspondent and from there via COREU to Brussels (point-to-point).

In 2010, around 8500 messages were distributed over the network.

history

In 1973 a telex -based communication system was set up under the name COREU. Originally only the foreign ministries in the EU capitals were affiliated . This telex system was replaced in 1997 by a CORTESY ( COREU Terminal Equipment System ) email system . Despite the technical innovation, the name was retained.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Division of business division II.1.a European correspondent for the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs; accessed on October 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Federica Bicchi and Caterina Carta (2012) The COREU Network and the circulation of information within EU foreign policy . Journal of European Integration, 34 (5). pp. 465-484. ISSN  0703-6337 : Online Executive Summary
  3. ^ Glossary of the EU, entry COREU , accessed on March 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b F. Algieri COREU , in Martin Große Hüttmann / Hans-Georg Wehling (eds.) Das Europalexikon , 2nd, updated. Aufl. Bonn: Dietz 2013. the Federal Central for Civic Education. accessed on March 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Federica Bicchi (2013) The EU as a community of practice: foreign policy communications in the COREU network ; in Helene Sjursen; The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy: The Quest for Democracy ; Routledge; Pp. 45-60.
  6. ↑ a b c d Lars Münch (1997) Common Action as a Means of Common Foreign and Security Policy, Duncker and Humblot, Berlin; ISBN 3-428-09205-8 ; Page 53 (footnote).
  7. ↑ Organization plan of the Federal Foreign Office, accessed on October 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Report ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the Cross-border Research Association (CBRA - BMT, Ave d ́Echallens 74, CH-1004 Lausanne); accessed on March 4, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.focusproject.eu
  9. ↑ a b Christoph Bertram and Friedrich Däuble (eds.) Who does the Foreign Service serve? - Experiences from politics, economy, society ; Leske and Budrich, Opladen, ISBN 3-810-03651-X ; Page 48.