exercising military command authority on the ground. The Director of the MPCC will assume the same role, tasks and command relationships as those attributed to a military Operation Commander (OpCdr). He will also exercise the responsibilities related to deployment and recovery of the missions as well as overall budgeting, auditing and reporting. See also Common Security and Defence Policy European External Action Service European Union Military Staff Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability List of military and civilian missions of the European Union Allied Command Operations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe References Further reading A permanent headquarters under construction? The Military Planning and Conduct Capability as a proximate principal, Yf Reykers The EU Military Staff: a frog in boiling water?, Militaire Spectator External links EU defence cooperation: Council establishes a Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), Council of the European Union Factsheet 2017 Factsheet 2018 EU military HQ to take charge of Africa missions, EUobserver European Union Military Staff Joint military headquarters