The European Union and internal challenges for effectively supporting security sector reform

This report presents an overview of the European Un
ion (EU)'s set- up as regards the provision of support to Security SectorReform processes (SSR) in
partner countries: policy, funding mechanisms, actors and decision-making processes.

It subsequently identifies tensions and weaknesses that exist at both the design/planning stage and at the implementation stage as a result of the current set-up, and highlights, where possible, potential solutions or avenues for invoking change and improvements.