The EU multinational operations: The legal framework and importance of the engagement of the Serbian Armed Forces personnel

This paper focuses on the engagement of the Serbian Armed Forces and other defense forces outside the national territory, activities planned and carried out within multinational operations (MNOs) of the European Union (EU), in particular. The primary goal of this research has two aspects - firstly, to analyze and compare the positive legislation and contents of the most significant strategic documents, which regulate the engagement of these capacities in multinational operations, in compliance with the concept of MNO and critical judgment on the legal framework governing this area, and secondly, to systematically explain the significance of the participation of the Serbian Armed Forces capacities in such military activities of the European Union