Commanding the European Union's fast consequence forces and conducting the “Eurotex” exercises in Poland are the most crucial events in Eurocorpus at the time erstwhile its commander was General Piotr Błazeusz. On Thursday, the Polish officer ended his service in this post. His successor was Hispanic – General weapon Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz.
– Our precedence will be to keep and further increase our capabilities and combat preparedness so that we can always act in the right place and in the right time – assured General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz at the Eurocorpus command ceremony. The Spanish officer replaced this position General of the Weapons of Peter Blazeuswho has headed this global command since March 2024. – I am and will stay arrogant of being your commander. Thank you for all your efforts, dedication and readiness to change at all levels," said Gen. Błazeusz. “I express my sincere gratitude to all six framework countries for providing me with support and resources,” added the officer.
During the ceremony of handing over command Gen. The jester besides addressed his successor directly. – Aroldo, it is simply a large honor and designation to be commander of this unique and efficient command. proceed his transformation to be even better prepared to carry out the tasks assigned. I have full assurance in you that this will happen," said the Polish officer.
During his tenure, General Blazeus Eurocorpus took command of the EU Combat Group. It is simply a fast consequence force from 9 EU countries with about 5,000 soldiers, which could be utilized in the event of a crisis or armed conflict to carry out humanitarian, preventive and stabilisation missions within a radius of 6,000 km from Brussels. The second crucial venture of Eurocorpus was Euretex exercise16th edition took place in Poland. Almost 1,200 engineering and chemical troops from 12 countries met in Drawsk Pomerania to exchange experiences and work on interoperability.
Gen. Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz is simply a postgraduate of the Academia General Militar in Zaragoza. He has extended experience in commanding global mission structures. Among others, from February 2022 to June 2025 he was the head of UN operations in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and commanded about 10,000 peacekeepers from 48 countries. He had previously participated in 3 missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In designation of his outstanding service, he was awarded the Grand Cross of Military Merit and the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella Catholic.
Eurocorpus is simply a multinational fast consequence command based in Strasbourg. It can lead both NATO and European Union operations. The structure was created in 1992 at the initiative of France and Germany. In 2002, Poland joined Eurocorpus on the terms of an associate state, since 2022 it has been a framework country (sixteen, alongside Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain). Associated countries are now Greece, Italy, Romania and Turkey.
