1.The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall, under the responsibility of the Council, exercise political supervision over the activities of the Institute. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), in accordance with the HR’s responsibilities for the CFSP and, in particular, for the CSDP, shall give operational direction to the Institute.
2.This political supervision and operational direction shall be carried out without impinging on the intellectual independence and operational autonomy enjoyed by the Institute in performing its mission and tasks.