Eumm Georgie deploys 250 observers and is still recruiting

(B2)Eumm Georgia is being deployed. Just a few days after the decision of the 27 foreign ministers, its leaders have taken up residence in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, on the heights in a former dacha of... Beria (which has since served as the official residence of the Georgian government vis-à-vis its distinguished guests).

A mission of 340 people
The number of observers was increased to 250, the mission having a total of 340 people (staff, support, local staff). Everyone should be there by the end of the week. For once, it was not difficult to convince the Member States to provide men, on the contrary all wanted to participate (see previous article). This Monday, the head of mission, Hansjörg Haber,
met Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Bokeria. An agreement setting the status of the mission (Soma) should be signed soon.

Workforce details
22 Member States should thus participate. here is the last numbers (obtained from the land and intersected with some capitals, but it can still
vary):
43 French (31 mobile gendarmes from several squadrons + 5 group leaders + 7 at the General Staff)
25 Germans (initially on an offer of 40, decision of the federal cabinet on 24.09)
35-40 Italians (carabinieri, decision of the Council of Ministers on 19.09)
26 Poles (police and military)
25 Swedes (civilians from the Folke Bernadotte Academy, specialists from the Swedish Rescue Services Agency and 6 police officers from the National Police Board.
20 Romanians
16 British
12 Dutch (3 soldiers from the Maréchaussee (= gendarmerie) and 9 civilians)
10 Bulgarians (coming from the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior)
10 Greeks (2 staff officers and 8 officers of the three services, in civilian clothes, without weapons, + two Hummer-type vehicles)
10 Spaniards (Guardia Civil)
10 Finns
10 Danish
9 Estonians
5 Czechs
5 Lithuanians
4 Austrians (3 police officers and 1 human rights expert - announcement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs)
4 Irish
3 Hungarians
3 Latvians (Ministries of Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs - decision of the Prime Minister's Office of 16.09)
2 Luxembourgers (2 policemen + logistical assistance of
transport via Cargolux)
2 Maltese (soldiers of the company C - rapid reaction force)
Nb: some staff take into account only observers, others staff at the General Staff. As soon as I have more details, I will mention it.

We are still recruiting
The European Union has also published a new call for recruitment to fill unfilled positions or other positions: Head of
procurement, finance, legal, general support, transport, medical adviser, security officers, transport, etc... (job descriptions to download here). Deadline: September 26, 17:00 p.m. More information here

(NGV)

(Photo credit. 1: Sirpa gendarmerie – ADC BALSAMO - 2: Swedish police, Ann-Christine Ollson)