Latest news from EU peacekeeping missions – CSDP (October 2018)
(B2) In October, Europeans from EUNAVFOR and Chinese coordinate their efforts to carry out a medical exercise off Somalia. In the West Bank, ten police officers from the Special Police Force Unit underwent leadership training, provided by EUPOL Copps. As for the observation mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia, it is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Djibouti. Europeans and Chinese coordinate their efforts off Somalia
The crew of the Italian frigate ITS Federico Martinengo (F-596), which is part of the EU counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia (EUNAVFOR Atalanta), and the Chinese navy have made their first joint medical exercise, focusing on medical evacuation and emergency assistance. The two partners notably established communication methods, set operating parameters and defined a command and control structure for the exercise. Chinese military medical personnel boarded an Italian helicopter to assist various wounded on the Italian missile frigate which transported them to their medical center at their new base in Djibouti. This exercise is just one of many carried out jointly by these two partners as part of cooperation against piracy in the region.
Jericho (West Bank). Effective command and control in police operations
A standard just finished at the College for Police Sciences in Jericho. Given under the supervision of Subintendent Norberto Rodrigues of the Portuguese police, organized and financed by EUPOL COPPS, the EU support mission for police forces in the Palestinian territories, it enabled ten police officers to there Special Police Force Unit to understand the concepts of command and control, or the notion of exchanges when making decisions on police operations. Security management during major events or complex operations, the use of a commander's decision support tools when planning and executing complex operations was also on the program.
Ten police officers from the Special Police Force Unit representing the 11 districts of the region also participated to a three-day workshop in Jericho led by a Portuguese expert. Participants discussed the concept of 'crowd psychology', with the training offering approaches to crowd management, including the use of graduated force, mass events and emergency services.
Georgia. The observation mission in Georgia celebrates its tenth anniversary
EUMM Georgia, the observation mission in Georgia celebrated its tenth anniversary October 1. Launched to ensure compliance with the six-point agreement that ended the Russo-Georgian war in the summer of 2008 (read: Withdrawal of Russians from Georgia, the text of the September 8 agreement), her main role is to bring calm to the region. The administrative boundary between the two breakaway provinces of Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) has become a border. But the presence of Europeans, who patrol regularly and assess the situation, makes it possible to prevent any incidents from taking too dramatic a turn, to avoid a return to hostilities, to facilitate the return to a normal and safe life around the demarcation line In ten years, the mission has conducted more than 65.000 patrols and responded to more than 8.000 calls on its hotline.
End of mission for the Irish ship L.É. James Joice
The Irish ship THE. James Joyce ended his commitment in the Mediterranean and returned home after 100 days of activity within Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR Med) to fight against trafficking. The ship largely provided arms embargo control: it 'hailed' 214 merchant ships, conducted six friendly approaches and conducted two onboard inspections of merchant ships transiting the IDF area. operations.
(Information collected by Aurélie Pugnet, with NGV)
