Latest news from EU peacekeeping missions and operations – CSDP (July 2020)

(B2) Managing a logistics warehouse or commanding a situation room. These are some of the formations that have managed to be maintained despite the coronavirus. Alongside the usual equipment donations

(Ergneti) Ossetia-Georgia. Dialogue around stabilization

The latest meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IRPM) was held on July 30 in Ergneti, between Ossetian and Georgian officials, under the auspices of EUMM Georgia. Read : Ossetia-Georgia. A meeting to resume the dialogue

(Djibouti) Towing at sea

Rescue operation at sea for the Spanish frigate Santa Maria of the EU anti-piracy operation (EUNAVFOR Atalanta), following a distress call, about 200 nautical miles away. The AB-212 ship's helicopter was requisitioned to locate the ship and deliver food and water to it. The tug had been adrift, having had its engines broken down for about ten days. Only one crewman on board, without water or food. The frigate, which had arrived in the area in the meantime, sent a boarding party, with a mechanic, to try to repair the engines. Verdict: not possible. The sailors then engaged in a delicate operation: towing the boat to land. A journey of 130 nautical miles completed without incident to the port of Bossasso in Somalia, where the tugboat was handed over to the local coast guard. Details here

(Kalesija) Bosnia and Herzegovina. New strategy demining

The "Land Release" demining technique, faster than the previous ones, will make it possible to complete the demining of the country more quickly. Nearly a thousand km² remain to be neutralized. This was explained by experts from the EU stabilization operation (EUFOR Althea), during a visit by officials in mid-July to a site 120 km north of Sarajevo. 

(Mogadishu) Somalia. Situation room training

First of four phases completed for the 23 Somali National Army officers and non-commissioned officers trained by the EU Somali Army Training Mission (EUTM Somalia). The soldiers underwent theoretical and procedural preparation at the situation room of the headquarters of the Somali armed forces. Details here

(Senou) Mali. Stock managment

How to maintain an air warehouse, store spare parts, manage and do stock levels, document the monitoring and storage of chemicals? This was learned by twelve non-commissioned officers of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) from eight different squadrons. The purpose of this training provided by the Strategic Air Cell of theAdvisory Task Force (ATF) of the EU training mission of the Malian army (EUTM Mali) is to make them autonomous in the management of spare parts for their aircraft. Details here

(Agadez) Equipment

Printers, computers, inverters, field camcorders and other essential equipment to counter security threats in the north of the country have been handed over to the national police and the service for the fight against terrorism and crime, by the EU support mission for Internal Security and Stabilization Forces of Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger). Details here

(Sarajevo) Bosnia and Herzegovina. Medical partnership

Abdulah Nakas General Hospital in Sarajevo has been added to the list of hospitals cooperating with the EU operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This saves the operation from setting up specialized facilities. In return, the establishment gains support. Details here

Kosovo. Thanks

Staff members of the Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo) received the Medal for services to the CSDP Mission in Kosovo. It was awarded to them by the head of mission, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark. Details here

(information collected by Emmanuelle Stroesser)

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