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Military and civilian missions and operations
The European Union has undertaken many overseas operations, using civilian and military instruments in several countries in three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
The civilian EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia helped the demining NGO ‘ HALO Trust’ locate unexploded bombs from an aircraft downed during the 2008 conflict. The bombs have now been destroyed and no longer pose a threat to the inhabitants.
As part of a larger EUCAP-Somalia project on maritime situational awareness, the Mission donated a radar scanner to the Maritime Police Unit of Bossasso, on the northern Somali coast. The radar enhances the port authorities' capability to observe maritime activity in the near waters on the Gulf of Aden.
EUBAM Libya and its' staff work for the time being from its' second base in Tunis. The Mission's two-base-model provides the needed flexibility security wise and allows for an uninterrupted continuation of support activities. The Mission focused recently with their Libyan partners on capacity building in the areas on law enforcement and border management.
The inauguration ceremony of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) building at the Ministry of Interior took place 17 July in Baghdad. The building will serve as a workspace for EUAM Iraq advisers working in the Ministry of Interior on a daily basis.
The EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine supported the orderly organisation of parliamentary elections in Ukraine, which took place on 21 July. On Election Day, EUAM advisors were present in police situation centres in the capital city and in the regions, observing the process and ready to advise their Ukrainian counterparts from the point of view of preservation of public order.
