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Pascal Scordia est conseiller EUCAP Sahel Mali en matière de contre-terrorisme et enquête criminelle. Production EUCAP Sahel Mali.
The joint initiative of the National Directorate of Frontiers (DNF) and EUCAP Sahel Mali to strengthen border management capacity in the regions is taking concrete shape. A meeting was held on April 13 in Bamako, in the presence of 10 governors of the country, in order to define the functions of focal points in the Governer's offices in the three pilot regions (Kayes, Mopti and Ségou).
On the 11th of April 2018, Kenneth Deane, Civilian Operations Commander of the European Union, traveled to Mopti to visit a training of the EUCAP Sahel Mali Mission in the field. He also met the Regional Director of the National Police.
"Impartiality", "security" – these are among the things which come to the mind of young Kosovars when asked about EULEX.
Watch this video to learn more about the work & the activities of EULEX to stabilise Kosovo, a country in our immediate European neighbourhood.
Trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants are sensitive but topical issues in Mali. In March 2018, 10 members of the Specialised Investigation Brigade (BIS) participated in a training organised by EUCAP Sahel Mali on these topics.
Sophia was born on a European military ship, after human smugglers almost made her mother drown. We decided to give her name to our naval operation in the Mediterranean, that is saving lives and fighting crime. This is the Union we are building with the Global Strategy for foreign and security policy.
