EU set to extend Somalian anti-piracy force until 2016

According to EurActiv the EU was poised to prolong in January 2014 the life of Operation Atalanta, a multi-million euro counter-piracy naval force off the coast of Somalia, as part of the bloc’s comprehensive approach to state-building and peace-making in the Horn of Africa.

ESO: Background information: European Union to lead international counter piracy efforts in 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-union-to-lead-international-counter-piracy-efforts-in-2014/

ESO: Background information: EU NAVFOR – Atalanta, the first EU maritime operation http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-navfor-somalia/

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