EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta: operation’s mandate extended until 31 December 2018

On 25 November 2016, the Council extended the mandate of the operation EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta until 31 December 2018. The Council also allocated to the operation a budget of EUR 11.064 million from the so-called common costs.

The European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta was launched in December 2008 to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. The operation is part of the EU's comprehensive approach for a peaceful, stable and democratic Somalia.

ESO: Background information: Foreign Affairs Council, 28 November 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/foreign-affairs-council-28-november-2016/

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