Press Release: EU prepares mission to train Malian army

The Council on 10 December 2012 approved the Crisis Management Concept for a new Common Security and Defence Policy mission to support the training and reorganisation of the Malian Armed Forces. The EU training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) is intended to help improve the military capacity and the effectiveness of the Malian Armed Forces in order to allow, under civilian authority, the restoration of the country's territorial integrity. It represents an integral part of the EU's comprehensive approach to the situation in Mali and the Sahel.