Press Release: EU counter – piracy Operation Atalanta extended to end of 2016

On the 21 November 2014 the Council of the European Union extended the EU's counter-piracy Operation Atalanta by two more years, until 12 December 2016. The Operation's main focus was the protection of World Food Programme vessels delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia; and the deterrence, repression and disruption of piracy off the Somali coast. In addition, Operation Atalanta contributed to the monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia.

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ESO: Background information: New Operation Commander for EU Naval Force Somalia appointed http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-operation-commander-for-eu-naval-force-somalia-appointed/

ESO: Background information: EU set to extend Somalian anti-piracy force until 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-set-to-extend-somalian-anti-piracy-force-until-2016/

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