Press Release: Council conclusions on the Gulf of Guinea action plan 2015-2020

On 16 March 2015 at the Foreign Affairs council meeting in Brussels, the Council adopted the annexed Gulf of Guinea Action Plan 2015-2020 that outlines the European Union's support to the efforts of the region and its coastal states to address the many challenges of maritime security and organised crime.

This Action Plan reasserts the importance which the European Union attaches to continuing the close cooperation with partners across Western and Central Africa, in taking all appropriate measures to combat maritime crime, including piracy and armed robbery at sea, illegal fishing, smuggling of migrants and trafficking of human beings, drugs, and arms, and to address the underlying causes to foster long-term security and stability in the region.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: EU adopts strategy on the Gulf of Guinea http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-adopts-strategy-on-the-gulf-of-guinea/

ESO: Background information: EU maritime security strategy approved http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-maritime-security-strategy-approved/

ESO: Background Information: Foreign Affairs Council, 16 March 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/foreign-affairs-council-16-march-2015/

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