EU plans mission to tackle piracy off Somalia

European Union foreign ministers approved plans at a GEAC Council, Brussels, 15 September 2008, for a possible naval mission to the Horn of Africa to crack down on pirates causing mayhem to maritime traffic off Somalia's coast.

Deutsche Welle, 2.10.08: EU Defense Ministers Agree on Anti-Piracy Mission off Somalia http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3685114,00.html

BBC News, 2.10.08: EU force to fight Somali pirates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7647803.stm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 15.9.08: Council Conclusions on Somalia http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/gena/102736.pdf

European Commission: EU@UN, 15.9.08: EU Council Conclusions on Somalia http://www.europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_8140_en.htm

Wikipedia: Piracy in Somalia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_pirate

Deutsche Welle, 16.9.08: Hostages Freed from Somali Pirates as EU Mulls Military Option http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3647886,00.html

OJ L252, 20.9.08: Council Joint Action 2008/749/CFSP of 19.9.08 on the European Union military coordination action in support of UN Security Council resolution 1816 (2008) (EU NAVCO) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:252:0039:0042:EN:PDF

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