Press Release: Council conclusions on the Central African Republic / EU countries to send soldiers to Bangui

At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, taking place in Brussels on 20 January 2014, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the Central African Republic.

The Council reached political agreement on a future CSDP military operation in the CAR and, to that end, approved the Crisis Management Concept. The operation will provide temporary support, for a period of up to six months, to help to achieve a secure environment in the Bangui area, with a view to handing over to the African Union. The EUFOR operation must be based on a United Nations Security Council resolution.

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ESO: Background information: EU states consider sending soldiers to central Africa http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-states-consider-sending-soldiers-to-central-africa/

ESO: Background information: FACT SHEET - Central African Republic http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-fact-sheet-central-african-republic-3/

EUObserver, 20.01.14: EU countries to send soldiers to Bangui http://euobserver.com/defence/122793

Deutsche Welle, 21.01.14: EU approves military mission to Central African Republic as new interim leader chosen http://dw.de/p/1Atm7

BBC News, 20.01.14: EU plans to send troops to CAR to stop clashes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25810730

Euronews, 20.01.14: EU approves plan to send soldiers to Central African Republic http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/20/eu-approves-plan-to-send-soldiers-to-central-african-republic/

Euronews, 20.01.14: EU turns to money and troops to tackle CAR conflict http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/20/eu-turns-to-money-and-troops-to-tackle-car-conflict/

Spiegel Online International, 21.01.14: Europe's Sole Military Force: Giving France Respect Where It Is Due http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/as-the-sole-strategic-force-in-europe-france-deserves-respect-a-944693.html

Deutsche Welle [Opinion], 21.01.14: Opinion: France, Germany reconcile in Central African Republic operation http://dw.de/p/1AuH5

Deutsche Welle, 21.01.14: EU cautious in Central African Republic military mission http://dw.de/p/1AuI2

Spiegel Online International, 21.01.14: The Front Lines: Germany's Difficult Year in Africa and Afghanistan http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-military-faces-a-difficult-year-in-africa-and-afghanistan-a-944553.html

Deutsche Welle, 22.01.14: Germany to bolster its presence in Africa http://dw.de/p/1AvQB

UK: Parliament: House of Lords: Committees: Press Release, 29.01.14: Lords Committee questions EU response to escalating violence in Central African Republic http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu---foreign-affairs-defence-and-development-policy-sub-committee-c/news/letter-central-african-republic/

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