Press Release: New Operation Commander for EU Naval Force Somalia appointed

The Political and Security Committee on the 3 July 2014 appointed Major General Martin Smith as the new Operation Commander for the EU Naval Force Somalia - EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA, which aims to prevent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean.

ESO: Background information: EU NAVFOR – Atalanta, the first EU maritime operation http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-navfor-somalia/

ESO: Background information: The EU in Somalia – beyond Atalanta http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-in-somalia-beyond-atalanta/

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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