EU force to train Mali's army and police
EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) is a
European Union multinational military training mission headquartered in
Bamako ,
Mali .
22 EU
member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) along with 4 non-EU countries (Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, and Montenegro) are engaged in this mission and have sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali.
Mandates
Since 2013, the
Council has adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali has evolved towards its current nature. The most relevant ones has been:
Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP:
[1] EUTM Mali creation
Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP:
[2] EUTM Mali mission launching
Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP:
[3] 2nd mandate. EUTM Mali is extended until 18 May 2016.
Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP:
[4] 3rd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2018.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716:
[5] EUTM Mali 4th mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2020.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434:
[6] 5th mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2024.
Relationships
EUTM Mali has links with
EUCAP Sahel Mali , the
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and
Operation Barkhane in the north of Mali, with which EUTM shares the same goal, to help Mali to free the north of its territory. Notwithstanding, EUTM Mali's mission is a mission of training and advice. After France, Germany, Belgium (in 2016), Czech Republic became in 2020 the leading nation of this mission.[
citation needed ]
EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali
Country
Rank
Name
From
Until
France
Brigadier General
François Lecointre
Jan. 2013
Aug. 2013
France
Brigadier General
Bruno Guibert
Aug. 2013
Mar. 2014
France
Brigadier General
Marc André Rudkiewicz
Mar. 2014
Oct. 2014
Spain
Brigadier General
Alfonso García-Vaquero Pradal
Oct. 2014
July 2015
Germany
Brigadier General
Franz Xaver Pfrengle
July 2015
Dec. 2015
Germany
Brigadier General
Werner Albl
[7]
Dec. 2015
Jul. 2016
Belgium
Brigadier General
Eric Harvent
[8]
July 2016
Dec. 2016
Belgium
Brigadier General
Peter Devogelaere
[9]
Dec. 2016
July 2017
Belgium
Brigadier General
Bart Laurent
[10]
July 2017
Jan. 2018
Spain
Brigadier General
Enrique Millán Martínez
Jan. 2018
Nov. 2018
Germany
Brigadier General
Peter Mirow
Nov. 2018
June 2019
Austria
Brigadier General
Christian Habersatter
[11]
June 2019
Dec. 2019
Portugal
Brigadier General
João Pedro Rato Boga de Oliveira Ribeiro
[11]
Dec. 2019
June 2020
Czech Republic
Brigadier General
František Ridzák
Jun. 2020
Jan. 2021
Spain
Brigadier General
Fernando Luis Gracia Herreiz
Jan. 2021
July 2021
Germany
Brigadier General
Jochen Deuer
July 2021
Jan. 2022
Austria
Brigadier General
Christian Riener
[12]
Jan. 2022
Dec. 2022
Spain
Brigadier General
Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso
[13]
Dec. 2022
References
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Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 18 January 2013, retrieved 25 January 2019 .
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Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP of 18 February 2013 on the launch of a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 19 February 2013, retrieved 25 January 2019 .
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Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP of 15 April 2014 amending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 16 April 2014, retrieved 25 January 2019 .
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Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/446 of 23 March 2016 amending and extending Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 24 March 2016, retrieved 25 January 2019 .
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Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716 of 14 May 2018 amending and extending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 16 May 2018, retrieved 25 January 2019 .
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Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434 of 23 March 2020 amending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , 24 March 2020, retrieved 18 July 2023 .
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"Nächster deutscher General führt EUTM Mali" (in German). 3 January 2016. Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020 .
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"EUTM Mali: Wechsel an der Spitze der Trainingsmission" . Aktuelle Einsätze (in German). Bundeswehr – PAO HQ EUTM MLI. 4 July 2016. Archived from
the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020 .
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"Changement de commandement à l'EUTM Mali – EUTM Mali" . EUTM Mali. 19 December 2016. Archived from
the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020 .
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"On 12 July, the Belgian Brigadier General Bart Laurent new head of mission EUTM MALI" . 13 July 2017. Archived from
the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020 .
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b
Council of the European Union, 13880/19, 25 November 2019. POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2019/948 (EUTM Mali/2/2019)
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"Österreich übernimmt die Trainingsmission in Mali" .
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"SPANISH GENERAL ORTIZ-REPISO TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EUTM MALI" . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023 .
External links
Military operations
[Ground] force (EUFOR) Naval force (EUNAVFOR)
Military missions
Military assistance mission (MAM) , Training mission (EUTM)
Civilian missions
Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM) Capacity building mission (EUCAP) Border assistance mission (EUBAM) Rule of law mission (EULEX) Monitoring mission (EUMM) Military advisory mission (EUMAM) Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC) Mission in support of the security sector reform (EUSSR) Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST) Mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (EUSEC) Advisory mission (EUAM) Police advisory team (EUPAT) Other
1 : Conducted by the
Western European Union prior to 2003. These missions were not named using conventional prefixes such as EUFOR, EUNAVFOR etc.