On Friday 4 August, the EU Council adopted a decision "authorising a stabilisation action in the central regions of Mali, in the Mopti and Segou governorates" in order to"counter the growing insecurity and to re-establish and expand the civilian administration in these regions".
In concrete terms, responding to an invitation from the Malian authorities, the EU will deploy a team of experts that will consist of 10 people who will advise the Malian authorities in Mopti and Segou on...