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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11936

11 January 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 12
NEWS BRIEFS / Csdp
Philippe Rio's tenure at head of EUCAP Sahel Mali mission is extended

10/01/2018 (Agence Europe)EU member state representatives at the Political and Security Committee agreed, on Tuesday 9 January, to extend Philippe Rio’s term of office at the head of the common security and defence policy (CSDP) mission, EUCAP Sahel Mali, until 14 January 2019.  Rio, a high-ranking officer of the French gendarmerie, has served in the post since 1 October 2017 with his mandate running until 14 January 2018.   The EUCAP Sahel Mali mission provides strategic advice...