On Saturday 27 January, the EU Official Journal officially announced the appointment of Brigadier General Enrique Millan Martinez to the post of commander of the European Union’s EUTM Mali Mission from 31 January 2018.
His appointment was proposed on 24 October 2017 by Spain. The proposal was given the backing of the EU Military Committee on 5 December 2017.
Millan Martinez is taking over from the Belgian Brigadier General, Bart Laurent, who was appointed in June 2017. Spain and Belgium...