The Council decided on Monday 19 November to strengthen the EU's Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), which will assume command of EU non-executive military missions (see EUROPE 11805). The EU currently has three: EUTM Somalia, EUTM RCA and EUTM Mali.
“We have decided to strengthen our MPCC which will be able, in the next couple of years, to be not only responsible for all our training missions, but also to lead larger operations - up to 2,500 men and women in uniform - from...