25/09/2019 (Agence Europe) – Antonio Planells Palau, a Spanish Major General, will be EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta Commander from 1 October 2019, the Council of the EU announced on Wednesday 25 September. He will take over from his fellow citizen, Vice Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave. Mr Planells Palau is currently Commandant General of the Spanish Marine Corps and has been serving in the Spanish Navy for more than 41 years. EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta contributes to the deterrence,...