On Tuesday 25 February, the Council of the EU extended the mandates of six EU special representatives (EUSRs).
The mandate of Nataliya Apostolova (Bulgaria) as EUSR in Kosovo has been extended by six months up to 31 August 2020. She has been in post since August 2016.
The mandate of Susanna Terstal (Netherlands), the EUSR for the Middle East Peace Process since September 2018, has been extended for a further 12 months up to 28 February 2021.
The mandate of Ángel Losada Fernández (Spain) as EUSR for the Sahel was also extended for another 12 months, also up to 28 February 2021. He was first appointed to this post in November 2015.
Alexander Rondos (Greece), the EUSR for the Horn of Africa since January 2012, will remain in his post for another six months, up to 31 August 2020.
The mandate of Peter Burian (Slovakia) as EUSR for Central Asia, a post he has held since April 2015, has been extended for another 12 months, up to 28 February 2021. Toivo Klaar (Estonia) has had his mandate as EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia extended for 20 months, also up to 28 February 2021. He took up his post in November 2017.
There are two other Special Representatives in addition to the six mentioned above: Johann Sattler (Austria), the Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, who has been in office since last September with a mandate for two years, and Eamon Gilmore (Ireland), the EUSR for Human Rights, who has been in office since 1 March 2019 and whose initial mandate is for two years. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)