07/09/2020 (Agence Europe) – According to the Official Journal of the European Union of 4 September, Portuguese Colonel Paulo Manuel Simões das Neves de Abreu has been appointed Force Commander of the EU’s EUTM RCA mission as of 19 September 2020. He will succeed Brigadier General Eric Peltier, who has held the post since July 2019 (see EUROPE B12286A18). EUTM RCA is contributing to reform of the security sector in the Central African Republic. (CG)