On 23 December, the Council of the EU extended the mandates of the EU’s civilian and military CSDP missions in Somalia - EUCAP Somalia and EUTM Somalia - and the maritime Operation ATALANTA until 31 December 2022.
Furthermore, it decided to expand the mandate of Operation ATALANTA to include some secondary executive tasks of countering trafficking of weapons and narcotic drugs, and non-executive tasks of monitoring illegal activities at sea. The operation will thus contribute to the...