SECURITY - DEFENCE / Csdp

European External Action Service learns initial lessons from Coordinated Maritime Presences pilot project

Brussels, 25/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 26 May, the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the EU could discuss the first lessons learned from the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) pilot project in the Gulf of Guinea (see EUROPE B12667A19). This presence was launched at the end of January (see EUROPE B12643A12).

According to a document obtained by EUROPE dated 18 May and shared with delegations on 21 May, the European External Action Service (EEAS) is of the opinion that “the buy-in of coastal states...