On Thursday 4 April, the EU Council adopted two assistance measures under the ‘European Peace Facility’ (EPF) in support of the armed forces of the Republic of Moldova and Ghana.
The measure for Moldova, worth €41 million over a period of 40 months, will finance the provision of non-lethal equipment in the areas of mobility, air surveillance, electronic warfare and logistics equipment.
According to the Council, this support should help enhance the operational effectiveness of the armed forces and accelerate compliance with EU standards and interoperability.
This support was requested by Chisinau on 5 February 2023. Assistance measures were already adopted in May 2023, June 2022 and December 2021 (see EUROPE 13175/25, 12983/33, 12845/20).
The measure for Ghana is worth €25 million over 36 months. “Thanks to this support, the EU will provide key non-lethal equipment in the following fields: medical, military engineering, defence intelligence, electronic warfare systems, explosive ordnance disposal, as well as targeted education activities in the field of military logistics knowledge”, states the Council press release.
This measure was requested by Ghana on 12 December 2023 and will complement two other assistance measures adopted in July and November 2023 (see EUROPE 13219/20, 13301/28). (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)