On Monday 15 July, the Council of the European Union adopted two measures to assist the armed forces of Benin and Albania, under the European Peace Facility.
In Benin, the €5 million measure is intended to provide the armed forces with military equipment to meet their operational and pre-deployment training needs. This decision comes on top of the assistance measures adopted in recent months (see EUROPE B1340026, B13432A27). These aim to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty...