EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia: mandate extended by one year, two new tasks added

On 20 June 2016, the Council extended until 27 July 2017 the mandate of the EUNAFOR MED Operation Sophia, the EU naval operation to disrupt the business model of human smugglers and traffickers in the Southern Central Mediterranean. The Council also reinforced the operation’s mandate by adding two supporting tasks: training of the Libyan coastguards […]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Appa-sourceTheAfric...