In this article, we want to delve deeper into the topic of European Union Training Mission in Mali, an issue that has gained great relevance in recent times. European Union Training Mission in Mali has become a fundamental aspect in various areas, whether in the social, political, scientific or technological field. Its impact is so transcendental that it is essential to address its different dimensions and reflect on its influence on our daily lives. Through this analysis, we seek to exploit the multiple edges of European Union Training Mission in Mali and highlight its importance in the construction of knowledge and decision making in our modern society.
European Union Training Mission Mali | |
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Commanded by | Brig. Gen. Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso |
Date | 17 January 2013–present |
Executed by | Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden |
EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) is a European Union multinational military training mission headquartered in Bamako, Mali.
22 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) along with 4 non-EU countries (Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, and Montenegro) are engaged in this mission and have sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali.
Since 2013, the Council has adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali has evolved towards its current nature. The most relevant ones has been:
EUTM Mali has links with EUCAP Sahel Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and Operation Barkhane in the north of Mali, with which EUTM shares the same goal, to help Mali to free the north of its territory. Notwithstanding, EUTM Mali's mission is a mission of training and advice. After France, Germany, Belgium (in 2016), Czech Republic became in 2020 the leading nation of this mission.[citation needed]
Country | Rank | Name | From | Until |
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France | Brigadier General | François Lecointre | Jan. 2013 | Aug. 2013 |
France | Brigadier General | Bruno Guibert | Aug. 2013 | Mar. 2014 |
France | Brigadier General | Marc André Rudkiewicz | Mar. 2014 | Oct. 2014 |
Spain | Brigadier General | Alfonso García-Vaquero Pradal | Oct. 2014 | July 2015 |
Germany | Brigadier General | Franz Xaver Pfrengle | July 2015 | Dec. 2015 |
Germany | Brigadier General | Werner Albl | Dec. 2015 | Jul. 2016 |
Belgium | Brigadier General | Eric Harvent | July 2016 | Dec. 2016 |
Belgium | Brigadier General | Peter Devogelaere | Dec. 2016 | July 2017 |
Belgium | Brigadier General | Bart Laurent | July 2017 | Jan. 2018 |
Spain | Brigadier General | Enrique Millán Martínez | Jan. 2018 | Nov. 2018 |
Germany | Brigadier General | Peter Mirow | Nov. 2018 | June 2019 |
Austria | Brigadier General | Christian Habersatter | June 2019 | Dec. 2019 |
Portugal | Brigadier General | João Pedro Rato Boga de Oliveira Ribeiro | Dec. 2019 | June 2020 |
Czech Republic | Brigadier General | František Ridzák | Jun. 2020 | Jan. 2021 |
Spain | Brigadier General | Fernando Luis Gracia Herreiz | Jan. 2021 | July 2021 |
Germany | Brigadier General | Jochen Deuer | July 2021 | Jan. 2022 |
Austria | Brigadier General | Christian Riener | Jan. 2022 | Dec. 2022 |
Spain | Brigadier General | Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso | Dec. 2022 |