EU force to train Mali's army and police
EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) was aEuropean Union multinational military training mission headquartered inBamako ,Mali .
22 EUmember 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) were engaged in this mission and sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali.
EUTM Mali ended on 17 May 2024, with the participating forces redeploying to Europe the following day.[ 2]
Beginning in 2013, theCouncil adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali evolved towards its final nature. The most relevant ones were:
Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP:[ 3] Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP:[ 4] Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP:[ 5] Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP:[ 6] Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716:[ 7] Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434:[ 8] [ 2] EUTM Mali had links withEUCAP Sahel Mali , theUnited Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali andOperation Barkhane in the north of Mali, with which EUTM shared the same goal, to help Mali to free the north of its territory. Notwithstanding, EUTM Mali's mission was 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
EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali [ edit ] Country Rank Name From Until 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[ 9] Dec. 2015 Jul. 2016 Belgium Brigadier General Eric Harvent[ 10] July 2016 Dec. 2016 Belgium Brigadier General Peter Devogelaere[ 11] Dec. 2016 July 2017 Belgium Brigadier General Bart Laurent[ 12] 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[ 13] June 2019 Dec. 2019 Portugal Brigadier General João Pedro Rato Boga de Oliveira Ribeiro[ 13] 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[ 14] Jan. 2022 June 2022 Czech Republic Brigadier General Radek Hasala[ 15] June 2022 Dec. 2022 Spain Brigadier General Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso[ 16] [ 17] Dec. 2022 May 2024
^ [1] ^a b "End of mandate EUTM Mali" (Press release).European External Action Service . 17 May 2024. Retrieved1 June 2024 .^ Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved25 January 2019 ^ Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP of 18 February 2013 on the launch of a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved25 January 2019 ^ Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP of 15 April 2014 amending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved25 January 2019 ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/446 of 23 March 2016 amending and extending Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved25 January 2019 ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716 of 14 May 2018 amending and extending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved25 January 2019 ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434 of 23 March 2020 amending Decision 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) , retrieved18 July 2023 ^ "Nächster deutscher General führt EUTM Mali" (in German). 3 January 2016. Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved14 March 2020 .^ "EUTM Mali: Wechsel an der Spitze der Trainingsmission" .Aktuelle Einsätze (in German). Bundeswehr – PAO HQ EUTM MLI. 4 July 2016. Archived fromthe original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved14 March 2020 .^ "Changement de commandement à l'EUTM Mali – EUTM Mali" . EUTM Mali. 19 December 2016. Archived fromthe original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved14 March 2020 .^ "On 12 July, the Belgian Brigadier General Bart Laurent new head of mission EUTM MALI" . 13 July 2017. Archived fromthe original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved14 March 2020 .^a b Council of the European Union, 13880/19, 25 November 2019. POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2019/948 (EUTM Mali/2/2019) ^ "Österreich übernimmt die Trainingsmission in Mali" .^ Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2022/657 of 12 April 2022 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali), and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2021/2209 (EUTM Mali/1/2022) , retrieved26 June 2024 ^ "SPANISH GENERAL ORTIZ-REPISO TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EUTM MALI" . 16 December 2022. Retrieved8 January 2023 .^ "La ministra de Defensa recibe a los últimos militares del contingente de la UE en Malí" [The Minister of Defense receives the last soldiers of the EU contingent in Mali] (Press release) (in European Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Defensa. 19 May 2024. Retrieved26 June 2024 .Por su parte, el último jefe de la misión, el general español Santiago Fernández Ortiz-Repiso... [For his part, the last head of the mission, Spanish General Santiago Fernández Ortiz-Repiso...]
Military operations
[Ground] force (EUFOR) Naval force (EUNAVFOR)
Military missions
Military assistance mission (MAM) ,Training mission (EUTM)
Civilian missions
Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM) Capacity building mission (EUCAP) Border assistance mission (EUBAM) Rule of law mission (EULEX) Monitoring mission (EUMM) Military advisory mission (EUMAM) Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC) Mission in support of the Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST) Mission to provide advice and assistance Advisory mission (EUAM) Police advisory team (EUPAT) Other
1 : Conducted by the
Western European Union prior to 2003. These missions were not named using conventional prefixes such as EUFOR, EUNAVFOR etc.
Brig. Gen. Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso
Albania[1]
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
Sweden