European Union Training Mission in Mali
{{Short description|EU force to train Mali's army and police}}
{{see also|Operation Serval|African-led International Support Mission to Mali}}
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{{Infobox military operation
| name = European Union Training Mission Mali
| image = EUTM Mali.svg
| date = 17 January 2013 – 17 May 2024
| commanded_by = {{flagicon|ESP}} Brig. Gen. Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso
|executed_by = {{ALB}}[https://www.koha.net/en/arberi/ushtria-e-shqiperise-trajnon-ushtaret-afrikane?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
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EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) was 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) 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.{{cite press release |date=17 May 2024 |title=End of mandate EUTM Mali |url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/end-mandate-eutm-mali_en |location= |publisher=European External Action Service |access-date=1 June 2024}}
Mandates
Beginning in 2013, the Council adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali evolved towards its final nature. The most relevant ones were:
- Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP:{{Citation|title=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)|date=2013-01-18|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/34(1)/oj/eng|issue=32013D0034|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}. EUTM Mali creation
- Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP:{{Citation|title=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)|date=2013-02-19|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/87(1)/oj/eng|issue=32013D0087|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}. EUTM Mali mission launching
- Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP:{{Citation|title=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)|date=2014-04-16|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/220/oj/eng|issue=32014D0220|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}. 2nd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2016.
- Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP:{{Citation|title=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)|date=2016-03-24|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/446/oj/eng|issue=32016D0446|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}. 3rd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2018.
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716:{{Citation|title=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)|date=2018-05-16|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/716/oj/eng|issue=32018D0716|language=en|access-date=2019-01-25}}. 4th mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2020.
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434:{{Citation|title=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)|date=24 March 2020|url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/434/oj|issue=32020D0434|access-date=18 July 2023}}. 5th and last mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2024.
Relationships
EUTM Mali had 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 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|date=November 2020}}
EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali
References
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External links
- [http://www.eutmmali.eu/en EUTM Mali Official website]
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Category:Bamako in the Mali War