On May 6th 2017, EUCAP Somalia (EUCS) was in Brussels for the celebrations on EU Day. The EU HR/VP Federica Mogherini joined in the festivities and spoke with EUCS staff about the forthcoming London conference on Somalia. All the EU institutions are open to the public on this day. This year’s celebrations are particularly significant as it…
Under a new, broadened civilian maritime security mandate, the EU Maritime Capacity Building Mission to Somalia, EUCAP Nestor, has been renamed as EUCAP Somalia. With an active presence in Mogadishu, Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Garowe (Puntland), EUCAP Somalia works to strengthen Somali capacity to ensure maritime security and to carry out fisheries inspection and enforcement, ensure…
On March 9th, the EU External Action Service Civilian Operation Commander Kenneth Deane, awarded EUCAP Somalia staff deployed in Nairobi (support office)“The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal”. This is in recognition of having fully met the requirements of eligibility and having completed the necessary period of qualifying service as a member of EUCAP…
The EU Maritime Capacity Building Mission EUCAP Nestor has been re-launched under a new, broadened civilian maritime security mandate. On March 8th, the Mission opened new premises in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Under the new mandate EUCAP will continue to provide support to the Somaliland Coast Guard in Berbera and work closely together with the Berbera Maritime…
On March 8th, the EU External Action Service Civilian Operation Commander Kenneth Deane, awarded EUCAP staff deployed in Hargeisa “The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal”.
This is in recognition of having fully met the requirements of eligibility and having completed the necessary period of qualifying service as a member of EUCAP in Somaliland.
EUCAP Somalia Field Office opens in Garowe On March 7th, EUCAP Somalia – formerly known as EUCAP Nestor – hosted a ceremony to officially open a Field Office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia. The event was also an occasion to communicate to the Puntland partners and the public about the new, broadened civilian maritime…
On March 7th, the EU External Action Service Civilian Operation Commander Kenneth Deane, awarded EUCAP Somalia staff deployed in Garowe “The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal”. This is in recognition of having fully met the requirements of eligibility and having completed the necessary period of qualifying service as a member of EUCAP Somalia.…
On March 6th 2017, an event to re-launch the EU Maritime Capacity Building Mission EUCAP Nestor under the new name of EUCAP Somalia, was held at the International Campus in Mogadishu. Under the new, broader mandate, EUCAP Somalia works to strengthen Somali capacity to ensure maritime security and to carry out fisheries inspection and enforcement,…
On March 6th, the EU External Action Service Civilian Operation Commander Kenneth Deane, awarded EUCAP Somalia staff “The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal”.
This is in recognition of having fully met the requirements of eligibility and having completed the necessary period of qualifying service as a member of EUCAP Somalia.
EUCAP Nestor organized a Maritime Legislation Workshop in Hargeisa, Somaliland in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office from October 24th to 26th . Thirty-one participants – three of them women- came from the Prosecution Office, the Somaliland Coast Guard and Immigration Department. The Acting Head of the Field Office Hargeisa, Tiberius Ilie Moldovan, who is also a…