European Union Monitoring Mission in the former Yugoslavia explained

European Union Monitoring Mission in the former Yugoslavia
Abbreviation:	ECMM / EUMM
Formation:	July 1991
Dissolved:	31 December 2007
Headquarters:	Zagreb, Croatia

The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM), between 1991 and 2000 known as the European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM), was a mission of the European Union in the former Yugoslavia.

History

The European Union Monitoring Mission began operating in July 1991 under the name of ECMM (European Community Monitoring Mission).^[1] The mission was financed by the European Commission and consisted of 75 field specialists. The mission was headquartered in Zagreb and its designated area included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. ECMM was renamed as European Union Monitoring Mission on 22 December 2000.^[2]

In January 1992, the mission was briefly suspended following the helicopter downing that killed five of its observers.^[3]

The EUMM in the former Yugoslavia ended on 31 December 2007.

See also

• List of military and civilian missions of the European Union
• European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia
• European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia
• European Union Monitoring Mission Medal
• European Community Monitor Mission Medal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 2017-09-12 . European Community Monitoring Mission - European Union Monitoring Mission (ECMM - EUMM) - Historical missions . 2023-02-19 . Ministerie van Defensie . en-GB.
2. http://www.eusrbih.org/ European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. News: EC suspends peace monitoring/Observers killed in helicopter shot down over Yugoslavia . Associated Press . 1992-01-08 . . 16 . 2012-01-09.