European Union Training Mission in Mali explained

See also: Operation Serval and African-led International Support Mission to Mali.

European Union Training Mission Mali
Date:17 January 2013 – 17 May 2024
Commanded By: Brig. Gen. Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso
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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.[1]

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:

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.

EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali

Country RankName From Until
Brigadier General François LecointreJan. 2013Aug. 2013
Brigadier GeneralBruno GuibertAug. 2013Mar. 2014
Brigadier GeneralMarc André RudkiewiczMar. 2014Oct. 2014
Brigadier GeneralAlfonso García-Vaquero PradalOct. 2014July 2015
Brigadier GeneralFranz Xaver PfrengleJuly 2015Dec. 2015
Brigadier GeneralWerner Albl[8] Dec. 2015Jul. 2016
Brigadier GeneralEric Harvent[9] July 2016Dec. 2016
Brigadier GeneralPeter Devogelaere[10] Dec. 2016July 2017
Brigadier GeneralBart Laurent[11] July 2017Jan. 2018
Brigadier GeneralEnrique Millán MartínezJan. 2018Nov. 2018
Brigadier GeneralPeter MirowNov. 2018June 2019
Brigadier GeneralChristian Habersatter June 2019Dec. 2019
Brigadier GeneralJoão Pedro Rato Boga de Oliveira Ribeiro Dec. 2019June 2020
Brigadier GeneralFrantišek RidzákJun. 2020Jan. 2021
Brigadier GeneralFernando Luis Gracia HerreizJan. 2021July 2021
Brigadier GeneralJochen DeuerJuly 2021Jan. 2022
Brigadier GeneralChristian Riener[12] Jan. 2022June 2022
Brigadier GeneralRadek HasalaJune 2022Dec. 2022
Brigadier GeneralSantiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso[13] [14] Dec. 2022May 2024

External links

Notes and References

  1. 17 May 2024 . End of mandate EUTM Mali . . 1 June 2024.
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  8. Web site: Nächster deutscher General führt EUTM Mali . 2016-01-03 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205237/http://www.einsatz.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/einsatzbw/!ut/p/c4/LYvBCsIwEET_KJuAUvHW0B68iqD1IttmKYtpUuLWQvHjTaAzMDDzGHhCdsAvjygcA3p4QDfwuV9Vvzp6EYcPypYrvmUh7_eJZCO4l7MjNcRAUlIoCOccE0pMao5JfCFLSpkodtBp01hTHfQu86uPrW1vp0o3F3uFeZrqP2r_OYU!/ . 2016-03-04 . dead . 2020-03-14.
  9. Web site: EUTM Mali: Wechsel an der Spitze der Trainingsmission . Aktuelle Einsätze . Bundeswehr – PAO HQ EUTM MLI . 2016-07-04 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816082245/http://www.einsatz.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/einsatzbw/!ut/p/c4/LYvBCoMwEET_KGuoUNqbwUs9emn1UlazyNKYSLoqSD--CTgDAzOPgR6SPW48oXDw6OAF3cj3YVfDbulN7L8oR6r4kZWcOyeSg-CZz5bUGDxJTiEvnHKKKCGqJURxmawxJqLYQlfo2uhrWZzSv8o0t7Yp9aV-mBaWea7-PVZL3A!!/ . 2016-08-16 . dead . 2020-03-14.
  10. Web site: Changement de commandement à l'EUTM Mali – EUTM Mali . EUTM Mali . 2016-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116074527/http://www.eutmmali.eu/changement-de-commandement-leutm-mali/ . 2017-01-16 . dead . 2020-03-14.
  11. Web site: On 12 July, the Belgian Brigadier General Bart Laurent new head of mission EUTM MALI . 2017-07-13 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204230339/http://eutmmali.eu/en/on-12-july-the-belgian-brigadier-general-bart-laurent-new-head-of-mission-eutm-mali/ . 2017-12-04 . dead . 2020-03-14.
  12. Web site: Österreich übernimmt die Trainingsmission in Mali.
  13. Web site: SPANISH GENERAL ORTIZ-REPISO TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF EUTM MALI. 8 January 2023. 16 December 2022.
  14. 19 May 2024 . 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 . Madrid . Ministerio de Defensa . ES-ES . 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... . 26 June 2024.

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