Date: 2023-03-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/614 of 14 March 2023 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union military partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger) (EUMPM Niger/1/2023)
**Summary:**
On March 14, 2023, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) adopted Decision CFSP 2023/614, appointing Colonel Antonio DAGOSTINO as the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union military partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger). This decision, based on Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 5(1) of Council Decision CFSP 2022/2444, follows a proposal by the Italian military authorities on February 2, 2023, endorsement by the EUMPM Niger Mission Commander on February 7, 2023, and a recommendation from the European Union Military Committee on February 10, 2023. Colonel DAGOSTINO's appointment is effective from March 1, 2023. The legal basis for this decision is outlined in the Official Journal of the European Union L 80/93, published on March 20, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Niger: A country in West Africa where the European Union military partnership mission is located.
EUMPM Niger: European Union military partnership mission in Niger.
Political and Security Committee: A committee within the European Union responsible for security and defense matters.
Council Decision CFSP 2022/2444: Council Decision on a European Union military partnership mission in Niger EUMPM Niger
Colonel Antonio DAGOSTINO: Appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union military partnership mission in Niger.
European Union Military Committee: A committee of the European Union composed of the Chiefs of Defence of the member states.
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
20.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/93
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/614
of 14 March 2023
on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union military
partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger) (EUMPM Niger/1/2023)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2444 of 12 December 2022 on a European Union military partnership
mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger)(1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2022/2444, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee
(PSC) to take the relevant decisions concerning, inter alia, the appointment of the European Union military
partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger) Mission Force Commander (the ‘EU Mission Force Commander’).
(2) On 2 February 2023, the Italian military authorities proposed the appointment of Colonel Antonio D’AGOSTINO as
the first EU Mission Force Commander from 1 March 2023.
(3) On 7 February 2023, the Mission Commander for EUMPM Niger supported this nomination.
(4) On 10 February 2023, the European Union Military Committee agreed to recommend that the PSC appoint Colonel
Antonio D’AGOSTINO as the EU Mission Force Commander from 1 March 2023.
(5) A decision on the appointment of Colonel Antonio D’AGOSTINO should be taken,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Colonel Antonio D’AGOSTINO is hereby appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military
partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM Niger) from 1 March 2023.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 March 2023.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2023.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
D. PRONK
(1) OJ L 319, 13.12.2022, p. 86.