Date: 2023-03-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/615 of 14 March 2023 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2022/170 (EUTM Somalia/1/2023)
**Summary:**
On March 14, 2023, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) adopted Decision CFSP 2023/615, appointing Brigadier General Fulvio POLI as the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia), effective March 23, 2023. This decision repeals Decision CFSP 2022/170, which had appointed Brigadier General Roberto VIGLIETTA to the same role. The decision was made following a proposal from Italian military authorities on November 29, 2022, and a recommendation from the European Union Military Committee on December 9, 2022. The legal basis for this decision is Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 5 of Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption and applies from March 23, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization comprised of European countries.
Political and Security Committee: A committee within the European Union responsible for political control and strategic direction of EU military missions.
EUTM Somalia: European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP: Council Decision establishing a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces.
Roberto VIGLIETTA: Brigadier General, formerly the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Somalia.
Fulvio POLI: Brigadier General, appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Somalia.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
L 80/94 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.3.2023
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/615
of 14 March 2023
on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to
contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) and repealing Decision
(CFSP) 2022/170 (EUTM Somalia/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 2010/96/CFSP of 15 February 2010 on a European Union military mission to
contribute to the training of Somali security forces(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision 2010/96/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee
(PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union, to take the relevant decisions concerning the
political control and strategic direction of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of
Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia), including decisions on the appointment of the EU Mission Force
Commander.
(2) On 8 February 2022, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/170(2) appointing Brigadier General Roberto
VIGLIETTA as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Somalia.
(3) On 29 November 2022, the Italian military authorities proposed the appointment of Brigadier General Fulvio POLI
to succeed Brigadier General Roberto VIGLIETTA as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Somalia.
(4) On 9 December 2022, the European Union Military Committee agreed to recommend that the PSC appoint
Brigadier General Fulvio POLI as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Somalia.
(5) A decision on the appointment of Brigadier General Fulvio POLI should be taken and Decision (CFSP) 2022/170
should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Brigadier General Fulvio POLI is hereby appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military
mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) from 23 March 2023.
Article 2
Decision (CFSP) 2022/170 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
(1) OJ L 44, 19.2.2010, p. 16.
(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2022/170 of 8 February 2022 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force
Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) and
repealing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1072 (EUTM Somalia/1/2022) (OJ L 28, 9.2.2022, p. 17).20.3.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/95
It shall apply from 23 March 2023.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2023.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
D. PRONK