European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova

A European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova is a planned European Union (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civilian mission in Moldova that is expected to be launched on 22 May 2023.[1][2]

European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova
Formation22 May 2023
HeadquartersChișinău
Head
TBA
Parent organization
European Union

History

At a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council held on 20 February 2023, Moldovan foreign minister Nicu Popescu expressed an interest in the deployment of a CSDP mission in Moldova. The Council of the European Union is to explore this possibility.[3][4] On 21 March 2023, Josep Borrell, told the Schuman Security and Defence Forum in Brussels that the EU is preparing to deploy a civilian mission in Moldova to support the country in countering hybrid threats.[5][6] The mission is expected to be approved at a meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council on 22 May 2023.[7]

Mandate

The mission seeks to support the government of Moldova in countering hybrid threats the country faces as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] An memorandum dated 29 March 2023 stated that the mission aims at "enhancing the resilience of Moldova's security sector in the area of crisis management as well as enhancing resilience to hybrid threats, including cybersecurity, and countering foreign information manipulation and interference".[9] The initial mandate of the mission is expected to be for two years and it will include police and customs officers and judicial officials.[10][11]

Reaction

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, and Denmark have all voiced support for the proposed mission.[12]

See also

References
  1. https://euobserver.com/world/156884
  2. https://point.md/ru/novosti/politika/mazheiks-missiia-pravitel-stvennoi-podderzhki-rm-napravlena-na-bor-bu-s-gibridnymi-ugrozami/
  3. "Foreign Affairs Council, 20 February 2023".
  4. "European Union – Mme Catherine Colonna's participation in the Foreign Affairs Council (20 Feb. 2023)".
  5. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/schuman-security-and-defence-forum-keynote-speech-high-representativevice-president-josep_en
  6. https://censor.net/en/news/3407322/eu_is_preparing_mission_to_moldova_to_make_it_more_resistant_to_hybrid_threats_borrell
  7. https://euobserver.com/world/156884
  8. https://censor.net/en/news/3407322/eu_is_preparing_mission_to_moldova_to_make_it_more_resistant_to_hybrid_threats_borrell
  9. https://euobserver.com/world/156884
  10. https://www.thebriefing.eu/welt-eu-to-send-mission-to-moldova-to-consult-on-countrys-security/
  11. https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article244101799/Moldau-Aus-Angst-vor-Russland-EU-bereitet-zivile-Mission-vor.html?cid=socialmedia.twitter.shared.web
  12. https://www.thebriefing.eu/welt-eu-to-send-mission-to-moldova-to-consult-on-countrys-security/
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