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  • Op Atalanta Extended to End of 2016

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    EU sign off on mission extension.  EU Counter-Piracy Operation Atalanta Extended to End of 2016 The Council has extended the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta by two more years, until 12 December […]

  • Where are all the Somali pirates?

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    Navies, PMSCs and increase in prosecutions are suppressing piracy off Somalia. Where are all the Somali pirates? By BRIAN RIES In a year that’s seen the rise of the Islamic […]

  • EUNAVFOR to keep pressure on pirates

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    Coordinated response to piracy sees reduction in incidents.  EU naval force to keep pressure on pirates Allan Jacob Maritime piracy off the coast of Africa has been contained by effective […]

  • Ships warned that piracy still exists

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    Despite lack of pirates’ success, the problem is still there. Ships warned that piracy still exists Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // Merchant vessels and yachts have begun sailing dangerously close […]

  • EU trains Somaliland CG

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    EUCAP Nestor training to strengthen regional anti-piracy efforts. EUCAP Nestor trains and mentors Somaliland Coast Guard young officers in Berbera On 21 October, the European Union’s Maritime Capacity Building Mission […]

  • UN chief urges sustained piracy effort

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    Pirates still holding at least 37 hostage.  UN political chief urges sustained efforts to combat piracy off Somali coast The UN political chief on Wednesday called for a long-term solution […]

  • EU notes Somali piracy decrease

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    Decrease welcome, but EU warns threat remains.  EU Notes Decrease in Piracy Near Somali Coast The European Union noted a decline in piracy activity off the coast of Somalia, the […]

  • EUCAP Nestor finishes training Somalis

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    Ensuring Somali nationals can defend their waters.  EUCAP Nestor finishes training Somali personnel On 16 September, the European Union’s Maritime Capacity Building Mission in the Horn of Africa and Western […]

  • Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates?

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    How EUNAVFOR came into being.  Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates? Why Europe launched EU Counter-Piracy Mission Atalanta By Marianne Riddervold, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo When […]

  • Germany continues EUNAVFOR duty

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    Operations ongoing for German Navy. German Frigate FGS Lübeck joins EU Naval Force In the early hours of the morning on 6 October the German Bremen Class Frigate FGS Lübeck […]

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