Press Releases

Rota, 18 July 2019--Today, EU NAVFOR Somalia officially welcomed the ESPS CANARIAS as she began her most recent deployment with Operation ATALANTA.

Rota, 10 July 2019--As part of key EU NAVFOR relations with the shipping industry at a strategic level, Operation ATALANTA Operation Headquarters (OHQ) welcomed a visit today from Mr. Phillip Belcher, Marine Director at INTERTANKO. Mr.

Brest, 04 July 2019—On Thursday, European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General of Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response, Mr.

"The work we do is very important, and this operation is not at its end."

During a meeting with the Policy Officer for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), EU NAVFOR Somalia presented more than 300 fishing-related observations that had been documented over the past three months.

"I am proud of the effective cooperation between CTF-151 and EU NAVFOR units against piracy, and it is a pleasure to keep working together."

"Gender policies are at the core of the EU Global Policy."

"He always knew how to steer our ship, even when we felt like we were in the reefs."

In Somalia, an estimated 2.6 million people have had to flee their homes because of insecurity.

"Operation ATALANTA is more than just the units we have deployed in the area. We are working in a key area for international trade."