Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778

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Common Foreign and Security Policy act European Union Council Decision

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governed the EU naval mission in the Mediterranean aimed at disrupting human smuggling and trafficking networks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 canonical	2
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015	1
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8729834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778
Context triple: [EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, legalBasis, Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778]

A. Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 is an EU foreign and security policy act that establishes and governs the use of the European Peace Facility to finance and support the Union’s military operations and related actions.
B. Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP
Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that establishes and governs the EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali to support security sector reform and capacity-building in Mali.
C. Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP
Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governed the EU military training mission in support of Somali security forces.
D. Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP
Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governs the civilian crisis management mission EUCAP Sahel Niger to support security sector capacity-building in Niger.
E. Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP
Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governs the EU military training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) as part of the EU’s response to the Malian crisis.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778
Target entity description: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governed the EU naval mission in the Mediterranean aimed at disrupting human smuggling and trafficking networks.

A. Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 is an EU foreign and security policy act that establishes and governs the use of the European Peace Facility to finance and support the Union’s military operations and related actions.
B. Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP
Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that establishes and governs the EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali to support security sector reform and capacity-building in Mali.
C. Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP
Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governed the EU military training mission in support of Somali security forces.
D. Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP
Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governs the civilian crisis management mission EUCAP Sahel Niger to support security sector capacity-building in Niger.
E. Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP
Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP is a European Union foreign and security policy act that established and governs the EU military training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) as part of the EU’s response to the Malian crisis.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Common Foreign and Security Policy act ⓘ European Union Council Decision ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ
alternativeName	Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015 ⓘ linked to: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) ⓘ linked to: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778
amendedBy	Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/972 ⓘ Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/993 ⓘ linked to: Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1385 ⓘ
basedOn	Article 28 TEU ⓘ Article 42 TEU ⓘ Article 43 TEU ⓘ Treaty on European Union ⓘ
concerns	fight against human smuggling ⓘ fight against human trafficking ⓘ irregular migration ⓘ maritime security ⓘ
dateAdopted	2015-05-18 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2015-05-18 ⓘ
establishes	EU naval mission against migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean ⓘ linked to: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia EUNAVFOR MED ⓘ linked to: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean ⓘ linked to: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia
geographicalScope	Southern Central Mediterranean ⓘ linked to: Central Mediterranean
implementedBy	EU Military Staff ⓘ linked to: European Union Military Staff European External Action Service ⓘ Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR MED ⓘ
issuer	Council of the European Union ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterOperationName	EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia ⓘ
legalBasisOf	European Union naval operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean ⓘ linked to: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia
legalNature	binding act ⓘ
objective	contribute to dismantling the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks ⓘ disrupt human smuggling networks in the Southern Central Mediterranean ⓘ disrupt human trafficking networks in the Southern Central Mediterranean ⓘ
operationName	EUNAVFOR MED ⓘ linked to: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia
policyArea	Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
providesFor	command and control structure for EUNAVFOR MED ⓘ cooperation with third states and international organisations ⓘ financing arrangements for the operation ⓘ mandate for use of force under certain conditions ⓘ phased approach to EU naval operation in the Mediterranean ⓘ rules on participation of third states in the operation ⓘ
publishedIn	Official Journal of the European Union ⓘ
region	European Union ⓘ
relatedTo	EU response to loss of life at sea ⓘ migration crisis in the Mediterranean ⓘ
subjectMatter	external relations of the European Union ⓘ security and defence ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia → legalBasis → Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 ⓘ

Operation Sophia → legalBasis → Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 ⓘ

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 → alternativeName → Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015 ⓘ

linked to: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 → alternativeName → Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) ⓘ