European Union Naval Force Mediterranean – Operation Sophia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/European_Union_Naval_Force_Mediterranean_–_Operation_Sophia

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:EUNAVFOR_MED
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Sophia
gptkbp:commander	Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino
gptkbp:endDate	31 March 2020
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Rome,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	European Union Naval Force Mediterranean – Operation Sophia
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Council_Decision_(CFSP)_2015/778
gptkbp:mandate	enforcement of UN arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of Libya training of Libyan Coast Guard and Navy monitoring illegal trafficking of oil exports from Libya capacity building and information sharing with Libyan authorities
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:namedAfter	Sophie, a baby born on a German frigate to a rescued Somali mother
gptkbp:notableEvent	arrested over 150 suspected smugglers destroyed over 500 boats used by smugglers rescued over 45,000 migrants
gptkbp:objective	save lives at sea disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks in the Southern Central Mediterranean enforce UN arms embargo off the coast of Libya
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Operation_Irini
gptkbp:responsibility	gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:startDate	22 June 2015
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	gptkb:Austria gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Croatia gptkb:Czech_Republic gptkb:Estonia gptkb:Finland gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Greece gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Italy gptkb:Latvia gptkb:Lithuania gptkb:Luxembourg gptkb:Malta gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Poland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Romania gptkb:Slovakia gptkb:Slovenia gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sweden gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:website	https://www.operation-sophia.eu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Sophia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6