European Union Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)

the general elections

in the DR Congo, which began on 30 July 2006.
The European Council approved the launching of the EU military operation and appointed Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck (Germany) Operation Commander and Major General Christian Damay (France) EU Force Commander. The Operational Headquarters was the German-nominated Armed Forces Operational Command - Einsatzführungskommando - at Potsdam, Germany.^[1]
The mission was tasked with:

supporting and providing security to MONUC installations and personnel;

contributing to airport protection in Kinshasa;

contributing to the protection of civilians under imminent threat of physical violence;

evacuation operations in case of emergency.

The mission came to an end on 30 November 2006.^[2]

See also

List of military and civilian missions of the European Union

Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Notes and references

^ COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/319/CFSP of 27 April 2006 on the European Union military operation in support of the UN Mission in the Congo

^ EUFOR RD Congo Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Council of the European Union, accessed 13 January 2007

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Overseas interventions of the European Union¹
See also: Operations of the European Border and Coast Guard · Exercises of the Western Union · Operations of the European Maritime Force · Operations of the European Rapid Operational Force · Missions of the European Gendarmerie Force · Exercises of the European Maritime Force · Operations of the European Corps
Military operations
[Ground] force (EUFOR)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Operation Concordia, 2003)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Operation Artemis, 2003)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea, 2004–present)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)

Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009)

Central African Republic (2014–2015)

Naval force (EUNAVFOR)

Adriatic Sea (Operation Sharp Guard, 1993–1996)

Somalia (Operation Atalanta, 2008–present)

Mediterranean Sea (Operation Sophia, 2015–2020, Operation Irini, 2020–present)

Red Sea (Operation Aspides, 2024–present)

Military missions
Military assistance mission (MAM), Training mission (EUTM)

Mali (2013–present)

Central African Republic (2016–present)

Somalia (2010–present)

Ukraine (2022–present)

Civilian missions
Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM)

Kinshasa (2005–2007)

RD Congo (2007–2014)

PROXIMA/FYROM (2003–2005)

Afghanistan (2007–2016)

Kinshasa (2005–2007)

RD Congo (2007–2014)

BiH (2003–2012)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2012)

Afghanistan (2007–present)

Palestinian Territories (2006–present)

Capacity building mission (EUCAP)

Sahel Mali (2014–present)

Sahel Niger (2012–present)

Somalia (2012–present)

Border assistance mission (EUBAM)

Moldova and Ukraine (2005–present)

Libya (2013–present)

Rafah (2005–present)

Rule of law mission (EULEX)

Kosovo (2008–present)

Monitoring mission (EUMM)

Former Yugoslavia
(1991–2007)

Aceh
(2005–2006)

Georgia (2008–present)

Military advisory mission (EUMAM)

Central African Republic (2015–2016)

Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC)

South Sudan (2013–2014)

Mission in support of the
security sector reform (EUSSR)

Guinea-Bissau (2008–2010)

Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST)

Iraq (2015–2013)

Georgia (2004–2005)

Mission to provide advice and assistance
for security sector reform (EUSEC)

RD Congo (2005–2016)

Advisory mission (EUAM)

Ukraine (2014–present)

Iraq (2017–present)

Police advisory team (EUPAT)

FYROM (2005–2006)

Other

AMIS EU Supporting Action (2005–2007)

PAMECA (2002–present)

Minesweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, (Operation Cleansweep, 1987–1988)

Police and customs operation with OSCE on the Danube (1993–1996)

Police contingent in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1996)

Multinational Advisory Police Element in Albania (MAPE, 1997–2001)

Demining Assistance Mission to Croatia (WEUDAM, 1999–2001)

General security surveillance mission in Kosovo (1998–1999)

European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia (2022)

EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia (2022–2023)

European Union Mission in Armenia (2023–present)

European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova (2023–present)

¹: Conducted by the Western European Union prior to 2003. These missions were not named using conventional prefixes such as EUFOR, EUNAVFOR etc.

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[1] COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/319/CFSP of 27 April 2006 on the European Union military operation in support of the UN Mission in the Congo

[2] EUFOR RD Congo Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Council of the European Union, accessed 13 January 2007

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