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European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA – EUNAVFOR ATALANTA

The EU operation to contribute to the maritime security in the North Western Indian Ocean

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EUNAVFOR ATALANTA plays a vital role in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy and EU’s Naval Diplomacy for the Indo-Pacific. Since 2008 supporting the Coastal States in the combined effort for peace, stability and Maritime security:

Permanent protection of WFP and other vulnerable vessels within the Area of Operations;
Piracy and armed robbery at sea, prevention, deterrence and repression;
Illicit maritime flows disruption and deterrence, including illicit trade financing criminal and terrorist networks;
EU Integrated Approach to Somalia together with EUCAP Somalia, EUTM Somalia, EU DEL Somalia and EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa;
Deconfliction, cooperation with and support to International organizations: naval forces (CMF and EMASOH), independent deployers and commercial shipping;
Robust rule-based framework to transfer pirates to regional states for their prosecution.