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	Koninklijke Landmacht - Bosnië EUFOR
		Het belangrijkste doel is de voormalig strijdende partijen ervan te weerhouden het conflict opnieuw aan te gaan en erop toe te zien dat de Dayton-akkoorden worden nageleefd.
		In eerste instantie gaat het hierbij om een troepenafname naar ongeveer 2.500 militairen.
		Nederland is ook vertegenwoordigd in het hoofdkwartier van EUFOR Althea in Sarajevo.
	www.landmacht.nl /missies/huidige_missies/Bosnie (491 words)

	EUROPA - Rapid - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		EUFOR will reconfigure progressively, but will also maintain the capacity to reverse the effects of the force reduction for an initial period of 6 months and to re-establish a more robust military presence if needed.
		EUFOR will retain its capacity to react throughout the country to any possible security challenges and reserve forces will be available over the horizon.
		EUFOR will continue to provide support to the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia), including the detention of persons indicted for war crimes, while noting that the responsibility for full cooperation with ICTY rests with the BiH authorities.
	europa.eu /rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=PRES/07/43&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en (1606 words)

	EUFOR Forum Online - Special Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		EUFOR has peeled back the outer layer of the organised crime ‘onion’, however, we have only been tackling the symptoms and not causes.
		EUFOR’s contribution is enabling a shift in emphasis towards a phased transfer of lead and activity from EUFOR to other EU agencies.
		The work undertaken by EUFOR is supported by 34 troop contributing nations from both outside and within the EU.
	www.euforbih.org /forum/special/html/t031a.htm (587 words)

	European Union operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - reply to the annual report of the Council
		EUFOR RD Congo was intended first and foremost as a deterrent force in order to prevent and, where necessary, contain acts of armed violence in the capital.
		EUFOR RD Congo also took Germany a step further in its affirmation of a new type of foreign and security policy increasingly less geared to the dual legacy of World War II and the cold war.
		EUFOR RD Congo, involving 21 EU member states and candidate countries, was composed of three pillars: an advance element deployed in Kinshasa, an on-call force stationed in Libreville, Gabon, and a "strategic" reserve in Europe (in France and Germany).
	www.assembly-weu.org /en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2006/1954.php (13287 words)

	monuc.org: After the polls of 29 October, EUFOR resumes its patrols in Kinshasa city ::: 02/11/2006
		EUFOR said people should not feel worried by this procedure as it is aimed at reassuring them that EUFOR is present everywhere and that they constantly have the means to know what is happening in Kinshasa.
		EUFOR expressed its satisfaction for the peaceful progress of the elections and congratulated the Congolese people for once again proving their maturity.
		EUFOR also greeted the work accomplished by those who contributed to the organization, progress and securing of the elections.
	www.monuc.org /news.aspx?newsID=12934 (451 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Eufor: A step forward or sideways?
		The generals who will be leading Eufor - and also a slimmed down Nato headquarters in Sarajevo - were almost forgotten amidst the political scrum.
		On the surface, Eufor merely has to pick up where the Nato peacekeepers left off; patrolling the country, carrying out weapons collections, providing reassurance to local people.
		Secondly, Eufor will have to prove that it really can launch and carry out a serious peacekeeping mission with thousands of troops on the ground.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4063359.stm (591 words)

	Department of Defence - Speeches
		EUFOR is the Legal successor to the current SFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
		EUFOR was established as the military component of the new EU-led mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina under UN Security Council Resolution 1575 of 22nd November, 2004, for a period of 12 months.
		The role of EUFOR will be to assist the parties, in an even handed manner, to implement the peace accord to which they have freely agreed and to contribute to the continued development of the secure environment necessary for the consolidation and stabilisation of peace in the region.
	www.defence.ie /website.nsf/7ed2231861288a1380256c6300349a14/b24cb335c92b894880256f560050ada3?OpenDocument (2512 words)

	Public opinion and the Althea mission one year on
		EUFOR is composed of three regionally-based multinational task forces deployed throughout the state under the political control and strategic direction of the Political and Security Committee (PSC).
		EUFOR's inspection in December 2004 of the Han Pijesak military installation suspected of being used by war crimes indictees to escape arrest, demonstrated its commitment to the ICTY mandate
		EUFOR's stabilisation role − the aim of which is to establish the conditions for the peaceful coexistence of the different ethnic groups and create an atmosphere conducive to a return to BiH − is also substantially enhanced by its sixteen Liaison and Observation (LOT) Units.
	www.assembly-weu.org /en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2006/1936.html (9693 words)

	EU@UN - EUHR Solana's Presentation on Democratic Republic of Congo/EUFOR at UN Security Council
		The request of the United Nations, almost a year ago, for military support came at a crucial point in time: the transition period in DRC was entering its final phase and it was essential to create the necessary conditions and security environment to ensure a successful outcome.
		EUFOR intervention, in close cooperation with MONUC (the UN mission), was decisive in containing the potential spread of violence at a particularly sensitive moment in the election process.
		In addition to that, EUFOR confirmed its position of neutrality in the eyes of the Congolese population and reinforced its credibility.
	europa-eu-un.org /articles/fr/article_6662_fr.htm (1037 words)

	monuc.org: EUFOR drone crash due to engine failure ::: 06/10/2006
		That one was replaced, so EUFOR now has three UAVs left, all provided by the Belgian armed forces, together with light-armoured vehicles, and combat and transport helicopters.
		EUFOR expressed its profound regrets after Tuesday's accident and has taken charge of all expenses for the victims' families, the spokesman said.
		On August 21 EUFOR intervened militarily in Kinshasa when fighting broke out between troops loyal to President Joseph Kabila and those loyal to Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the two rivals facing off in the second round of presidential elections set for October 29.
	www.monuc.org /news.aspx?newsID=12608 (439 words)

	IRIN Africa \| Great Lakes \| DRC \| DRC: EU troops arriving in Congo, can use force if need be - force commander \| ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The force was established at the request of the United Nations to support the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC), during the country's first democratic general elections in 45 years, scheduled for 30 July.
		EUFOR commanders presented the force to the media on 22 June in Kinshasa.
		EUFOR's operations are being carried out with the agreement of the international community and the DRC government.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=54160 (1124 words)

	EUFOR, BiH Authorities Launch Fight Against Organised Crime (SETimes.com)
		EUFOR and local law enforcement authorities have launched a joint operation targeting cross-border smugglers as well as those who destroy forests.
		EUFOR Commander Major General David Leakey (right) talks to a Romanian helicopter crew after an aerial demonstration.
		EUFOR has launched a joint operation with local authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to counter some elements of border-related organised crime.
	www.setimes.com /cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/05/03/feature-02 (512 words)

	IOL: Too many weapons in DRC capital - Eufor
		Eufor spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thierry Fusalba told a news conference that the situation in the vast city was "calm but volatile".
		He added that it was "very difficult" to enforce troop containment in a country where soldiers feel that they own their own guns and where barracks are not usually equipped with proper arms storage facilities.
		Eufor has a thousand soldiers in Kinshasa and a thousand more held in reserve in Gabon, to help keep the DRC's fragile electoral process on the rails.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1158861961396B236&set_id= (622 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Bosnia war crimes arrest ends tragically
		EUFOR has said it returned fire in self-defense and suffered no causalities in the late Thursday shootout in the eastern Bosnian town of Rogatica.
		An Italian contingent of EUFOR on Thursday attempted to arrest Abazovic, a former major in the Bosnian Serb army, indicted for war crimes against Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) during the 1992-1995 war.
		In a letter to EUFOR commander Italian General Gian Marco Chiarini, Cavic said that no matter what mandate EUFOR was given, âno one has the right to take an innocent human life by forceâ.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=14204 (736 words)

	EUFOR - Home
		This project was a joint venture between EUFOR and “Railways of The RS” (ZRS).
		COM EUFOR Meeting with BiH RS Minister of the Interior
		This morning at Camp Butmir, COM EUFOR, Rear Admiral Hans Jochen Witthauer met with the RS Minister of the Interior and SNSD Vice-President, Stanislav Cadjo for a short meeting to discuss issues surrounding the current EUFOR mandate.
	www.euforbih.org (384 words)

	First test for new European army \| csmonitor.com
		EUFOR soldiers do carry light arms, but their limited mandate only allows for self-defense.
		Their main mission is to monitor and report, and in that spirit EUFOR has moved close to the scene of Sunday's events.
		EUFOR troops patrolling the tense ethnically mixed villages north of Skopje receive the kind of welcome soldiers dream about.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0909/p06s01-woeu.htm (1094 words)

	Abidjan.net \| RDCongo: un mort après le deuxième crash d`un drone d`Eufor en deux mois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eufor disposait, avant le dernier incident de ce mardi, de quatre drones, fournis par l'armée belge.
		Eufor, dont le mandat s'achève le 30 novembre, a plusieurs fois déploré la circulation illégale d'armes et d'hommes en armes à Kinshasa, estimant que la situation pouvait rapidement "s'embraser".
		Le diplomate en chef de l'Union européenne Javier Solana a indiqué mardi à Levi (finlande) que l'UE n'envisageait pas à ce stade de prolonger l'opération militaire Eufor en RDC au-delà de son terme prévu le 30 novembre.
	news.abidjan.net /article/?n=215962 (692 words)

	CNN.com - EU force begins Macedonia duty - Mar. 31, 2003
		Starting Monday, EUFOR paves the way for the EU to gradually take over the main responsibility for stabilizing and rebuilding the Balkans after a decade of ethnic conflict.
		EUFOR will be under the command of German admiral Rainer Feist, who is also NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
		Like the NATO troops it is replacing, the EU force of 320 soldiers and 80 civilians will operate in so-called "light teams" of four soldiers in civilian-marked vehicles, and "heavy teams" of up to eight soldiers with weapons in wheeled armored vehicles.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/31/macedonia.eu/index.html (475 words)

	Southeast Europe Online
		At the start of EUFOR’s mission, MoUs signed with SFOR were temporarily extended for the year 2005 in order to facilitate timely implementation of the 2005 Joint Venture Projects Programme and to give the Parties (EUFOR, Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska) sufficient time to develop a new MoU.
		All EUFOR road reconstruction projects are implemented as joint venture projects with the Federation BiH Road Directorate and the Public Company ‘Republika Srpska Roads’, who are responsible for repair and maintenance of all main and regional roads in Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska respectively.
		The total value of the EUFOR contribution to 2005 Joint Venture projects was approximately 5.1 million EURO, contributing to the funding of 39 projects, of which a total of 17 were completed and 21 are currently ongoing.
	www.southeasteurope.org /subpage.php?sub_site=2&id=16619&head=hl (843 words)

	B92 - News - Globe - German admiral new EUFOR commander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		German Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen Witthauer on Tuesday replaced Italian General Major Marco Chiarini at the helm of the EUFOR presence, which is securing stability in Bosnia since the end of a bloody, three-year war that ended in 1995.
		Solana added that he was expecting the situation to continue developing in the direction in which Bosnia would in the future assume more responsibility, while the EU could reduce its presence.
		The first significant reduction of the EUFOR troops currently deployed in Bosnia could be expected in the first half of 2007, Radovanovic added.
	www.b92.net /eng/news/globe-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=01&dd=08&nav_category=123&nav_id=38944 (460 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| Potential reduction of EUFOR role in Bosnia and Herzegovina
		The UK currently provides around 650 personnel to EUFOR, the majority of whom are based at Banja Luka, where 330 Welsh Guards provide the Head Quarters and Battlegroup for the Multi National Task Force (North West) (MNF NW).
		It is still intended that EUFOR will maintain the capacity to react throughout the country to any possible security challenges.
		Under the plans, EUFOR will reduce but not withdraw and will retain a military force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for as long as it is required.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/PotentialReductionOfEuforRoleInBosniaAndHerzegovina.htm (592 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Bosnian anger over fatal shooting
		He urged the Italian commander of Eufor to investigate the arrest operation in Rogatica, in eastern Bosnia, on Thursday.
		A Eufor spokesman said the peacekeeping troops were preparing for the operation with the Rogatica local police when they came under fire.
		The 6,300-strong Eufor took over peacekeeping in Bosnia from a Nato force in 2004 and has been involved in searching for war crimes suspects and combating organised crime.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4587460.stm (285 words)

	Wife of Bosnia war crimes suspect killed in raid - Boston.com
		The wife of a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect was killed in a shoot-out when European Union (EUFOR) peacekeepers moved in to arrest her husband at their home on Thursday, doctors in Bosnia said.
		EUFOR said in a statement the operation was conducted in accordance with a warrant issued in 1999 by the Sarajevo cantonal court for Abazovic's arrest for crimes in the Rogatica area during the 1992-95 ethnic war between Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Croats.
		EUFOR soldiers, some wearing Italian Carabinieri insignia and some in civilian clothes, stood silently in front of the house.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/01/05/bosnia_war_crimes_suspect_wounded_in_arrest_bid?mode=PF (449 words)

	The European Union in the Balkans:Althea and other operations
		The operation began under the SFOR mandate and ended under the EUFOR mandate; it was specifically aimed to show local authorities the mode of operation and expertise of the EUFOR troops.
		As far as EUFOR's activities are concerned, the quarterly report focuses on a number of topics, including patrols, to demonstrate EUFOR's presence in sensitive and remote areas.
		EUFOR, in cooperation with the EUPM, continues to support the local police, including the SBS and State Investigation and Protection Agency, and other law enforcement agencies such as the Indirect Taxation Authority.
	www.assemblee-ueo.org /en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2005/1919.html (8329 words)

	Honvédelmi Minisztérium
		Az EUFOR mandátuma alatt álló Integrált Rendõri Egység (IPU) a helyi rendõrség munkáját segíti a háborús bûnösök felkutatásában, a szervezett bûnözés elleni küzdelemben, a közrend és a közbiztonság fenntartásában, valamint a kiemelt korrupciós ügyek nyomozásában.
		Szarajevóban, az EUFOR butmiri bázisán, a múlt esztendõ végén ünnepélyes keretek között került sor az európai uniós közös haderõ parancsnoki teendõinek átadására.
		Az EUFOR új fõparancsnoka az olasz Gian Marco Chiarini vezérõrnagy lett, aki a brit David Leakey vezérõrnagyot váltotta.
	www.honvedelem.hu /honvedseg/missziok/euforipu (1193 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		"EUFOR's successes have included the peaceful and dignified way in which the ten-year anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre was commemorated.
		The peace stabilisation mission, EUFOR, has provided a safe and secure environment for Bosnian and EU civilian authorities to carry out vital reform of Bosnia's defence, justice, political and home affairs institutions.
		EUFOR is one part of the EU's overall assistance programme, which combines civil, military and economic tools.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=180474&NewsAreaID=2 (546 words)

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