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Open ↗Commodore Antonios PAPAIOANNOU is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/1/2008 of 18 November 2008 on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
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Commodore Antonios PAPAIOANNOU is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
This Decision shall take effect on 18 November 2008.
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