Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2066 of 25 September 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 on a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea

Establishment

Article 1

Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 Establishment 1.   The Union shall conduct a Mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) with the strategic objective to assist the West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea in which that Mission is established in developing the adequate capabilities within their security and defence forces to contain and respond to the pressure exercised by terrorist armed groups. 2.   The Mission referred to in paragraph 1 shall be named “European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea” (the “Initiative”). 3.   The Initiative is hereby established in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 16 August 2023.