Establishment, objectives, scope and duration
Article 1
1. An assistance measure benefiting Cabo Verde (the ‘beneficiary’) to be financed under the European Peace Facility (EPF) (the ‘assistance measure’) is hereby established. 2. The objectives of the assistance measure are the following: (a) to further strengthen the cooperation on security and defence between the Union and the beneficiary; (b) to contribute to enhancing the overall security and defence capacities of the Armed Forces of Cabo Verde to protect the sovereignty of the beneficiary at sea and improve regional maritime security, thereby better protecting maritime vessels and resources, coastal populations and their livelihoods; (c) to strengthen the beneficiary’s potential with respect to its participation in the Union’s common security and defence policy operations and its contribution to joint actions in the framework of the Yaoundé Architecture. 3. To achieve the objectives set out in paragraph 2, the assistance measure shall finance the following types of equipment not designed to deliver lethal force, infrastructure and services: (a) equipment for the ocean patrol vessel, which is to be provided under the 2025 assistance measure under the EPF; (b) an air-base for the Cabo Verdean Coast Guard on the Island of Sal and related equipment; (c) workshop facilities for the Cabo Verdean Coast Guard and a base camp for the Cabo Verdean navy seals in Mindelo, island of São Vicente and related equipment; (d) training courses in critical domains such as maintenance, logistics and communications; (e) operational equipment for the Cabo Verdean Coast Guard including intervention, individual equipment and communication assets; (f) air-ground-sea communication systems and equipment for Cabo Verde’s national Maritime Operations Center (COSMAR); (g) an aircraft for the Cabo Verdean Coast Guard. The assistance measure shall also finance related supplies and services, including technical training, where needed. 4. The duration of the assistance measure shall be 48 months from the date of adoption of this Decision.