Europeans and Indians are both working towards similar objectives, including a rules-based order, cooperative multilateralism, and sustainable growth and stability in the Indian Ocean region. This article explains how the EU and India should move towards high-level strategic convergence, mentioning the CRIMARIO project. According to the article, Indian and European navies have operated side by…
In its March newsletter, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) reserved a great space to two CMR projects, CRIMARIO and CRIMLEA. The CGPCS is an international governance mechanism established in 2009 to facilitate the discussion and coordination of actions among states and organizations to suppress Somali piracy, hence sharing its…
From 20 March to 7 April 2017, the CRIMARIO project will organise a train the trainer course for 12 professionals from Comoros and Madagascar to provide them with expertise on maritime data visualization. Thanks to this course, Madagascar and Comoros will have their own trainers who will in turn enhance the skills within their national…
On 1 March Somali Prosecutors and Maritime Police Officers concluded a three-day Maritime Legal Seminar in Mogadishu organized by EUCAP Somalia in cooperation with EU NAVFOR Atalanta. The seminar is part of an on-going effort to help strengthen the cooperation between Somali police and prosecutors, EUCAP Somalia said. It is the third seminar the Mission…
According to this article, in a high-level meeting held in Jeddah on 10-12 January, a revised Djibouti Code of Conduct was adopted, which will be known as the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017. The Jeddah Amendment was signed on 12 January by 12 of the 17 participating States eligible to sign:…
According to this article, on 3 December EU NAVFOR sailors, supported by staff from EUCAP NESTOR, carried out radar training in Berbera Bay, Somalia, as a precursor to an engagement the following day. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) assisted the EU in preparing for the radar training. On 4 December 2016 EUCAP…
According to this article, on 1 December a project to provide a single display maritime surveillance system for Mozambique has been commissioned and handed over to the country’s Government in Maputo. The project, supported by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is set to boost maritime situational awareness for all concerned agencies in Mozambique and enhance…
From 30 November to 1 December, 30 representatives of Comoros bodies involved in matters of maritime security (ANAM, Coast Guards, Civil Security, Port Authorities, Fishery and Police) participated to a CRIMARIO workshop on the cooperation and coordination among different agencies. The participants took advantage of previous experiences of neighbouring countries as Seychelles and Madagascar, which…
EUCAP Nestor organised a Maritime Legislation Workshop in Hargesia, in partnership with the Attorney’s General’s Office from 24 to 26 October. The 31 participants (among whom three women) are affiliated to the Prosecution Office, the Somaliland Coast Guard and the Immigration Department. The Workshop’s focus was mainly centred on the enhancement of the cooperation between…
According to this article, the director of the Seychellois Division of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM) Paul Labaleine defined the two-day table-top exercise organised by the CRIMARIO project to test the country’s response capabilities to oil spill pollution as “the most intense ever undertaken”. He remarked that apart from the exercise, the event also consisted…
