EUMM Georgia: mission extended and budget agreed
The Council prolonged the mandate of the EU monitoring mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) until 14 December 2020. It also allocated a budget of €38.2 million for the period from 15 December 2018 to 14 December 2020.
EUMM Georgia is a civilian mission and was deployed in September 2008 following the EU-brokered Six Point Agreement which ended the August war between Russia and Georgia. It contributes to stabilisation, normalisation and confidence building between the conflict parties. Over 200 European civilian monitors under EUMM Georgia assess the parties' actions, including full compliance with the Six-Point Agreement and subsequent implementing measures throughout Georgia. The mission also provides fact-based information and reporting to inform EU policy in support of a durable political solution for Georgia.
The main tasks of the civilian mission EUMM Georgia are the following:
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-Stabilisation: monitoring the situation in order to promote stability. The mission operates a 'hotline' to deal with incidents;
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-Normalisation: monitoring the normalisation process between the conflict parties and how people are affected;
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-Confidence building: contributing to the reduction of tensions through liaison, facilitation of contacts between parties and joint projects;
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-Contributing to informing European policy regarding the conflict.