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Mrs Claudia Gazzini,  Senior Analyst for Libya of the International Crisis Group (ICG), visited EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI OHQ

Mrs Claudia Gazzini,  Senior Analyst for Libya of the International Crisis Group (ICG), visited EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI OHQ. In his welcome remarks the OPCDR, Stefano Turchetto, briefly introduced purposes and tasks of the operation IRINI: <<The word “IRINI” means “PEACE”, a term that brings us back to our common willingness in restoring peace in Libya, mutual […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 01/12/2022

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Operation IRINI conducted 6th Focused Operations in Mediterranean Sea

Between the 26th and the 28th of November, under the tactical command of the Greek Commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos, IRINI’s Force Commander, the Hellenic Frigate HS AEGEAN and the Italian Frigate ITS LIBECCIO with their embarked Helicopters, along with other assets temporarily assigned by Germany, France and Portugal to the European Task Force 464, have conducted […]

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Operation IRINI has a new Force Commander and a new Flagship

Taranto (Italy), 1st October 2022 On the 1st of October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI held  the ceremony for the change of Force Commander on board of the new flagship HS Aegean, chaired by the Operation Commander Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto. Commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos of the Hellenic Navy has taken over the Command Authority of the European Naval Force operating in […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 01/10/2022

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The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Italy and Malta visited EUNAVFOR MED IRINI OHQ

The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Italy and Malta, Her Excellency PhDr. Hana Hubáčková, visited EUNAVFOR MED IRINI Operation Headquarters in Rome and met the Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto.  The Ambassador was briefed by IRINI’s Commander on his mission and the operational situation in the Central Mediterranean where the Operation takes place. […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 14/07/2022

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The IRINI Operation Commander Rear Admiral Stefano TURCHETTO received a delegation of Members of the French National Assembly

The IRINI Operation Commander Rear Admiral Stefano TURCHETTO, and his French Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Jean Jourdain De Muizon, received this afternoon at the European Union Operation Head Quarters, known as EU OHQ, a delegation of Members of the French National Assembly. Mr. Philippe Michel Kleisbauer and Mr. Jean Jacques Ferrara, both Members of the […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 15/12/2021

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The International Women’s Day in Operation Irini

33 women are serving in Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, partly at headquarters and partly in the assets deployed in the joint area of ​​the Operation. The International Women’s Day was an opportunity for the Operation Commander, Admiral Fabio Agostini, to meet and address all IRINI female staff,  both live and via VTC for those outside the OHQ. “We are here to think […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 08/03/2021

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Operation IRINI inspected a Union of the Comoros-flagged vessel

On March 6 Operation IRINI boarded and inspected the cooperative NEW MOON, a Union of the Comoros-flagged general cargo vessel, applying the United Nation Security Council’s Resolutions 2292 (2016) and 2526 (2020) – concerning the arms embargo on Libya. The vessel departed from Alexandria (Egypt) on 4 March 2021 and was directed to Benghazi (Libya). […]

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Published: 07/03/2021

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Operation Irini: passex exercise between IRINI’s Flagship Adrias and Italian warships

On 4th December –  the Greek Frigate Adrias, IRINI’s Flagship, undertaken a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the Mediterranean Sea with two Italian warships, the aircraft carrier Garibaldi and the frigate Bergamini. The PASSEXs are examples of cooperation between different naval assets to improve their operational effectiveness and increase the level of training of the crews, strengthening the degree […]

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Published: 09/12/2020

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First International Festival of European Geopolitics: Interview of Irini’s Operation Commander

As a part of International Festival of European Geopolitics, which will be held in Jesolo from 6 to 9 May 2021, on 4 December 2020, the Italian journalist Eleonora Lorusso interviewed the Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, Operation Commander of EUNAFOR MED IRINI, about the relevant role of the Operation, the complex Mediterranean scenario and efforts […]

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Published: 08/12/2020

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Cross-deck exercise between Greek, German and Italian ships

Last week the Greek Adrias Flagship with the German Frigate Hamburg and the Italian Offshore Patrol Vessel Cigala Fulgosi performed a in cross-deck inter-operability exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. There activities gave pilots from the three ships the opportunity to land and launch on the different flight decks and are essential for maintaining high standards […]

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Published: 07/12/2020

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Towards the SHADE MED seminar: “Challenges for cooperation in the Mediterranean after the global pandemic”

Rome, November 5 – The Mediterranean Sea has always represented not only a sea overlooked by various peoples but also a concentration of narratives and ways of seeing the future. In this uncertain historical moment the theme of the 2020 edition of the SHADE MED seminar is: “Challenges for cooperation in the Mediterranean after the […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 05/11/2020

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Operation IRINI inspected a Merchant Vessel in application of the relevant United Nation Security Council’s resolutions on arms embargo

Yesterday, Operation IRINI boarded and inspected the cooperative Merchant Vessel (MV) CAPT ABEDA in application of the United Nation Security Council’s Resolutions 2292 (2016) and  2526 (2020) concerning the arms embargo on Libya. The MV CAPT AVEDA is a Syrian flagged General Cargo vessel departed from Akdeniz in the Southeast of Turkey on 21 October […]

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Published: 25/10/2020

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