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Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Italy visited the Operation Irini’s Headquarters

Rome – Today, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Italy, H. E. Hana Hubáčková, visited the Operation Irini’s headquarters hosted in the Italian Joint Operation Headquarters in Centocelle. Welcomed by the Irini’s Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, and his staff, the Ambassador Hubáčková received an update on the Operation and its results. “It […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 13/10/2020

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Friendly approaches, how Operation Irini cooperates with merchant vessels

Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI assets patrol the Central Mediterranean Sea since May 4. In this period, 16 visits onboard merchant vessels, called “friendly approaches”, has been executed. The friendly approach is a consensual visit that can be undertaken without any specific approval by the flag state of the vessel and does not entail any enforcing […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 28/09/2020

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Operation Irini: anti-Covid measures onboard ITS Margottini

EUNAVFOR MED IRINI can confirm that 51 crew members have tested positive for COVID-19 on the Italian flagship ITS Margottini following routine COVID testing. This was established by the Italian authorities after 15 days of activity at sea. Of those tested positive, 47 are crew members of ITS Margottini and 4 are members of the […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 25/09/2020

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Operation Irini has declared the Full Operation Capability

Rome – Hundreds of vessels and dozens of flights were investigated by Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini in more than 4 months of activity monitoring sea, air and land possible illicit flows. That permitted to board, inspect and divert a merchant vessel for suspected violation of the arms embargo off the Libyan Coast and to send […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 18/09/2020

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Operation Irini inspects a vessel for suspected violation of the UN arms embargo on Libya

Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini boarded and inspected the Merchant Vessel Royal Diamond 7 early in the morning for suspected violation of the UN arms embargo on Libya. The boarding team of an Irini ship boarded the vessel at 7 a.m. in international waters, 150 km north of the Libyan city of Derna (Cyrenaica). The vessel departed from the […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 10/09/2020

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Farewell to ITS San Giorgio flagship

Farewell to ITS San Giorgio flagship Puglia, Italy – “We are very proud of what you are doing and we continue to thank you and your Member States for granting such a professional contribution to our Operation”. With these words Admiral Fabio Agostini, EUNAVFORMED Operation Commander, greeted the Italian Navy Ship San Giorgio and the […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 04/09/2020

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The OpCommander visited Irini logistic base and site in Sigonella and Augusta

Sicily, Italy – On 3 and 4 August Operation Commander EUNAVFOR MED, Admiral Fabio Agostini, visited Irini’s Forward Logistic Base (FLB) in Augusta and Forward Logistic Site (FLS) in Sigonella. During the two days visit, he met the Force Headquarters’ Staff, the flagship’s – ITS San Giorgio – crew and the Luxembourg and Polish air […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 04/08/2020

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IRINI: the flagship ITS San Giorgio joins the Operation

Rome – The Italian ship, ITS San Giorgio, has joined Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI as its flagship. From the vessel, the Force Commander, Italian Rear Admiral Ettore Socci, commands the naval and air assets deployed in the area of operation. The San Giorgio joins the Greek frigate Spetsai and the aircraft from France, German, Greece, […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 17/07/2020

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French and Italian Ministers of Defence visit Operation Irini’s headquarters

Rome – Florence Parly, French Minister of Defence, and Lorenzo Guerini, Italian Minister of Defence, have visited today Operation Irini’s headquarters hosted in the Joint Operation Headquarters in Centocelle. Welcomed by the Commander of Italian Joint Operation Headquarters, General Luciano Portolano, and Irini’s Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, and his deputy, Rear Admiral Jean-Michel […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 09/07/2020

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German and Italian Ministers for Foreign Affairs visit Operation Irini’s headquarters

Rome – Heiko Maas, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Luigi Di Maio, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have visited today Operation Irini’s headquarters hosted in the Joint Operation Headquarters in Centocelle. Mr Maas was accompanied by the German Ambassador in Italy, Viktor Elbling. Welcomed by the Commander of Italian Joint […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 22/06/2020

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Italian Minister of Defence visits Operation Irini’s headquarters

Rome – The Italian Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini, visited today the Headquarters of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI in Rome, accompanied by  the Italian Chief of Defence, General Enzo Vecciarelli, and the Commander of the Italian Joints Operations Command (COI – where the EU OHQ is located), General Luciano Portolano. The Minister was welcomed by the Operation […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 08/06/2020

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EUNAVFOR MED has a new Chief of Staff

Commodore Theodoros Mikropoulos, from the Hellenic Navy, is the new Chief of Staff of EUNAVFOR MED Operation Irini. Brigadier General Sebastiano Longo , from Italian Army, handed over the duty in the presence of the Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini. Commodore Theodoros Mikropoulos has been the Commander of the Hellenic Naval base in Souda […]

Written by NATO MSCoE

Published: 05/06/2020

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