European Union to lead international counter piracy efforts in 2014

EU News 539/2013

IP/13/1314
Brussels, 23 December 2013

From the 1st of January 2014 the European Union will assume for one year the chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) with Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) as EU chairperson. The chairmanship of the Contact Group is a joint endeavour of the EEAS and the European Commission and will continue the work carried out in 2013 under the chairmanship of the United States.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1314_en.htm?locale=en

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