Our Mandate

We are an unarmed civilian monitoring mission of the European Union. We were deployed in September
2008 following the EU-mediated Six Point Agreement which ended the August war.

Our priorities are:

to ensure that there is no return to hostilities;

to facilitate the resumption of a safe and normal life for the local communities living on both sides
of the Administrative Boundary Lines (ABL) with Abkhazia and South Ossetia;

to build confidence among the conflict parties;

to inform EU policy in Georgia and the wider region

Ever since our deployment we have been patrolling day and night, particularly in the areas adjacent to the
ABLs with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. We have around 200 monitors from various EU Member States
working on the ground. Our Headquarters are in Tbilisi and we have Field Offices in Gori, Mtskheta and
Zugdidi.

Our mandate is valid throughout all of Georgia. However, the de facto authorities of Abkhazia and South
Ossetia have so far denied us access to the territories under their control.

Statement by the Delegation

of the European Union to
Georgia
Bruxelles, 12/06/2017 - 10:50 - UNIQUE ID: 170612_3
Press releases
The decision by the de facto Abkhaz authorities to drop
charges against the suspect of the killing of a Georgian
civilian on 19 May 2016 at the Khurcha-Nabakevi crossing
point on the Administrative Boundary Line with the
breakaway region of Abkhazia, prevents justice taking its
rightful course.
The decision by the de facto Abkhaz authorities to drop charges
against the suspect of the killing of a Georgian civilian on 19 May 2016
at the Khurcha-Nabakevi crossing point on the Administrative Boundary
 Line with the breakaway region of Abkhazia, prevents justice taking its
rightful course.
It also disregards a full year of intensive work, including the handing
over of investigation materials at the Incident Prevention and Response
Mechanism (IPRM) meetings. Impunity of serious crime negatively
impacts perceptions of security on the ground.
Work on this case and other issues related to security on the ground
must continue.
Languages:

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Press and information team of the Delegation to

GEORGIA
Press and Information

EU Holds Lessons Learned

Workshop on Disaster
Preparedness in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 21/06/2017 - 08:10 - UNIQUE ID: 170621_3
Press releases
The European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid
(ECHO) held a 2-day workshop, co-chaired with the State
Security and Crisis Management Council of Georgia.
ECHOs partner organisations such as international non-
governmental organisations, the Red Cross and Red
Crescent movement, specialised UN agencies and other
government counterparts also participated. The workshop
discussedlessons learned following the implementation of
ECHOs Disaster preparedness programme (DIPECHO
across the Southern Caucasus) in the past 12 months.
Since June 2016, the 6 DIPECHO partner organisations have been
implementing projects which aim at enhancing the populations
resilience and reducing the need for humanitarian assistance in the
event of a natural disaster. This not only includes community-based
projects but also programmes fostering the integration of disaster risk
reduction principles into education curricula. In addition there was an
exchange of knowledge and best global and regional practices on
disaster risk reduction at local and regional levels, including urban
risks. Ultimately, all DIPECHO projects contribute to the promotion of
the global agenda as defined by the Sendai Framework for Disaster risk
reduction 2015-2030. These projects were funded by the European
Union through ECHO with a budget of 2 million in 2016-2017. The
phase out round of DIPECHO will add another 800000 which will be
used by partners until mid-2018.
During the workshop, participants presented methods and approaches
which illustrated the impact of their projects, and explained to what
extent these activities can be replicated.
The First Secretary of the European Union Delegation to Georgia, Mr.
Kaido Sirel, together with Mr. Levan Girsiashvili, Deputy Secretary of
the State Security and Crisis Management Council of Georgia, opened
the Workshop.
Several documentary movies prepared by DIPECHO partnerse were
screened during the workshop programme, while various visibility
materials provided by ECHO and its implementing partners were
displayed on the periphery of the event.
About EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)
The European Union and its Member States are the world's leading
donor of humanitarian aid. Relief assistance is an expression of
European solidarity towards people in need all around the world. It
aims to save lives, prevent and alleviate human suffering, and
safeguard the integrity and human dignity of populations affected by
natural disasters and man-made crises.
DIPECHO is a global, nearly 350 million programme of the European
Commission that was launched in 1998, of which over 10 million were
spent in the Southern Caucasus. DIPECHO strengthens the capacity of
communities to prepare and cope with and reduce the adverse impact
of natural disasters on their lives and livelihoods while building their
resilience. Since 2010 in the Southern Caucasus, over 30 DIPECHO
projects were implemented, focusing on communities most at risk, but
also promoting crucially important policy changes.
For any further information, please contact: Tamriko Mikadze, Press
and Information Officer, Delegation of the European Union to
Georgia, Tamriko.Mikadze@eeas.europa.eu

Statement by the Delegation

of the European Union to
Georgia
Bruxelles, 12/06/2017 - 10:50 - UNIQUE ID: 170612_3
Press releases
The decision by the de facto Abkhaz authorities to drop
charges against the suspect of the killing of a Georgian
civilian on 19 May 2016 at the Khurcha-Nabakevi crossing
point on the Administrative Boundary Line with the
breakaway region of Abkhazia, prevents justice taking its
rightful course.
The decision by the de facto Abkhaz authorities to drop charges
against the suspect of the killing of a Georgian civilian on 19 May 2016
at the Khurcha-Nabakevi crossing point on the Administrative Boundary
Line with the breakaway region of Abkhazia, prevents justice taking its
rightful course.
It also disregards a full year of intensive work, including the handing
over of investigation materials at the Incident Prevention and Response
Mechanism (IPRM) meetings. Impunity of serious crime negatively
impacts perceptions of security on the ground.
 Work on this case and other issues related to security on the ground
must continue.
The European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) is an unarmed peacekeeping
mission operated by the European Union in Georgia. EUMM was conceived in September 2008
following the EU-mediated ceasefire agreement, which ended the Russo-Georgian War. The mission
has around 200 monitors from various EU member states and operates with an annual budget of
roughly 18 million Euros.[4] Its Headquarters are in Tbilisi, with Field Offices in Gori, Mtskheta and
Zugdidi.
EUMM started its monitoring activities on 1 October 2008 and has since been patrolling both day
and night, particularly in areas adjacent to the Administrative Boundary Lines with the Russian-
backed separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The organizations mission is to ensure
that there is no return to hostilities, to facilitate the resumption of a safe and normal life for the local
communities living in the areas adjacent to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and to build confidence
among the conflict parties.
EUMMs mandate is valid throughout all of Georgia. However, in violation of the 2008 ceasefire
agreement, Russia and the self-proclaimed Abkhazian and South Ossetian authorities have so far
denied EUMM's access to territories under separatist control. EUMM operates under the Common
Security and Defence Policy.

Contents
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1EUMM (previously ECMM) in the former Yugoslavia

2EUMM in Georgia

o 2.1Mandate of EUMM Georgia

o 2.2Recent developments

3See also

4References

5External links

EUMM (previously ECMM) in the former Yugoslavia[edit]

The European Union had a monitoring mission in the former Yugoslavia. Former EUMM began
operating in July 1991 under the name of ECMM (European Community Monitor Mission). The
mission was financed by the European Commission and consisted of 75 field specialists. The
mission was headquartered in Zagreb and its designated area included Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. ECMM was
renamed as European Union Monitoring Mission on 22 December 2000. [5]
In January 1992, the mission was briefly suspended following the helicopter downing that killed five
of its observers.[6]
The EUMM in the former Yugoslavia ended on December 31, 2007.
EUMM in Georgia[edit]

The EUMM patrols the South Ossetian administration boundary line in armored SUVs in February 2012.

Following the 2008 South Ossetia war in August 2008, the EU declared on 15 September 2008 to
deploy a monitoring mission to Georgia. The main objectives of the mission is to fulfill the European
commitment in re-establishing stability and normalisation following the crisis through an observer
mission that consists of over 200 field specialists that conduct routine inspections within the
stipulated zone of the mission that includes Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The mission is to
observe the compliance with the fulfillment of the six-point-agreement established under the French
brokered peace plan between Georgia and Russia on 12 August 2008. The mission started its
monitoring activities on 1 October 2008, beginning with oversight of the withdrawal of Russian armed
forces from the areas adjacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Mandate of EUMM Georgia[edit]

The Missions mandate consists of stabilisation, normalisation and confidence building, as well as
reporting to the EU in order to inform European policy-making and thus contribute to the future EU
engagement in the region. Originally authorised for 12 months, the mandate has since been
extended five times and is currently effective until 14 December 2016. EUMM is mandated to cover
the whole territory of Georgia, within the countrys internationally recognised borders, but the de
facto authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia have so far denied access to the territories under
their control.

EUMM signs

The Mission is working to prevent the renewal of an armed conflict, as well as to help make the
areas adjacent to the Administrative Boundary Lines of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia safe and secure for the local residents. The Mission wants to contribute to and create
conditions whereby civilians can cross the Administrative Boundary Lines of Abkhazia and South
Ossetia in both directions without fear and obstacles, thus reducing the detrimental effects of the
dividing lines.[7] All 27 EU Member States contribute personnel, both women and men, from a variety
of civilian, police and military backgrounds. The Mission has its Headquarters in Tbilisi and three
Regional Field Offices in Mtskheta, Gori and Zugdidi.
The current budget for the mission - with a staff of about 200 EU monitors - is 18,300,000. [8]

Recent developments[edit]
On 25 April 2012, the government of Abkhazia declared the head of the EUMM in Georgia, Andrzej
Tyszkiewicz, persona non grata, accusing him of being biased towards the Georgian position in the
conflict.[9]

See also[edit]
ESDP missions

Wolfgang Tiede and Jakob Schirmer: "Die rechtlichen Grundlagen der

berwachungsmission der Europischen Union in Georgien (EUMM)" ("The legal basis of the
European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM)" in Osteuropa-Recht (OER)) 2008
(German Law Journal), (December 2009) vol. 4, pp. 403413.

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ EUMM, Facts and Figures, Retrieved: 9 May 2016

2. Jump up^ EUMM, Facts and Figures, Retrieved: 9 May 2016

3. Jump up^ EUMM, Facts and Figures, Retrieved: 9 May 2016

4. Jump up^ EUMM, Facts and Figures, Retrieved: 9 May 2016

5. Jump up^ European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina - European
Union Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 20 October 2006.

6. Jump up^ "EC suspends peace monitoring/Observers killed in helicopter shot down over
Yugoslavia". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. 1992-01-08. p. 16. Retrieved 2012-01-09. |
section=ignored (help)

7. Jump up^ European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia http://eumm.eu/en/about_eumm

8. Jump up^ European Union Monitoring Mission to

Georgia https://eumm.eu/en/about_eumm/facts_and_figures

9. Jump up^ "Sokhumi Slams EUMM Head". Civil Georgia. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1
May 2012.
External links[edit]
European Union Monitoring Mission official website

The Russo-Georgian War and Beyond: towards a European Great Power Concert, Danish
Institute of International Studies