# European Union Training Mission in Mali

EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) was a European Union multinational military training mission headquartered in Bamako, Mali.
22 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) along with 4 non-EU countries (Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, and Montenegro) were engaged in this mission and sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali.
EUTM Mali ended on 17 May 2024, with the participating forces redeploying to Europe the following day.

## Mandates

Beginning in 2013, the Council adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali evolved towards its final nature. The most relevant ones were:
* Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP: EUTM Mali creation
* Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP: EUTM Mali mission launching
* Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP: 2nd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2016.
* Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP: 3rd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2018.
* Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716: 4th mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2020.
* Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434: 5th and last mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2024.

## Relationships

EUTM Mali had links with EUCAP Sahel Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and Operation Barkhane in the north of Mali, with which EUTM shared the same goal, to help Mali to free the north of its territory. Notwithstanding, EUTM Mali's mission was a mission of training and advice. After France, Germany, Belgium (in 2016), Czech Republic became in 2020 the leading nation of this mission.

## EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali

| Country | Rank | Name | From | Until |
| France | Brigadier General | François Lecointre | Jan. 2013 | Aug. 2013 |
| France | Brigadier General | Bruno Guibert | Aug. 2013 | Mar. 2014 |
| France | Brigadier General | Marc André Rudkiewicz | Mar. 2014 | Oct. 2014 |
| Spain | Brigadier General | Alfonso García-Vaquero Pradal | Oct. 2014 | July 2015 |
| Germany | Brigadier General | Franz Xaver Pfrengle | July 2015 | Dec. 2015 |
| Germany | Brigadier General | Werner Albl | Dec. 2015 | Jul. 2016 |
| Belgium | Brigadier General | Eric Harvent | July 2016 | Dec. 2016 |
| Belgium | Brigadier General | Peter Devogelaere | Dec. 2016 | July 2017 |
| Belgium | Brigadier General | Bart Laurent | July 2017 | Jan. 2018 |
| Spain | Brigadier General | Enrique Millán Martínez | Jan. 2018 | Nov. 2018 |
| Germany | Brigadier General | Peter Mirow | Nov. 2018 | June 2019 |
| Austria | Brigadier General | Christian Habersatter | June 2019 | Dec. 2019 |
| Portugal | Brigadier General | João Pedro Rato Boga de Oliveira Ribeiro | Dec. 2019 | June 2020 |
| Czech Republic | Brigadier General | František Ridzák | Jun. 2020 | Jan. 2021 |
| Spain | Brigadier General | Fernando Luis Gracia Herreiz | Jan. 2021 | July 2021 |
| Germany | Brigadier General | Jochen Deuer | July 2021 | Jan. 2022 |
| Austria | Brigadier General | Christian Riener | Jan. 2022 | June 2022 |
| Czech Republic | Brigadier General | Radek Hasala | June 2022 | Dec. 2022 |
| Spain | Brigadier General | Santiago Fernandez Ortiz-Repiso | Dec. 2022 | May 2024 |