Naval Response
No activity planned or implemented.
Industry Response
No activity planned or implemented.
Plight of Seafarers
No activity planned or implemented.
Messaging and Advocacy
No activity planned or implemented.
Regional Capacity
The European Commission takes part in the EU’s Comprehensive Approach to the Horn of Africa. This strategy develops initiatives throughout the region to address problems such as governance, education, economic development, and food security. To implement their programs in both the region and Somalia specifically, the European Commission relies on its regional implementation partners; these partners include: Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific States (ACP), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). These regional implementers provide on the ground support for the European Commission’s, and other EU departments’ programs on the ground.
The European Union's Instrument for Stability funds the Critical Maritime Routes Programme, aimed at ‘enabling maritime administration and law enforcement in the region to respond effectively to armed robbery against ships and piracy by providing them with the necessary training and equipment’, primarily through the Djibouti Code of Conduct. The EU's Critical Maritime Routes Programme is further discussed in its own project page.
In support of the ESA-IO Regional Strategy and Action Plan, the Commission, in partnership with the EEAS, is administering the Regional Maritime Security Programme (MASE). MASE commenced in 2013 after Start-up MASE, a program aimed at ‘preparing the ESA-IO region for the implementation of the MASE Programme through the development and implementation of all necessary structures, systems and coordination/communication mechanisms and the implementation of immediate capacity building activities,’ concluded in June 2013. The project has a budget of 37 million EUR and will be implemented over a five-year period. MASE is implemented through four regional organizations; COMESA, the EAC, the IOC, and IGAD. Full details of the MASE project can be found here.
Somali Capacity
The European Commission works alongside the Federal Government of Somalia to implement their programs and help to develop Somali capacity. These programs include: EU Share, an initiative of the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department, or ECHO, which addresses issues of food security and famine; and ACP Fish II, which seeks to improve fisheries management and is funded by the European Union Development Fund and implemented by ACP, COMESA, and the EAC.
Rule of Law
No activity planned or implemented.
Coordination
The European Commission coordinates with other EU departments active in Somalia and the Horn of Africa region as well as with regional implementing organizations and the Federal Government of Somalia.
Specifically for the MASE project, the Commission actively coordinates with EUCAP NESTOR, the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), EU NAVFOR and the CGPCS Capacity Building Coordination Group (CBCG) in addition to implementing regional organizations.
