THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2012/389/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/389/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.
(2)
On 26 July 2016, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP NESTOR/1/2016, appointing Ms Maria-Cristina STEPANESCU as Head of EUCAP NESTOR from 1 September 2016 to 12 December 2016.
(3)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2240 extended the mandate of the Mission EUCAP NESTOR until 31 December 2018 renaming it ‘EUCAP Somalia’.
(4)
On 9 December 2016, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to extend the mandate of Ms Maria-Cristina STEPANESCU as Head of EUCAP Somalia from 13 December 2016 to 12 December 2017,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: