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{{Short description|Military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

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| leaders = | headquarters = | area = | size = 1100 membersEuropean Union}}NATO}} SFOR| colours = Blue, white, and yellowHungary}} Major General László Sticz}}Operation Althea, formally the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), is a military deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement.Reuters{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} It is the successor to NATO's SFOR and IFOR. The transition from SFOR to EUFOR was largely a change of name and commanders: 80% of the troops remained in place.NEWS, BBC,weblink EU troops prepare for Bosnia swap, 23 October 2004, It replaced SFOR on 2 December 2004.

General aspects

Civilian implementation of the Dayton Agreement is enforced by the Office of the High Representative.EUFOR's commander is Major General László SticzWEB, European Union Force in BiH - Major General László Sticz takes command of EUFOR Operation Althea,weblink 2024-02-04, www.euforbih.org, of Hungary. For this mission, the European Union Military Staff is using NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) as the EU's Operational Headquarters (OHQ) and is working through the Deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, a European officer.EUFOR assumed all the missions of SFOR, except for the hunt for individuals indicted by the war crimes tribunal, notably Radovan Karadžić, former leader of Republika Srpska, and Ratko Mladić, their former military leader, which remained a mission for NATO through NATO Headquarters Sarajevo.WEB,weblink Allied Joint Force Command Naples, 2007-12-05,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071123104528weblink">weblink 2007-11-23, dead, EUFOR does have police duties against organised crime, which is believed to be linked to suspected war criminals.NEWS, Michael, Evans,weblink EU force to take on pimps, drug barons and smugglers, The Times, 29 November 2004, 13 January 2007, It worked with the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM) and with the Bosnian Police. The European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina provides political guidance on military issues with a local political dimension to the EUFOR.{{As of|2023|February}}, the total force of EUFOR is approximately 1,000 troops from 22 countries, including EU member states and non-EU "Troop Contributing Countries" (TCC) are present within EUFOR (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey).WEB, EUFOR Fact Sheet – Countries of EUFOR, EUFOR, 2008-02-01,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110718165005weblink">weblink 2011-07-18, dead, On 18 December 2020, the United Kingdom marked the end of its 16-year contribution to EUFOR, following Brexit.WEB, European Union Force in BiH – United Kingdom ends contribution to EU Mission,weblink 2021-03-08, www.euforbih.org, As of early 2021, EUFOR personnel bases include:

• Multinational Battalion is EUFOR's military maneuver unit for BiH, located at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, and comprises troops from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey.
• 19 LOT Houses located throughout BiH to connect EUFOR to local communities and authorities. Houses are located in Cazin, Banja Luka (Romania) and Banja Luka (Chile), Brčko, Doboj, Tuzla, Zavidovići, Travnik, Bratunac, Zenica, Vlasenica, Sarajevo, Livno, Jablanica, ViÅ¡egrad, Foča, Mostar, ÄŒapljina and Trebinje.WEB, European Union Force in BiH - EUFOR LOT Houses,weblink 2024-05-15, euforbih.org,

Contributing states

List of countries EUFOR Althea:WEB, European Union Force in BiH - Mission Background,weblink 2024-05-15, www.euforbih.org, {| class="wikitable sortable" |! Country! EU! NATO! StrengthAlbania}}Einsatzzahlen albanische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{No}}| {{Yes}} 1Austria}}Einsatzzahlen österreichischen Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. März 2018| {{Yes}}| {{No}} 221Belgium}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 1Bulgaria}}Einsatzzahlen bulgarische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 14. März 2017| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 10Chile}}Einsatzzahlen chilenische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{No}}| {{No}} 15Czech Republic}}{{Webarchivwayback=20180531125938 |text=Einsatzzahlen tschechische Streitkräfte }}, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 2France}weblink| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 250Germany}}2024-05-11 >TITLE=EUFOR ALTHEA: BUNDESWEHR TRäGT WEITER ZU FRIEDEN UND STABILITäT BEI ACCESS-DATE=2024-05-15 LANGUAGE=DE, | {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 50Greece}}Einsatzzahlen griechische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 2Hungary}}Einsatzzahlen ungarische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 14. März 2017| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 30Ireland}weblink Einsatzzahlen irische Streitkräfte| {{Yes}}| {{No}} 7Italy}}Einsatzzahlen italienische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 4North Macedonia}weblink Einsatzzahlen mazedonische Streitkräfte| {{No}}| {{Yes}} 3Poland}}Einsatzzahlen polnische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 39Portugal}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 1Romania}}{{Webarchivwayback=20160218090115 archiv-bot=2024-04-05 00:35:28 InternetArchiveBot }}, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 39Sweden}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 2Slovakia}}Einsatzzahlen slowakische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 14. März 2017| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 40Slovenia}}Einsatzzahlen slowenische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 9Spain}}Einsatzzahlen spanische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 14. März 2017| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} 4Switzerland}}{{Webarchivwayback=20160927230926 |text=Einsatzzahlen Schweizer Streitkräfte }}, Swiss Peace Support, abgerufen am 28. September 2016| {{No}}| {{No}} 26Turkey}}Einsatzzahlen türkische Streitkräfte, abgerufen am 28. März 2018| {{No}}| {{Yes}} 150United Kingdom}weblink| {{No}}| {{Yes}} 4! 23! 16! 18! style="text-align:right" | 1,354

Commanders{| class"wikitable"

! No.! State! Rank! Name! Tenure|1|{{UK}}|Major general|David Leakey|2 December 2004 â€“ 6 December 2005|2|{{ITA}}|Major general|Gian Marco Chiarini|6 December 2005 â€“ 5 December 2006|3|{{GER}}|Rear admiral|Hans-Jochen Witthauer|5 December 2006 â€“ 4 December 2007|4|{{ESP}}|Major generalACCESS-DATE=2007-12-05 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170928060244/HTTP://WWW.CONSILIUM.EUROPA.EU/CMS3_FO/SHOWPAGE.ASP?ID=745&LANG=EN&MODE=G, dead, |4 December 2007 â€“ 4 December 2008|5|{{ITA}}|Major general|Stefano Castagnotto|4 December 2008 â€“ 3 December 2009|6|{{AUT}}|Major general|Bernhard Bair|4 December 2009 â€“ 6 December 2011|7|{{AUT}}|Major general|Robert Brieger|6 December 2011 â€“ 3 December 2012|8|{{AUT}}|Major general|Dieter Heidecker|3 December 2012 â€“ 17 December 2014|9|{{AUT}}|Major general|Johann Luif|17 December 2014 â€“ 24 March 2016|10|{{AUT}}|Major general|Friedrich Schrötter|24 March 2016 â€“ 28 March 2017|11|{{AUT}}|Major general|Anton Waldner|28 March 2017 â€“ 28 March 2018|12|{{AUT}}|Major general|Martin Dorfer|28 March 2018 â€“ 26 June 2019|13|{{AUT}}|Major general|Reinhard Trischak|26 June 2019 â€“ 14 January 2021|14|{{AUT}}|Major general|Alexander Platzer|14 January 2021 â€“ 20 January 2022|15|{{AUT}}|Major general|Anton Wessely|20 January 2022 â€“ 18 January 2023|16|{{AUT}}|Major general|Helmut Habermayer|18 January 2023 â€“ 22 January 2024|17|{{HUN}}|Major general|László Sticz|22 January 2024 â€“ present

See also

• Military of the European Union
• European Union rapid reaction mechanism
• Common Security and Defence Policy
• European Union Military Operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

References

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Further reading

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060405200950weblink">Le Monde (in French) weblink
• Dominik Tolksdorf The Difficulties of the European Union in Supporting the Europeanization of Bosnia and Herzegovina{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} EU Frontier Policy Paper, Budapest: Center for EU Enlargement Studies – Central European University, 2011

External links

• Official EUFOR website
• The Council of the European Union's page on EUFOR-Althea {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060244weblink |date=2017-09-28 }}
• The European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071012035226weblink">the European Commission's Delegation to Bosnia & Herzegovina
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080119142808weblink">Swiss Military Department EUFOR page (in French)

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