Italian officer to head EUBAM Libya

(ANSA) - Brussels, August 30 - State Police officer Vincenzo Tagliaferri has been named to lead the EU Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), sources said Tuesday. He replaces Finnish predecessor Antti Juhani Hartikainen as of September 1. EUBAM Libya was deployed upon Libya's request under the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in May 2013. The civilian advisory mission headquartered in Tripoli has a two-year mandate and an annual budget of 26 million euros, according to the European External Action Service (EEAS). It is part of the EU's comprehensive approach to Libyan post-conflict reconstruction, has no executive functions, and achieves its objectives through the transfer of know-how, not funds, according to the EEAS.