8. Calls upon the Council, therefore, to examine the possibility of setting up a new, small-scale ESDP operation in parallel to Operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta to contribute to the training of TFG security forces, thereby bringing existing initiatives – including the French initiative in Djibouti and the Ugandan initiative as part of the training programme set up by AMISOM – into line with one another by ensuring that they take the same type of action; welcomes, in this regard, the approval by the Member States on 17 November 2009 of the Crisis Management Concept for a possible new ESDP operation for Somalia but insists that the adoption of ...[+++] this concept should in no way prejudge the decision on launching a mission, which can be taken only after a more detailed examination of the situation on the ground, making sure that human rights are respected, salaries are paid and equipment is provided and that the trained security forces are integrated into state and command structures so that, once they return, they will not turn against the government they are supposed to be protecting;

7. Calls, therefore, on the Council to examine the possibility of setting up a new small-scale ESDP operation in parallel to operation Atalanta to contribute to the training of TFG security forces, thereby establishing consistency with existing initiatives, notably that by France in Djibouti and that by Uganda under the training programme set up by AMISOM; in that connection, welcomes the approval of the Crisis Management Concept for a possible new ESDP operation for Somalia, but insists that the adoption of the concept should in no way prejudge the decision on the activation of a mission, which can only be taken after a more detailed examination of the situation on the ground, making sure that salaries are ...[+++]paid, equipment is provided and that the trained security forces are integrated into state and command structures, so that, once they have returned, they will not turn against the government that they are supposed to be protecting;

8. Calls upon the Council, therefore, to examine the possibility of setting up a new, small-scale ESDP operation in parallel to Operation Atalanta to contribute to the training of TFG security forces, thereby bringing existing initiatives – including the French initiative in Djibouti and the Ugandan initiative as part of the training programme set up by AMISOM – into line with one another by ensuring that they take the same type of action; welcomes, in this regard, the approval of the Crisis Management Concept for a possible new ESDP operation for Somalia but insists that the adoption of this concept should in no way prejudge the decisi ...[+++]on on activating a mission, which can be taken only after a more detailed examination of the situation on the ground, making sure that human rights are respected, salaries are paid and equipment is provided and that the trained security forces are integrated into state and command structures so that, once they return, they will not turn against the government they are supposed to be protecting;

To this end, Bosnia and Herzegovina has to speed up efforts to adopt European standards for Rule of Law, functioning of state institutions, fight against organised crime, sustainable return of refugees and IDPs, full cooperation with ICTY, establishing state level civilian command and control over Armed Forces.

The Commission also concluded that the operation would not raise competition issues in equipment products other than mechanical wheels, because of the combined effect of i) a "juste retour" principle governing the procurement of institutional satellites in Europe, and guaranteeing that a certain share of contracts be awarded to suppliers in all participating states; ii) the European Space Agency's capacity to prevent ASTRIUM from favouring in-house suppliers; and iii) the presence of equipment suppliers not depending on sales to ASTRIUM for their busine ...[+++]ss.