Austria will send police officers and soldiers to bolster Moldova’s crisis management structures by addressing challenges such as disinformation and cyber attacks as part of the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova.
In April, EU foreign ministers approved the launch of the new civilian mission to help Chișinău face foreign interference and hybrid threats.
To this, Austria will contribute up to five police officers and up to three personnel from the Austrian Armed Forces, along with a maximum of four experts from the Interior Ministry. For air transportation support, Austria will also send up to 30 members of the Austrian Armed Forces.
The EU mission aims to enhance Moldova’s crisis management structures, particularly within the security sector, by addressing challenges such as disinformation and cyber attacks. While the EU mission does not carry out executive functions and fulfils duties without being armed, the mission’s security is the primary responsibility of the Moldovan authorities.
The mission also comes as a response to the Russian threat Moldova’s pro-Western government have highlighted earlier this year, accusing Moscow of plotting a coup with the use of foreign saboteurs to bring down the Moldovan government by sparking protests that would replace it with a more Russia-friendly one.
(Chiara Swaton | EURACTIV.de)
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