On Tuesday the 29th of September a medal parade took place awarding 75 members of EUFOR with their European Union Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal Operation Althea. The medal recognizes military personnel who have worked within EUFOR. COS EUFOR Brigadier General Zoltán Mihócza presented medals during the ceremony and addressed the recipients.
International participation
Addressing the soldiers on parade from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom, Brigadier General Mihócza said, ‘Each one of you represents a practical and positive affirmation of support from your governments to EUFOR and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina’
Continued commitment
Brigadier General Mihócza thanked the personnel present for their work in Capacity Building and Training for the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the main effort of EUFOR.