On Wednesday the 26 June a Change of Command ceremony was held at Camp Butmir where Major General Martin Dorfer handed over authority for the mission to Major General Reinhard Trischak.
On Wednesday 22 May, Major General Martin Dorfer, who is approaching the end of his tenure as Commander of the EUFOR mission, paid office calls to the EU Special Representative, the High Representative, and the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On Tuesday 14 May, in a Transfer of Authority ceremony held at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, Brigadier General Gábor Horváth relinquished his position of EUFOR Chief of Staff (COS) to his successor, Brigadier General László Szabó.
EUFOR continues to act under its UN Charter Article VII mandate to support the local authorities, which includes the AFBiH, in maintaining a safe and secure environment for all people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, visited EUFOR at Camp Butmir, on Monday 15 April, spending several hours with the Polish troops.
The Chairman of the Austrian National Council, Mr Wolfgang Sobotka, visited EUFOR at Camp Butmir, on Thursday 11 April.
After inspecting the Honour Guard, provided by EUFOR's Multinational Battalion, Chairman Sobotka met with COMEUFOR, Major General Martin Dorfer, during an office call.
Despite the heavy clouds over Sarajevo, spirits were high in Camp Butmir on Wednesday 27 March with the official flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion of Portugal re-joining EUFOR.
On 5 April 2019 a round table on the contribution of women to peace support operations was held in the Army Hall, Sarajevo, in cooperation with the Ministries of Security and Defence.
The EUFOR Operation Commander, General Sir James Everard, visited EUFOR at Camp Butmir, from Sunday 3 to Tuesday 5 February.
The Operation Commander spent 2 days at Camp Butmir where he met with COMEUFOR, Major General Martin Dorfer, and COM NATO HQ Sarajevo, Brigadier General Marti Bissell.
The new EUFOR Operation Commander, Lieutenant General Olivier Rittimann, visited EUFOR at Camp Butmir, from Monday 1 to Thursday 4 April.
Also visiting was Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, Director General of the EU Military Staff, who visited 1 - 3 April.
On Friday 1 February 2019, EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for clinical care, this time with Mostar Cantonal Hospital and Mostar University Clinical Hospital.
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