New head of EUAM Ukraine appointed

04.06.2019 17:15

Ukrinform

The Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union appointed Antti Hartikainen as new head of mission for the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine.

“On 4 June 2019, Antti Hartikainen was appointed as new head of mission for the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine),” reads the press release of the Council of the European Union.

Hartikainen will take up his duties on 1 July 2019 and his mandate will last until 30 June 2020.

Antti Hartikainen is currently Director General of the Finnish Customs. He was previously Head of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya, Deputy Head of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine, and Team Leader for the EU Advisory Group to Armenia.

He has over two decades of experience in the Finnish civil service, namely at the Ministry of Interior.

As noted, Hartikainen will take over from Kęstutis Lančinskas, who has held the post since 1 February 2016.