The first EUROMARFOR Sub-working Group meeting of the year took place on 13rd and 14th of April at the “Circolo ufficiali della Marina Militare” in Rome, attended by both representatives of the EMF Member nations Naval Staffs and the EMF Permanent Cell.
The EUROMARFOR Sub-working Group (SWG EMF) is in charge of Force’s technical and planning issues and conducts studies on training and operational topics, thus helping to support the decision-making process of the EMF Political Military Working Group (POLMIL WG).
The meeting, chaired by the Italian Navy as secretariat nation and hosted by the Italian navy, focused on the outcomes of the last 6 months activities and on the upcoming activations that will take place during the Portuguese Command (2025-2027). 

A particular focus was on the incoming activations for the current year as well as the Activity Plan 2027 – 2029, that aims at developing an strong presence in EUROMARFOR influence area.
EMF will continue working to further develop the interoperability among units and personnel thus ensuring the maritime security through an high level of info sharing among the EMF Navies operational HQs as well as an endless cooperation with other international organizations, namely EU, NATO and the UN.