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# EU Council extends Aspides Red Sea naval mission to February 2026
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-14-eu-council-aspides-mission-extension/
- Published: 2025-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:01.000Z
- Description: The Council of the EU extended its EUNAVFOR Aspides naval mission protecting Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks to 28 February 2026, with a budget of over EUR 17 million and a widened mandate covering shadow fleet and arms trafficking surveillance.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [The Maritime Executive, 17 February 2025](https://maritime-executive.com/article/eu-extends-aspides-freedom-of-navigation-mission-in-the-red-sea-to-2026?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the expanded surveillance mandate will be funded beyond the stated budget or that attacks will not resume.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)