title: The EU and civilian missions in the neighbourhood
abstract: This chapter focuses on the civilian missions that the European Union (EU) has deployed in its neighbourhood as instruments of conflict resolution. The civilian missions operating in the EU's southern and eastern neighbourhoods reflect the Union's efforts at addressing complex and pervasive security challenges stemming from long-simmering conflicts, significant levels of organised crime, trafficking and illegal migration. The European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) Libya aimed to suppor