Greece will command the EU mission in the Red Sea from an Italian ship. The European “accompaniment and protection” operation for commercial ships will be able to respond to Houthi attacks but only towards the sea and not towards land.
EU ships will have the capacity to shoot down missiles and drones and will defend the European ships that their mission is to escort. The operation could cost about 5.1 million euros per year and will be modeled on the Agenor mission led by France in the Strait of Hormuz.