The EU was planning to take over the mission from NATO as the mandate expired, but progress was stalled due to a dispute between Greece and Turkey over ensuring the Union's access to NATO assets in areas such as military planning, intelligence and logistics.
EU je planirala da po isteku sadašnjeg mandata preuzme misiju od NATO-a, ali proces je poremećen zbog spora između Grčke i Turske oko obezbeđivanja pristupa Unije mogućnostima NATO-a u oblastima kao što su vojno planiranje, obaveštajni rad i logistika.