On the 2nd of December, EUFOR conducted two parades presenting personnel who have been part of the EUFOR Althea mission with their medals. COM EUFOR Major General Johann Luif presided over the parades, which featured the personnel of nine different nations receiving awards. In his speech, COM EUFOR said,
‘Each and every one of you can leave the mission proud in the knowledge that you have contributed in a meaningful way to the success of EUFOR during your service here. I thank you again for your commitment and your selfless sense of duty to the cause of peace and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina’