ously ▁adopted ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁approved ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁European ▁force ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁ ▁The ▁council ▁author ized ▁" the ▁member ▁states ▁acting ▁through ▁or ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁EU ▁to ▁establish ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁months , ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁this ▁resolution , ▁a ▁mult in ational ▁stabil ization ▁force ," ▁said ▁the ▁resolution . ▁ ▁EU ▁Force ▁( E U FOR ) ▁Al the a , ▁first ▁deployed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁that ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁peace ▁and ▁security ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁helping ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁mission ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Peace ▁Ag re ements , ▁which ▁ended ▁inter - eth nic ▁fighting ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁country ' s ▁independence ▁and ▁a ▁framework ▁for ▁its ▁institutions . ▁ ▁European ▁Union ▁Force ▁Al the a ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁deployment ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁military ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Ag re ement . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁NAT O - led ▁peace keep ing ▁miss ions ▁in ▁the ▁B alk an ▁country — the