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Document 32025D2012
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/2012 of 30 September 2025 on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2025)
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/2012 of 30 September 2025 on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2025)
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/2012 of 30 September 2025 on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2025)
ST/12900/2025/INIT
OJ L, 2025/2012, 2.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2012/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/03/2026; Repealed by 32026D0768
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POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2012
of 30 September 2025
on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2025)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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On 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, which established and launched a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI). |
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Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for EUNAVFOR MED IRINI (the ‘EU Force Commander’). |
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On 25 March 2025, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 (2), appointing Rear Admiral Alessandro DI BIASI as EU Force Commander as from 4 April 2025. |
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On 4 September 2025, the Greek military authorities proposed the appointment of Commodore Spyridon POLLATOS to succeed Rear Admiral Alessandro DI BIASI as EU Force Commander (the ‘proposed appointment’). |
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On 6 September 2025, the EU Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI supported the proposed appointment. |
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On 11 September 2025, the EU Military Committee supported the proposed appointment and agreed that Commodore Spyridon POLLATOS be appointed as EU Force Commander as from 3 October 2025. |
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A decision on the appointment of Commodore Spyridon POLLATOS as EU Force Commander should be taken. |
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Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 should be repealed, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Commodore Spyridon POLLATOS is appointed as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) as from 3 October 2025.
Article 2
Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 3 October 2025.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2025.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
L. MANDEL VENSILD
(1) OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/472/oj.
(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/626 of 25 March 2025 on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2024/2641 (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/1/2025) (OJ L, 2025/626, 28.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/626/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2012/oj
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