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Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/995 of 22 May 2023 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/995 of 22 May 2023 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/995 of 22 May 2023 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
ST/9098/2023/INIT
OJ L 135, 23.5.2023, p. 123–130
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 135/123 |
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/995
of 22 May 2023
amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 11 December 2017 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315. |
(2) |
Article 4(2), point (e), of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions. |
(3) |
On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 (2) establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO. |
(4) |
On 6 March 2018, the Council also adopted a Recommendation concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (3) (‘the Recommendation’). |
(5) |
Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specified that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (‘the High Representative’) may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC). |
(6) |
On 25 June 2018 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 (4) establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects. |
(7) |
On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 (5) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340. |
(8) |
On 16 November 2021 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2008 (6) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340. |
(9) |
On 14 November 2022, the Council adopted a Recommendation assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO (7). |
(10) |
On 31 March 2023, the High Representative made a recommendation to the Council concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework. |
(11) |
On 4 April 2023, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project ‘Indirect Fire Support Capability (EuroArtillery)’ had decided to close the project. |
(12) |
On 24 April 2023, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the projects ‘EU Test and Evaluation Centres (EUTEC)’ and ‘Co-basing’ had decided to close the projects. |
(13) |
On 4 May 2023, the Political and Security Committee agreed on the recommendations contained in the EUMC military advice on the High Representative’s recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework. |
(14) |
The Council should therefore amend and update Decision (CFSP) 2018/340, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 is amended as follows:
(1) |
in Article 1, the following projects are added:
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(2) |
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision; |
(3) |
Annex II is replaced in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
(1) OJ L 331, 14. 12. 2017, p. 57.
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 65, 8.3.2018, p. 24).
(3) Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (OJ C 88, 8.3.2018, p. 1).
(4) Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 of 25 June 2018 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 37).
(5) Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 of 19 November 2018 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 294, 21. 11. 2018, p. 18).
(6) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2008 of 16 November 2021 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 407, 17.11.2021, p. 37).
(7) Council Recommendation of 14 November 2022 assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) (2022/C 433/02) (OJ C 433, 15.11.2022, p. 6).
ANNEX I
The following entries are added to the list of the project members of each individual project set out in Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340:
Project |
Project Members |
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France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Portugal |
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Estonia, Germany, France, Italy, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden |
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France, Netherlands |
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Germany, Netherlands |
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Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden |
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Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Sweden |
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France, Spain, Italy, Finland |
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Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden |
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Finland, Estonia, France, Sweden |
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Sweden, Estonia, France |
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Spain, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Finland, Sweden’ |
ANNEX II
Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 is replaced by Annex II below:
‘ANNEX II
CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Project |
Project Members |
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Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden |
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France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland |
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Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia |
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Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden |
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Italy, Greece |
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France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Slovenia |
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Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria |
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Belgium, Ireland, Greece, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania |
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Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal |
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Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus |
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Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Portugal |
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Lithuania, Belgium, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia |
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Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal |
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Italy, Greece, Slovakia |
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Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Netherlands, Austria |
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Greece, Italy, Romania |
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Greece, Cyprus |
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Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Finland |
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France, Belgium, Cyprus, Sweden |
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Bulgaria, Greece, France, Italy, Romania |
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Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy |
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France, Germany, Spain |
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Italy, Czechia, Sweden |
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Italy, France |
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Greece, Cyprus |
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Czechia, Germany, Lithuania |
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Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia |
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Germany, Belgium, Greece, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Romania |
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France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland |
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Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands |
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Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia |
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Portugal, Spain, Romania |
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Poland, Hungary |
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Romania, France, Italy |
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Romania, Bulgaria, France |
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Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden |
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Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Romania |
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Spain, France, Sweden |
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Germany, France, Hungary, Netherlands |
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France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland |
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France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania |
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France, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Romania, Sweden |
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Italy, France, Romania |
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Greece, France, Cyprus |
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France, Estonia, Italy, Austria |
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Spain, Italy, Portugal |
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Estonia, France, Latvia, Romania |
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Germany, Czechia, France, Netherlands |
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Spain, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia |
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Italy, France |
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Italy, France |
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France, Greece, Croatia |
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France, Germany, Spain, Sweden |
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Estonia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Finland |
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Portugal, Spain, France, Austria |
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Germany, Spain, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Romania |
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France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania |
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France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Portugal |
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Estonia, Germany, France, Italy, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden |
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France, Netherlands |
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Germany, Netherlands |
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Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden |
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Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Sweden |
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France, Spain, Italy, Finland |
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Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden |
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Finland, Estonia, France, Sweden |
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Sweden, Estonia, France |
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Spain, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Finland, Sweden |