(1)

On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1), which continued EUPOL COPPS as from 1 July 2013.

(2)

On 29 June 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/902 (2) amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending it from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2021.

(3)

On 4 March 2021, in the context of the Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) agreed that the Mission should be extended for a further period of 24 months, until 30 June 2023.

(4)

On 1 June 2021, the PSC further noted that, taking into account information provided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, EUPOL COPPS should at this stage be extended by one year, until 30 June 2022.

(5)

On 28 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1066 (3) amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending it from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2022.

(6)

Based on additional information provided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, EUPOL COPPS should now be extended by a second year, until 30 June 2023, as agreed in the context of its Strategic Review.

(7)

Decision 2013/354/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

EUPOL COPPS will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

(1)

in Article 12(1), the following subparagraph is added:

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2023 shall be EUR 11 660 000.’;

(2)

in Article 15, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘It shall expire on 30 June 2023.’.