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POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/512

of 23 March 2022

on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/1/2022)

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(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) 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) for the period until 31 March 2021.

(2) Article 8(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 provides that, notwithstanding that period, the authorisation of the operation is to be reconfirmed every 4 months and that the Political and Security Committee is to prolong the operation unless the deployment of maritime assets of the operation produces a pull effect on migration on the basis of substantiated evidence gathered according to the criteria set out in the Operations Plan.

(3) On 26 March 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 (2), extending the operation until 31 March 2023, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.

(4) The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.

(5) The authorisation of the operation should be reconfirmed for the seventh four-month sub-period of its mandate and the operation should be prolonged accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The authorisation of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI is hereby reconfirmed and the operation is prolonged from 1 April 2022 to 31 July 2022.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 of 26 March 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 108, 29.3.2021, p. 57).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/837

of 30 May 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 (1).

(2) In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, two persons and one group should be added to the lists of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.

(3) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2022. For the Council The President C. COLONNA

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25).
(5)

On 28 September 2022, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) issued a declaration on behalf of the Union condemning in the strongest possible terms the illegal sham ‘referenda’ conducted in parts of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine currently and partially occupied by Russia. The High Representative also declared that the Union does not and will never recognise those illegal sham ‘referenda’ and their falsified outcome, nor any decision taken on the basis of this outcome, and urged all Members of the United Nations to do the same. By organising those illegal sham ‘referenda’, Russia aimed to change by force the internationally recognised borders of Ukraine, which constitutes a clear and serious breach of the Charter of the United Nations (the ‘UN Charter’). The High Representative also indicated that all those involved in organising those illegal sham ‘referenda’ as well as those responsible for other violations of international law in Ukraine will be held accountable and that additional restrictive measures against Russia will be brought forward in this regard. The High Representative recalled that the Union remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, and demands that Russia immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its troops and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine. The High Representative further declared that the Union and its Member States will continue to support Ukraine’s efforts to this end, as long as necessary.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1967

of 17 October 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 (1).

(2) The restrictive measures set out in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 apply until 31 October 2022. On the basis of a review of that Decision, those restrictive measures should be extended until 31 October 2023.

(3) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. The measures referred to in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) shall apply until 31 October 2023.’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2186

of 8 November 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 11 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

(2) The Council has reviewed the restrictive measures set out in Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894. Based on that review, those measures should be extended until 12 November 2023.

(3) Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Article 8 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 8 This Decision shall apply until 12 November 2023 and shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2022. For the Council The President Z. STANJURA

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 of 11 November 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (OJ L 291, 12.11.2019, p. 47).
(7)

Additionally, on the basis of the ‘Labour Market Act’, Croatia introduced a measure that provides support for the temporary reduction of working time in the period between June 2020 and December 2022 to businesses employing 10 or more employees operating in any sector. The requirement to benefit from this measure is an expected decline in the aggregate monthly working hours of all full-time workers of at least 10 % at employer level, or 20 % at the level of a business unit, in the month for which the support is applied for. The employer applying for the support is furthermore required to demonstrate a link between the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on their business and the expected decline by, most notably, providing evidence of a drop in revenue in the month for which the support is applied for of at least 20 % compared to the corresponding month in 2019 or, exceptionally, in the case of January and February 2022, compared to the corresponding month in 2020. The application for the measure is submitted in the month preceding that for which the support is applied for. Up to HRK 2 000 per month per employee can be financed by the measure. The measure is an extension of the measure described in Article 3, point (b), of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1348, as provided for in the Administrative Council of Croatia Employment Service (CES) Decision adopted on 29 June 2020 and amended on 10 July and 22 October 2020, amended further on 8 January 2021 and 27 January 2022. The measure is planned to be enforced until the end of December 2022.
(4)

On 2 June 2021, the Commission published the 2021 in-depth review for Greece (4). The Commission concluded that Greece continues to experience excessive macroeconomic imbalances. These imbalances related to high government indebtedness, the high share of non-performing loans and incomplete external rebalancing, in a context of still high – although declining – unemployment and low potential growth. The analysis undertaken in the Alert Mechanism Report 2022 (5) identified Greece as one of the Member States where the persistence of macroeconomic risks and progress in the unwinding of excessive imbalances would be further examined in the spring 2022 in-depth review. This assessment was underpinned by a number of considerations, including: Firstly, the government debt-to-GDP ratio increased by 26 percentage points in 2020, to 206,3 % of GDP, reflecting the depth of the recession and the impact of the measures to limit the economic and social cost of the COVID-19 crisis. Even though public debt is high, a large share of it has been extended by official creditors at concessional rates, which, together with the large cash buffer, insulates Greece from short-term fluctuations. The government debt ratio is forecast to start decreasing in 2021. Secondly, banking sector profitability turned negative in 2020 and the common equity tier 1 capital ratio is one of the lowest in the EU, partly due to the ongoing clean-up of banks’ balance sheets. While still high, at 15 % in September 2021 (6), the non-performing loans ratio decreased markedly in 2020 and has continued falling in 2021. Thirdly, external sustainability worsened in 2020 as the negative net international investment position (as a ratio of GDP) fell further on account of the contraction in GDP and the marked deterioration of the current account deficit to -6,6 % of GDP. However, with the return of tourism, the current account deficit is forecast to narrow in 2021 and 2022. Finally, the unemployment rate continued declining even during the pandemic, mainly due to government support measures. According to the latest data for the third quarter of 2021, the unemployment rate for Greece stands at 13,0 %, three percentage points below the same quarter of 2020. The government has continued undertaking measures relevant to the addressing of the excessive imbalance despite the ongoing pandemic. Looking forward, Greece’s recovery and resilience plan provides an opportunity to address investment and reforms needs.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/443

of 3 March 2022

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement (Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex IV to the EEA Agreement, which contains provisions on energy.

(3) Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement should be amended accordingly.

(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2022. For the Council The President G. DARMANIN

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

(3) Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1168

of 4 July 2022

authorising the opening of negotiations on a status agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular points (b) and (d) of Article 77(2), point (c) of Article 79(2), and paragraphs (3) and (4) of Article 218 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) In circumstances requiring the deployment of border management teams from the standing corps of the European Border and Coast Guard to a third country where the members of the teams will exercise executive powers, Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) on the European Border and Coast Guard calls for a status agreement to be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned on the basis of Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

(2) Negotiations should be opened with a view to concluding an international agreement with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

(3) This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (2). Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(4) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a status agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Article 2 The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision, and in consultation with the appropriate Working Party of the Council.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

(2) Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1261

of 18 July 2022

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Carlos AGUILAR VÁZQUEZ was proposed for appointment.

(4) The Spanish Government has proposed Mr Juan GARCÍA-GALLARDO FRINGS, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Vicepresidente de la Junta de Castilla y León (Vice-President of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Juan GARCÍA-GALLARDO FRINGS, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Vicepresidente de la Junta de Castilla y León (Vice-President of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1680

of 26 September 2022

appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Alberto NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO was proposed for appointment.

(4) The Spanish Government has proposed Mr Alfonso RUEDA VALENZUELA, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Presidente de la Junta de Galicia (President of the Regional Government of Galicia), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Alfonso RUEDA VALENZUELA, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Presidente de la Junta de Galicia (President of the Regional Government of Galicia), is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 September 2022

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2022

(2022/C 364/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2022 was definitively adopted on 24 November 2021 (2);

— on 1 July 2022, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for the financial year 2022,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2022 was adopted on 20 September 2022. The full text is available for consultation or download on the Council’s Internet: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(1) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 45, 24.2.2022, p. 1.