ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
(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 shows that these vulnerabilities remain. It should be noted that the context of the assessment of vulnerabilities in this year’s in-depth review for Greece is markedly different from last year. Also, the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength of the recovery, and possible structural implications of the crisis are all still surrounded by high uncertainty, requiring caution in the assessment. In general, policy action over the past year focused on cushioning the impact of the COVID-19 shock and facilitating the recovery. This has added to indebtedness but should support adjustment in the medium-term. Government debt increased sizeably in 2020 and is expected to start decreasing only as from 2022. Government debt is mostly held by official sector creditors and financed at low rates with long maturities, which, together with the large cash buffer, insulates Greece from short-term fluctuations. The current account deficit has widened recently and is forecast to remain large, in large part because of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sizeable tourism sector. The still high non-performing loans ratio in the banking sector has been on a marked declining trend, mostly due to sales of loans supported by the ‘Hercules’ asset protection scheme. However, there is a risk that new non-performing loans will start accumulating again, once policies to protect borrowers from the COVID-19 shock are phased out. At the same time, the sovereign bank nexus is persistent and rising and the bank profitability outlook still weak. Efforts to strengthen growth prospects face headwinds from the depleted capital stock, an ageing population and outward migration of skilled labour. Looking forward, the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan provides an opportunity to address imbalances, investment and reforms needs.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1404

of 28 June 2021

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 9 December 2008 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Tunisia for a Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’). The negotiations were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Agreement on 11 December 2017.

(2) The signing of the Agreement on behalf of the Union does not affect the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States. This Decision should not be interpreted as making use of the possibility for the Union to exercise its external competence with regard to areas covered by the Agreement falling within shared competence to the extent that such competence has not yet been exercised internally by the Union.

(3) The Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The signing on behalf of the Union of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).

Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2021. For the Council The President M. do C. ANTUNES

(1) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 September 2021

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2021

(2021/C 384 I/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 2021 was definitively adopted on 18 December 2020 (2);

— on 2 July 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for the financial year 2021;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 was adopted on 21 September 2021. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 21 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

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

(2) OJ L 93, 17.3.2021, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1737

of 23 September 2021

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement (Digital Europe Programme)

(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 172 and Article 173(3), 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, Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (‘Protocol 31’), annexed to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

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 of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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

Done at Brussels, 23 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

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

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

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240 (OJ L 166, 11.5.2021, p. 1).

(4) See document ST 11242/21 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1855

of 18 October 2021

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Lebanon Partnership Priorities until new updated joint documents are adopted by the Association Council

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 17 June 2002 and entered into force on 1 April 2006.

(2) The Association Council adopted the EU-Lebanon Partnership Priorities, including the EU-Lebanon Compact annexed thereto (the ‘Compact’), by its Decision No 1/2016 (2) for the period 2016-2020.

(3) In an Exchange of Letters, both sides agreed that the validity of the EU-Lebanon Partnership Priorities, including the Compact, should be extended as guiding documents to consolidate their partnership pending the adoption of new updated joint documents.

(4) Under Article 76 of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(5) The Association Council is to adopt a decision by written procedure to extend the validity of the Partnership Priorities, including the Compact, until new updated joint documents are adopted by the Association Council.

(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the decision of the Association Council will have legal effects.

(7) The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Lebanon Partnership Priorities until new updated joint documents are adopted by the Association Council, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council (3).

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 143, 30.5.2006, p. 2.

(2) Decision No 1/2016 of the EU-Lebanon Association Council of 11 November 2016 agreeing on EU-Lebanon Partnership Priorities (OJ L 350, 22.12.2016, p. 114).

(3) See document ST 12263/21 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1988

of 9 November 2021

appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 German 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 mandate on the basis of which Mr Guido WOLF was proposed for appointment.

(4) The German Government has proposed Mr Florian HASSLER, representative of a regional or local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für politische Koordinierung und Europa im Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg (State Secretary for Political Coordination and Europe in the State Ministry of Baden-Wurttemberg), 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 Florian HASSLER, representative of a regional or local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für politische Koordinierung und Europa im Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg (State Secretary for Political Coordination and Europe in the State Ministry of Baden-Wurttemberg), 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, 9 November 2021. For the Council The President A. ŠIRCELJ

(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) 2021/2232

of 14 December 2021

appointing the members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 255 thereof,

Having regard to the initiative by the President of the Court of Justice on 26 October 2021,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a panel has been set up in order to give an opinion on candidates’ suitability to perform the duties of Judge and Advocate-General of the Court of Justice and the General Court before the Governments of the Member States make the appointments (the ‘panel’).

(2) The panel is comprised of seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court, members of national supreme courts and jurists of recognised competence, one of whom is proposed by the European Parliament.

(3) Account should be taken of a balanced membership of the panel, in particular as regards geographical coverage and as regards representation of the legal systems of the Member States.

(4) The members of the panel and its President should therefore be appointed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 For a period of four years from 1 March 2022, the following shall be appointed as members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Mr Allan ROSAS, President Mr Frank CLARKE Ms Julia LAFFRANQUE Ms Maria Eugénia MARTINS DE NAZARÉ RIBEIRO Ms Barbara POŘÍZKOVÁ Ms Silvana SCIARRA Mr Vassilios SKOURIS

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2022.
Official Journal of the European Union

to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/397 of 9 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

( Official Journal of the European Union L 80 of 9 March 2022 )

On page 47, in the Annex, in the table, in entry 776, in the ‘Name’ column

for:

‘Sergey Borisovich IVANOV (Сергей Борисович ИВАНОВ)’

read:
Corrigendum to Commission Decision (EU) 2022/220 of 15 February 2022 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the Joint Committee established under the Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organization providing a framework for enhanced cooperation, on the adoption of a Working Arrangement regarding the cooperation in the area of accident and incident reporting in civil aviation, and appointing a chairperson of the European Union in the Joint Committee

( Official Journal of the European Union L 37 of 18 February 2022 )

On page 56, on top of the page:

for:

‘ATACHMENT TO THE DECISION OF THE EU/ICAO JOINT COMMITTEE of XX 202X’,

read:
‘916.

Soadat NARZIEVA (Соадат НАРЗИЕВА)

POB: Uzbekistan Associated individual: Alisher Usmanov (brother) Nationality: Russian Gender: female

Soadat Narzieva is the sister of Alisher Usmanov, a pro-Kremlin oligarch who has close ties to the Russian President Vladimir Putin and is listed under Decision 2014/145/CFSP. Alisher Usmanov has transferred considerable assets to his sister Soadat Narzieva, including a single payment or gift of 3 million USD. She also held 27 Swiss bank accounts, holding hundreds of millions of dollars, which can be linked to her brother Alisher Usmanov. She has also been linked to six offshore companies whose activities can be linked to Usmanov. Soadat Narzieva is therefore associated with Alisher Usmanov, who actively supported materially or financially Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine and actively supported the Russian government’s policies of destabilisation of Ukraine.
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/411 of 10 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

( Official Journal of the European Union L 84 of 11 March 2022 )

On page 35, table column ‘Identifying information’, row 131:

for:

‘DOB: 10.5.1980 or 21.10.1983’,

read:
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1272 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

( Official Journal of the European Union L 193 of 21 July 2022 )

On page 252, in entry number 1209 for Alexander Anatolievich MAKSIMTSEV, in the third column headed ‘Identifying information’:

for:

‘POB: Tokmak, Kirghiz SSR, former USSR (now Russian Federation)’,

read:
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/154

of 3 February 2022

amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia

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 31 January 2011 the Council adopted Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1).

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, it is necessary to set out the conditions upon which the funds of a deceased person can continue to be frozen.

(3) Decision 2011/72/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 1 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, the following paragraphs are inserted: ‘2a. Without prejudice to Article 5, in the event of the decease of a person listed in the Annex: (a) where a criminal conviction for the misappropriation of State funds was made against that person before his or her decease, the funds and economic resources which belonged to that person or which he or she owned, held or controlled shall continue to be frozen until court orders for the recovery of the misappropriated State funds and the payment of fines have been executed; (b) where no such criminal conviction was made against that person before his or her decease, the funds and economic resources which belonged to that person or which he or she owned, held or controlled shall continue to be frozen for a reasonable period of time, subject to paragraph 4. If a civil or administrative action for the recovery of misappropriated State funds is brought within that period, the funds and economic resources which belonged to that person or which he or she owned, held or controlled shall remain frozen until such action is dismissed or, if it is upheld, until the court’s order for the recovery of the misappropriated funds has been executed. 2b. The Council shall amend the list in the Annex as necessary once it establishes that the conditions set out in paragraph 2a for maintaining the freezing of funds and economic resources which belonged to the deceased person or which he or she owned, held or controlled are no longer 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, 3 February 2022. For the Council The President J.-Y. LE DRIAN

(1) Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP of 31 January 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia (OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62).
(4)

On 24 January 2022, the Council approved conclusions in which it condemned Russia’s continued aggressive actions and threats against Ukraine, and called on Russia to de-escalate, to abide by international law and to engage constructively in dialogue through the established international mechanisms. The Council reaffirmed the Union’s full commitment to the core principles on which European security is built, enshrined in the United Nations (UN) Charter and the founding documents of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, including the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris. These core principles include, in particular, the sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States, the inviolability of frontiers, refraining from the threat or use of force, and the freedom of States to choose or change their own security arrangements. The Council stated that those principles are neither negotiable nor subject to revision or re-interpretation and that their violation by Russia is an obstacle to a common and indivisible security space in Europe and threatens peace and stability on the European continent. Recalling the European Council Conclusions of 16 December 2021, the Council reiterated that any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine would have massive consequences and severe costs, including a wide array of sectoral and individual restrictive measures that would be adopted in coordination with partners.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2022/341

of 28 February 2022

implementing Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP of 26 April 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2009/138/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 26 April 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/231/CFSP.

(2) On 18 February 2022 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 751 (1992) approved the addition of one person to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

(3) Annex I to Decision 2010/231/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Annex I to Decision 2010/231/CFSP 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, 28 February 2022. For the Council The President J.-Y. LE DRIAN

(1) OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 17.