Official Journal of the European Union

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

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 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 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO (6).

(9) On 12 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 (7) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

(10) On 20 November 2020, the Council adopted Conclusions on the PESCO Strategic Review 2020.

(11) On 20 November 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/1746 (8) amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.

(12) On 29 September 2021, the High Representative made a recommendation to the Council concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.

(13) On 19 October 2021, 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 to the list: ‘48. Main Battle Tank Simulation and Testing Centre (MBT-SIMTEC); 49. EU Military Partnership (EU MilPart); 50. Essential Elements of European Escort (4E); 51. Medium-sized Semi-Autonomous Surface Vehicle (M-SASV); 52. Strategic Air Transport for Outsized Cargo (SATOC); 53. Next Generation Small RPAS (NGSR); 54. Rotorcraft Docking Station for Drones; 55. Small Scalable Weapons (SSW); 56. Air Power; 57. Future Medium-sized Tactical Cargo (FMTC); 58. Cyber Ranges Federations (CRF); 59. Automated Modelling, Identification and Damage Assessment of Urban Terrain (AMIDA-UT); 60. Common Hub for Governmental Imagery (CoHGI); 61. Defence of Space Assets (DoSA).’; (2) in Annex I, the entries set out in Annex I to this Decision are added; (3) Annex II is replaced by the text appearing in Annex II to this Decision.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 November 2021. 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 Recommendation of 14 May 2019 assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) (OJ C 166, 15.5.2019, p. 1).

(7) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 293, 14.11.2019, p. 113).

(8) Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1746 of 20 November 2020 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO (OJ L 393, 23.11.2020, p. 12).