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
Date: 2020-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European defence policy, European security, common security and defence policy, military cooperation








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23.11.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 393/12








            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


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)


Point (e) of Article 4(2) 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 the 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 adopted a Recommendation (3) concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’).












(5)


Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specifies 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 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.












(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 (6) assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO.












(9)


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












(10)


On 5 February 2020, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project ‘European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)’ had decided to close the project.












(11)


Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 should therefore be amended and updated,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text appearing in the Annex to this Decision replaces Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.


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




Done at Brussels, 20 November 2020.


For the Council


The President

M. ROTH
            





(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).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX II
CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT







Project


Project Members




1.


European Medical Command


Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden




2.


European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR)


France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland




3.


Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations


Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia




4.


Military Mobility


Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden




5.


European Training Certification Centre for European Armies


Italy, Greece




6.


Energy Operational Function (EOF)


France, Belgium, Spain, Italy




7.


Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package


Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria




8.


Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM)


Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania




9.


Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO)


Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal




10.


Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance


Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus




11.


Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform


Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary Portugal




12.


Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security


Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania




13.


Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations


Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal




14.


Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle


Italy, Greece, Slovakia




15.


Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery)


Slovakia, Italy, Hungary




16.


EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)


Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus




17.


Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training)


Greece, Italy, Romania




18.


Joint EU Intelligence School


Greece, Cyprus




19.


EU Test and Evaluation Centres


France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia




20.


Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS)


Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland




21.


EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems


France, Belgium, Cyprus




22.


Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK)


Bulgaria, Greece, France, Romania




23.


European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)


Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy




24.


European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III


France, Germany, Spain




25.


Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS)


Italy, Czechia




26.


European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability


Italy, France




27.


One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO


Greece, Cyprus




28.


Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation


Czechia, Germany




29.


Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)


Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia




30.


Co‐basing


France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands




31.


Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE)


Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania




32.


EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS)


France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland




33.


European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N)


Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands




34.


Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)


Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia




35.


EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)


Portugal, Spain




36.


Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)


Poland, Hungary




37.


Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)


Romania, France, Italy




38.


European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)


Romania, Bulgaria, France




39.


Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)


Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden




40.


European Patrol Corvette (EPC)


Italy, Greece, Spain, France




41.


Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)


Spain, France, Sweden




42.


Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)


Germany, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands




43.


Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)


France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland




44.


Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)


France, Spain, Portugal, Romania




45.


EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)


France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden




46.


European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System


Italy, France, Romania






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