Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/1306 of 24 June 2025 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2025)
Date: 2025-06-24
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU police mission, Palestine, Palestine question, police cooperation








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/1306


30.6.2025







            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1306
         
of 24 June 2025
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2025)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38, third paragraph, thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/354/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38, third paragraph, of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission upon a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’).












(2)


On 26 March 2024, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1031 (2), appointing Ms Karin LIMDAL as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS from 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024.












(3)


On 26 June 2024, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1816 (3), extending the mandate of Ms Karin LIMDAL as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.












(4)


On 29 April 2025, the High Representative proposed to extend the mandate of Ms Karin LIMDAL as Head of Mission of EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Ms Karin LIMDAL as Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) is extended from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply subject to the adoption of a decision by the Council extending the mandate of EUPOL COPPS as from 1 July 2025.




Done at Brussels, 24 June 2025.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/354/oj.

(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/1031 of 26 March 2024 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/1/2024) (OJ L, 2024/1031, 2.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1031/oj).

(3)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/1816 of 26 June 2024 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (EUPOL COPPS/2/2024) (OJ L, 2024/1816, 27.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1816/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1306/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)