Date: 2019-07-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1114 of 28 June 2019 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
**Policy Summary: Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1114 Regarding EUPOL COPPS**
On June 28, 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1114, amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP concerning the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS). This decision extends the mission for a further 12 months, from July 1, 2019, until June 30, 2020. The financial reference amount allocated to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for this period is EUR 12,430,000. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption and applies from July 1, 2019. The extension follows a Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS. The legal basis for this decision is Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Decision CFSP 2019/1114: Council Decision amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories EUPOL COPPS.
Decision 2013/354/CFSP: Council Decision on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories EUPOL COPPS adopted on 3 July 2013.
EUPOL COPPS: The European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories.
Palestinian Territories: A geopolitical region commonly used to describe the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposes amendments to the council decisions
Council Decision CFSP 2018/942: Council Decision amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019.
Brussels: The city where the decision was adopted.
1.7.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/5
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1114
of 28 June 2019
amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian
Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1), which continued the European Union Police
Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) as from 1 July 2013.
(2) On 29 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 (2), amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and
extending EUPOL COPPS from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019.
(3) Following the Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS, EUPOL COPPS should be extended for a further period of 12
months, until 30 June 2020.
(4) Decision 2013/354/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) EUPOL COPPS will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the
achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2013/354/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 12(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period
from 1 July 2019 until 30 June 2020 shall be EUR 12 430 000.’;
(2) in Article 15, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘It shall expire on 30 June 2020.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2019.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 2019.
For the Council
The President
G. CIAMBA
(1) Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
(OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 of 29 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the
Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 166, 3.7.2018, p. 17).