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DECISIONS
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.
(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).L 407/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 17.11.2021
(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);
(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).17.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 407/39
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 FONTELLESL 407/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 17.11.2021
ANNEX I
Project Project Members
48. Main Battle Tank Simulation and Testing Centre (MBT- Greece, France, Cyprus
SIMTEC)
49. EU Military Partnership (EU MilPart) France, Estonia, Italy, Austria
50. Essential Elements of European Escort (4E) Spain, Italy, Portugal
51. Medium-sized Semi-Autonomous Surface Vehicle Estonia, France, Latvia, Romania
(M-SASV)
52. Strategic Air Transport for Outsized Cargo (SATOC) Germany, Czechia, France, Netherlands, Slovenia
53. Next Generation Small RPAS (NGSR) Spain, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia
54. Rotorcraft Docking Station for Drones Italy, France
55. Small Scalable Weapons (SSW) Italy, France
56. Air Power France, Greece, Croatia
57. Future Medium-sized Tactical Cargo (FMTC) France, Germany, Sweden
58. Cyber Ranges Federations (CRF) Estonia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Finland,
59. Automated Modelling, Identification and Damage As Portugal, Spain, France
sessment of Urban Terrain (AMIDA-UT)
60. Common Hub for Governmental Imagery (CoHGI) Germany, Spain, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Austria, Romania
61. Defence of Space Assets (DoSA) France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania17.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 407/41
ANNEX II
CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Project Project Members
1. European Medical Command (EMC) Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy,
Luxembourg, 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 Op Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia,
erations 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 Ar Italy, Greece
mies
6. Energy Operational Function (EOF) France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Slovenia
7. Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria
(DM-DRCP)
8. Maritime (semi-) Autonomous Systems for Mine Coun Belgium, Greece, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland,
termeasures (MAS MCM) Portugal, Romania
9. Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARM Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal
SPRO)
10. Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance (UMS) Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus
11. Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Shar Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Portugal
ing Platform (CTISP)
12. Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania
Cyber Security (CRRT)
13. Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
Missions and Operations (EUMILCOM)
14. Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious As Italy, Greece, Slovakia
sault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle (AIFV/AAV/LAV)
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Project Project Members
16. EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC) Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Austria
17. Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training) Greece, Italy, Romania
18. Joint EU Intelligence School (JEIS) Greece, Cyprus
19. EU Test and Evaluation Centres France, Sweden, Slovakia
20. Integrated Unmanned Ground System (iUGS) Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia,
Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland
21. EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile France, Belgium, Cyprus
Systems
22. Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capabil Bulgaria, Greece, France, Romania
ity Package (DIVEPACK)
23. European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy
Piloted Aircraft Systems - MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)
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) Italy, France
– Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnais
sance (ISR) Capability
27. One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tacti Greece, Cyprus
cal Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for
Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO
28. Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Pro Czechia, Germany
gramme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (JISR)
29. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia
Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)
30. Co-basing France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
31. Geo-meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Germany, Belgium, Greece, France, Luxembourg, Austria,
Support Coordination Element (GMSCE) Portugal, Romania
32. EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS) France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland17.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 407/43
Project Project Members
33. European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Net Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands
work (EU-SSA-N)
34. Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Cen Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia
tre (EUROSIM)
35. EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH) Portugal, Spain
36. Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre Poland, Hungary
(SMTC)
37. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Romania, France, Italy
Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)
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 Germany, France, Hungary, Netherlands
(CIDCC)
43. Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland
TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)
44. Materials and components for technological EU compe France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania
titiveness (MAC-EU)
45. EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR) France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden
46. European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Italy, France, Romania
(RPAS) Insertion Architecture System (GLORIA)
47. Main Battle Tank Simulation and Testing Center (MBT- Greece, France, Cyprus
SIMTEC)
48. EU Military Partnership (EU MilPart) France, Estonia, Italy, Austria
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Project Project Members
50. Medium size Semi-Autonomous Surface Vehicle Estonia, France, Latvia, Romania
(M-SASV)
51. Strategic Air Transport for Outsized Cargo (SATOC) Germany, Czechia, France, Netherlands, Slovenia
52. Next Generation Small RPAS (NGSR) Spain, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia
53. Rotorcraft Docking Station for Drones Italy, France
54. Small Scalable Weapons (SSW) Italy, France
55. Air Power France, Greece, Croatia
56. Future Medium-size Tactical Cargo (FMTC) France, Germany, Sweden
57. Cyber Ranges Federations (CRF) Estonia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Finland,
58. Automated Modelling, Identification and Damage As Portugal, Spain, France
sessment of Urban Terrain (AMIDA-UT)
59. Common Hub for Governmental Imagery (CoHGI) Germany, Spain, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Austria, Romania
60. Defence of Space Assets (DoSA) France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania