Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 187/2026 of 5 June 2026 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2026/1994]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1994 24.9.2026 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 187/2026 of 5 June 2026 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2026/1994] THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the Union regarding the free movement of workers, coordination of social security schemes and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(2) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2026,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In paragraphs 5 and 14 of Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, the words “financial years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025” are replaced by the words “financial years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027”.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement(*).

It shall apply from 1 January 2026.

Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2026.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN (*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1994/oj 1/1