Date: 2021-11-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/2059 of 23 November 2021 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021)
## Summary of Political and Security Committee Decision CFSP 2021/2059 Regarding EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
This decision, issued by the Political and Security Committee on November 23, 2021, reconfirms and prolongs the authorization of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI. The decision extends the operation from December 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. This reconfirmation is the sixth such 4-month extension of the operation's mandate, following Council Decision CFSP 2020/472 of March 31, 2020, which initially established the operation, and Council Decision CFSP 2021/542 of March 26, 2021, which extended the operation until March 31, 2023, subject to periodic reconfirmation. The decision is based on the assessment of monthly pull factor reports provided by the Operation Commander, as outlined in Article 8(3) of Decision CFSP 2020/472. The legal basis for this decision is Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8(3) of Council Decision CFSP 2020/472. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
EUNAVFOR MED IRINI: A European Union military operation in the Mediterranean.
Political and Security Committee: A committee within the European Union responsible for common foreign and security policy (CFSP) matters.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Council Decision CFSP 2020/472: A Council Decision establishing and launching the EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation.
Council Decision CFSP 2021/542: A Council Decision extending the EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation until 31 March 2023.
Mediterranean: A sea located between Europe, Africa, and Asia, where the EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation takes place.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and a major center for European Union institutions, where the decision was adopted.
26.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 422/3
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2021/2059
of 23 November 2021
on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the
Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the
Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI)(1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, which established and launched a European
Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) for the period until 31 March 2021.
(2) Article 8(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 provides that, notwithstanding that period, the authorisation of the
operation is to be reconfirmed every 4 months and that the Political and Security Committee is to prolong the
operation unless the deployment of maritime assets of the operation produces a pull effect on migration on the
basis of substantiated evidence gathered according to the criteria set out in the Operations Plan.
(3) On 26 March 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/542(2), extending the operation until 31 March
2023, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.
(4) The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.
(5) The authorisation of the operation should be reconfirmed for the sixth 4-month sub-period of its mandate and the
operation should be prolonged accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The authorisation of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI is hereby reconfirmed and the operation is prolonged from 1 December 2021
to 31 March 2022.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2021.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
S. FROM-EMMESBERGER
(1) OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 of 26 March 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation
in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 108, 29.3.2021, p. 57).