Date: 2022-07-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2022/1295 of 19 July 2022 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/3/2022)
**Summary:**
Political and Security Committee Decision CFSP 2022/1295, adopted on July 19, 2022, reconfirms and prolongs the authorization of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, for the period of August 1, 2022, to November 30, 2022. This decision is based on Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8(3) of Council Decision CFSP 2020/472, which established EUNAVFOR MED IRINI. Council Decision CFSP 2021/542 extended the operation until March 31, 2023, subject to reconfirmation every four months. The reconfirmation is based on monthly pull factor reports provided by the Operation Commander, ensuring that the operation does not produce a pull effect on migration, based on substantiated evidence gathered according to the Operations Plan. The decision entered into force on July 19, 2022.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
EUNAVFOR MED IRINI: A European Union military operation in the Mediterranean.
Political and Security Committee: A committee within the European Union responsible for dealing with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Council Decision CFSP 2020/472: A Council Decision establishing a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI).
Council Decision CFSP 2021/542: A Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
Brussels: The location where the decision was made.
D. PRONK: The Chairperson of the Political and Security Committee.
25.7.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/125
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1295
of 19 July 2022
on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the
Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/3/2022)
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 four 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 eighth four-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 for the period from
1 August 2022to 30 November 2022.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2022.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
D. PRONK
(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).