Date: 2023-07-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/1556 of 19 July 2023 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/2/2023)
## Summary of Political and Security Committee Decision CFSP 2023/1556 Regarding EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
On July 19, 2023, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) adopted Decision CFSP 2023/1556, reconfirming the authorization and prolonging the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, for its 11th four-month subperiod. This decision extends the operation from August 1, 2023, to November 30, 2023. The 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 on March 31, 2020. Council Decision CFSP 2023/653, adopted on March 20, 2023, previously extended the operation until March 31, 2025, subject to reconfirmation every four months by the PSC. The reconfirmation process considers potential pull effects on migration caused by the deployment of maritime assets, assessed through monthly pull factor reports provided by the Operation Commander. The Chairperson, D. Pronk, signed the decision on behalf of the Political and Security Committee in Brussels.
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 security and defence policy.
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 2023/653: A Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean EUNAVFOR MED IRINI.
Mediterranean: A sea located between Europe, Asia, and Africa, and the area of operation for EUNAVFOR MED IRINI.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was adopted.
L 188/58 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.7.2023
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1556
of 19 July 2023
on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the
Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/2/2023)
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 this 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 20 March 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/653(2), extending the operation until 31 March
2025, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.
(4) The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.
(5) The authorization of the operation should be reconfirmed for the 11th 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 from 1 August 2023to
30 November 2023.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2023.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
D. PRONK
(1) OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/653 of 20 March 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation
in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 81, 21.3.2023, p. 27).