Date: 2025-07-04Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/1326 of 25 June 2025 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2025)
**Summary:**
Political and Security Committee Decision CFSP 2025/1326, adopted on June 25, 2025, extends the mandate of Mr. Jan Vytal as Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya). The extension is for a period of six months, from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. This decision is based on Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 9(1) of Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the extension on April 24, 2025. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption and is subject to the Council extending the mandate of EUBAM Libya as of July 1, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya: A European Union mission, abbreviated as EUBAM Libya, focused on border management assistance in Libya.
Libya: Country in North Africa where the EUBAM Libya mission is deployed.
Political and Security Committee: A committee responsible for political control and strategic direction of the EUBAM Libya mission.
Treaty on European Union: The treaty that provides the legal basis for the European Union and its activities.
Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP: A Council Decision regarding the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya).
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy: An official of the European Union responsible for foreign affairs and security policy.
Jan VYTAL: The Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya whose mandate was extended.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1326 4.7.2025
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1326
of 25 June 2025
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management
Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2025)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38, third paragraph, thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management
Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)(1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in
accordance with Article 38, third paragraph, of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of
exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance
Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission upon a proposal of the High
Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy (the ‘High Representative’).
(2) On 8 December 2023, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2784(2), appointing Mr Jan VYČÍTAL as Head of
Mission of EUBAM Libya from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025.
(3) On 24 April 2025, the High Representative proposed to extend the mandate of Mr Jan VYČÍTAL as Head of Mission
of EUBAM Libya from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025.
(4) The mandate of the current Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya should therefore be extended for a further period of
six months,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The mandate of Mr Jan VYČÍTAL as Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance
Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) is extended from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply subject to the adoption of a decision by the Council extending the mandate of EUBAM LIBYA as from 1 July
2025.
Done at Brussels, 25 June 2025.
For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson
L. M. VENSILD
(1) OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2013/233(1)/oj.
(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/2784 of 8 December 2023 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of
the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/2/2023) (OJ L,
2023/2784, 11.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2784/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1326/oj 1/1