**Summary:**
This document outlines Recommendation No 1/2018 of the EU-Israel Association Council, adopted on December 27, 2018, which approves the extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan. The legal basis for this recommendation is the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, and the State of Israel. Specifically, Article 69 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement grants the Association Council the authority to make decisions and recommendations. The recommendation, enacted via written procedure, extends the EU-Israel Action Plan for a period of three years from the date of adoption. The purpose of this extension is to allow both parties to continue their cooperation, potentially through the negotiation of partnership priorities. The recommendation took effect on December 27, 2018. The President of the EU-Israel Association Council at the time of adoption was F. Mogherini. The original Euro-Mediterranean Agreement was signed in Brussels on November 20, 1995, and entered into force on June 1, 2000.
Key Entities Referenced
EU-Israel Association Council: A council established to foster association between the European Union and Israel.
EU-Israel Action Plan: A plan outlining cooperative actions between the European Union and Israel, extended for three years.
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: An agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, and the State of Israel.
European Communities: The predecessor to the European Union.
State of Israel: A country in the Middle East.
Brussels: The city where the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement was signed.
F. Mogherini: President of the EU-Israel Association Council at the time of the recommendation.
L 21/66 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.1.2019
ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
RECOMMENDATION No 1/2018 OF THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 27 December 2018
approving the extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan [2019/106]
THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’),
was signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.
(2) Article 69 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement gives the Association Council the power to take decisions and
make appropriate recommendations.
(3) Article 10 of the Rules of Procedures of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions
or recommendations by written procedure between sessions, if the Parties so agree.
(4) The extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan for three years will give the Parties the opportunity to take forward
their cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:
Article 1
The Association Council, acting by written procedure, recommends that the EU-Israel Action Plan be extended for three
years as of the date of the adoption of the extension.
Article 2
This Recommendation shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2018.
For the EU-Israel Association Council
President
F. MOGHERINI
(1) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.