# Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1248 of 18 September 2018 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Article 3: Mandate

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. In order to achieve the policy objectives, the EUSR's mandate shall be to:
(a) provide an active and efficient Union contribution to actions and initiatives leading to a final settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the two-State solution and in line with the Union parameters and relevant UNSCRs including UNSCR 2334 (2016) and put forward proposals for Union action in this regard;
(b) facilitate and maintain close contacts with all the parties to the peace process, relevant political actors, other countries of the region, members of the Quartet and other relevant countries, as well as the UN and other relevant international organisations, like the League of Arab States, in order to work with them in strengthening the peace process;
(c) work as appropriate to promote and contribute to a possible new framework of negotiations in consultation with all the key stakeholders and the Union Member States, in particular through advancing the objectives of the Joint Declaration adopted by the participants of the conference held in Paris on 15 January 2017;
(d) actively support and contribute to peace negotiations between the parties, including by putting forward proposals on behalf of the Union and in line with its consolidated longstanding policy in the context of those negotiations;
(e) ensure the continued presence of the Union in relevant international fora;
(f) contribute to crisis management and prevention, including with regard to Gaza;
(g) contribute, where requested, to the implementation of international agreements reached between the parties and engage with them diplomatically in the event of non-compliance with the terms of those agreements;
(h) contribute to political efforts to bring about a fundamental change leading to a sustainable solution for the Gaza Strip which is an integral part of a future Palestinian State and should be addressed in the negotiations;
(i) pay particular attention to factors affecting the regional dimension of the peace process, to the engagement with Arab partners and to the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative;
(j) engage constructively with signatories to agreements within the framework of the peace process in order to promote compliance with the basic norms of democracy, including respect for international humanitarian law, human rights and the rule of law;
(k) make proposals for Union intervention in the peace process and on the best way of pursuing Union initiatives and ongoing peace process related Union efforts, such as the Union's contribution to Palestinian reforms and including the political aspects of relevant Union development projects;
(l) engage the parties in refraining from unilateral actions threatening the viability of the two-State solution, notably in Jerusalem and in Area C of the Occupied West Bank;
(m) report regularly, as Envoy to the Quartet, on progress and evolution in the negotiations, as well as on the Quartet activities, and contribute to the preparation of Quartet Envoys meetings on the basis of Union positions and through coordination with other Quartet members;
(n) contribute to the implementation of the Union's human rights policy in cooperation with the EUSR for Human Rights, including the Union Guidelines on human rights, in particular the Union Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict as well as on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and Union policy regarding UNSCR 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments as well as formulating recommendations in this regard;
(o) contribute to a better understanding of the role of the Union among opinion leaders in the region.
2. The EUSR shall support the work of the HR, while maintaining an overview of all MEPP related activities of the Union in the region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/1248/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1248/article-3
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