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United Kingdom

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/654

of 26 April 2018

amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 16 October 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869^f1 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq).

(2)

To cover the Mission's need for security services until the end of its current mandate, the financial reference amount should be revised, and Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 should be amended accordingly.

(3)

EUAM Iraq is being conducted in a context which may deteriorate and which could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1: Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1869 of 16 October 2017 on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq) (OJ L 266, 17.10.2017, p. 12).