# Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

EU Decision 2019/1909 · adopted 12 November 2019

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909 of 12 November 2019 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO

## Introductory text

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1909
of 12 November 2019
amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315.
(2)
Point (e) of Article 4(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions.
(3)
On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO.
(4)
On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted a Recommendation concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the ‘Recommendation’).
(5)
Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specified that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO Secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC).
(6)
On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects.
(7)
On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
(8)
On 14 May 2019, the Council adopted a Recommendation assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO).
(9)
On 30 September 2019, the High Representative made a recommendation to the Council concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.
(10)
On 22 October 2019, the Political and Security Committee agreed on the recommendations contained in the EUMC military advice on the High Representative’s recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.
(11)
The Council should therefore amend and update Decision (CFSP) 2018/340,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 1, the following projects are added to the list:
35.. ‘Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM);
36.. EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH);
37.. Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC);
38.. CBRN Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR);
39.. European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC);
40.. Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS);
41.. European Patrol Corvette (EPC);
42.. Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA);
43.. Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC);
44.. Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER);
45.. Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU);
46.. EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR);
47.. European Global RPAS Insertion Architecture System.’;
(2) in Annex I, the entries set out in Annex I to this Decision are added;
(3) Annex II is replaced by the text appearing in Annex II to this Decision.

## 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 12 November 2019.
For the Council
The President
F. Mogherini

## Annex I 

Project
Project Members
35.
Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)
Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia
36.
EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)
Portugal, Spain
37.
Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)
Poland, Hungary
38.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)
Romania, France, Italy
39.
European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)
Romania, Bulgaria, France
40.
Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)
Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden
41.
European Patrol Corvette (EPC)
Italy, France
42.
Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)
Spain, France, Sweden
43.
Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)
Germany, Czechia, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands
44.
Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)
France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland
45.
Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)
France, Spain, Portugal, Romania
46.
EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)
France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Sweden
47.
European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System
Italy, France, Romania

## Annex II 

‘ANNEX II
CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Project
Project Members
1.
European Medical Command
Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden
2.
European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR)
France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland
3.
Network of logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations
Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia
4.
Military Mobility
Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
5.
European Union Training Mission Competence Centre (EU TMCC)
Germany, Czechia, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden
6.
European Training Certification Centre for European Armies
Italy, Greece
7.
Energy Operational Function (EOF)
France, Belgium, Italy, Spain
8.
Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package
Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Austria
9.
Maritime (semi‐) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM)
Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania
10.
Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO)
Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal
11.
Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance
Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus
12.
Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform
Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Austria, Portugal
13.
Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security
Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Finland
14.
Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations
Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
15.
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle
Italy, Greece, Slovakia
16.
Indirect Fire Support (EuroArtillery)
Slovakia, Italy, Hungary
17.
EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)
Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus
18.
Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training)
Greece, Italy, Romania
19.
Joint EU Intelligence School
Greece, Cyprus
20.
EU Test and Evaluation Centres
France, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia
21.
Integrated Unmanned Ground System (UGS)
Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Finland
22.
EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems
France, Belgium, Cyprus
23.
Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK)
Bulgaria, Greece, France
24.
European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ‐ MALE RPAS (Eurodrone)
Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy
25.
European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III
France, Germany, Spain
26.
Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C‐UAS)
Italy, Czechia
27.
European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability
Italy, France
28.
One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO
Greece, Cyprus
29.
Electronic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Cooperation
Czechia, Germany
30.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS)
Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia
31.
Co‐basing
France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
32.
Geo‐meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE)
Germany, Greece, France, Austria, Portugal, Romania
33.
EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS)
France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland
34.
European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU‐SSA‐N)
Italy, France
35.
Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM)
Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia
36.
EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH)
Portugal, Spain
37.
Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC)
Poland, Hungary
38.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR)
Romania, France, Italy
39.
European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC)
Romania, Bulgaria, France
40.
Maritime Unmanned Anti‐Submarine System (MUSAS)
Portugal, France, Spain, Sweden
41.
European Patrol Corvette (EPC)
Italy, France
42.
Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)
Spain, France, Sweden
43.
Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC)
Germany, Czechia, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands
44.
Timely Warning and Interception with Space‐based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER)
France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Finland
45.
Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC‐EU)
France, Spain, Portugal, Romania
46.
EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR)
France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Sweden
47.
European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System
Italy, France, Romania
’.

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