Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2025/1299 of 24 June 2025 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (EU BAM Rafah/1/2025)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1299 30.6.2025
(1) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/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 European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah), 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 26 June 2024, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1818(2), extending the mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah, from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
(3) On 29 April 2025, the High Representative proposed to extend the mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
(4) The mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah should therefore be extended,
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 Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/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 European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah), 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 26 June 2024, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1818 (2), extending the mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah, from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
(3) On 29 April 2025, the High Representative proposed to extend the mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
(4) The mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah should therefore be extended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The mandate of Ms Nataliya APOSTOLOVA as Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) is extended from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
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 EU BAM Rafah from 1 July 2025.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1298 of 20 June 2025 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Czech Republic, of the Committee of the Regions

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1298 1.7.2025
(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.
(2) On 10 December 2024, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/71(2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030.
(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Radim HOLIŠ.
(4) The Czech Government has proposed Mr Jiří POKORNÝ, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate,Člen zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina(Member of the Assembly of the Vysočina Region), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Czech Government,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.
(2) On 10 December 2024, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/71 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030.
(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Radim HOLIŠ.
(4) The Czech Government has proposed Mr Jiří POKORNÝ, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Člen zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina (Member of the Assembly of the Vysočina Region), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Mr Jiří POKORNÝ, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Člen zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina (Member of the Assembly of the Vysočina Region), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1297 of 26 June 2025 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a second instalment for 2025

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1297 27.6.2025
(1) The contribution key for each party to the European Development Fund (EDF) is established by Article 1 of the Internal Agreement.
(2) In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to send to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.
(3) In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2025 setting out the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2025.
(4) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs. Therefore, a call for contributions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the Commission and for the EIB should be made.
(5) Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906(3)sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 at EUR 800 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 9 000 000 for the EIB. The EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF with the first instalment of 2025.
(6) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, it should enter into force on the date of its publication in theOfficial Journal of the European Union,
MEMBER STATES & UK Key 11thEDF % Commission11th EDF EIB11th EDF Total
BELGIUM 3,24927 8 123 175 0 8 123 175
BULGARIA 0,21853 546 325 0 546 325
CZECHIA 0,79745 1 993 625 0 1 993 625
DENMARK 1,98045 4 951 125 0 4 951 125
GERMANY 20,57980 51 449 500 0 51 449 500
ESTONIA 0,08635 215 875 0 215 875
IRELAND 0,94006 2 350 150 0 2 350 150
GREECE 1,50735 3 768 375 0 3 768 375
SPAIN 7,93248 19 831 200 0 19 831 200
FRANCE 17,81269 44 531 725 0 44 531 725
CROATIA 0,22518 562 950 0 562 950
ITALY 12,53009 31 325 225 0 31 325 225
CYPRUS 0,11162 279 050 0 279 050
LATVIA 0,11612 290 300 0 290 300
LITHUANIA 0,18077 451 925 0 451 925
LUXEMBOURG 0,25509 637 725 0 637 725
HUNGARY 0,61456 1 536 400 0 1 536 400
MALTA 0,03801 95 025 0 95 025
NETHERLANDS 4,77678 11 941 950 0 11 941 950
AUSTRIA 2,39757 5 993 925 0 5 993 925
POLAND 2,00734 5 018 350 0 5 018 350
PORTUGAL 1,19679 2 991 975 0 2 991 975
ROMANIA 0,71815 1 795 375 0 1 795 375
SLOVENIA 0,22452 561 300 0 561 300
SLOVAKIA 0,37616 940 400 0 940 400
FINLAND 1,50909 3 772 725 0 3 772 725
SWEDEN 2,93911 7 347 775 0 7 347 775
UK(1) 14,67862 36 696 550 0 36 696 550
TOTAL EU-27 & UK 100,00 250 000 000 0 250 000 000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (1) (the ‘Internal Agreement’), and in particular Article 7(2), in conjunction with Article 14(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2015/323 (2), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The contribution key for each party to the European Development Fund (EDF) is established by Article 1 of the Internal Agreement.
(2) In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to send to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.
(3) In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2025 setting out the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2025.
(4) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs. Therefore, a call for contributions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the Commission and for the EIB should be made.
(5) Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906 (3) sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 at EUR 800 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 9 000 000 for the EIB. The EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF with the first instalment of 2025.
(6) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, it should enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) as a second instalment for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 250 000 000 for the Commission.
Parties to the EDF shall pay the second instalments of their individual EDF contributions for 2025 to the Commission and to the European Investment Bank in accordance with the Annex.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

MEMBER STATES & UK
Key 11th
EDF %
Commission
11th EDF
EIB
11th EDF
Total
BELGIUM
3,24927
8 123 175
0
8 123 175
BULGARIA
0,21853
546 325
0
546 325
CZECHIA
0,79745
1 993 625
0
1 993 625
DENMARK
1,98045
4 951 125
0
4 951 125
GERMANY
20,57980
51 449 500
0
51 449 500
ESTONIA
0,08635
215 875
0
215 875
IRELAND
0,94006
2 350 150
0
2 350 150
GREECE
1,50735
3 768 375
0
3 768 375
SPAIN
7,93248
19 831 200
0
19 831 200
FRANCE
17,81269
44 531 725
0
44 531 725
CROATIA
0,22518
562 950
0
562 950
ITALY
12,53009
31 325 225
0
31 325 225
CYPRUS
0,11162
279 050
0
279 050
LATVIA
0,11612
290 300
0
290 300
LITHUANIA
0,18077
451 925
0
451 925
LUXEMBOURG
0,25509
637 725
0
637 725
HUNGARY
0,61456
1 536 400
0
1 536 400
MALTA
0,03801
95 025
0
95 025
NETHERLANDS
4,77678
11 941 950
0
11 941 950
AUSTRIA
2,39757
5 993 925
0
5 993 925
POLAND
2,00734
5 018 350
0
5 018 350
PORTUGAL
1,19679
2 991 975
0
2 991 975
ROMANIA
0,71815
1 795 375
0
1 795 375
SLOVENIA
0,22452
561 300
0
561 300
SLOVAKIA
0,37616
940 400
0
940 400
FINLAND
1,50909
3 772 725
0
3 772 725
SWEDEN
2,93911
7 347 775
0
7 347 775
UK (1) 14,67862
36 696 550
0
36 696 550
TOTAL EU-27 & UK
100,00
250 000 000
0
250 000 000

(1) Further to Article 153 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd_2020/sign), the United Kingdom formally requested in March 2023 that the Commission refund its outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting-out its outstanding contribution to the EDF. That net-out will be reflected in the respective payment instructions.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1296 of 16 June 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1296 1.7.2025
(1) On 16 July 2018, the Council authorised the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Uzbekistan for an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
(2) Building upon the desire of the Parties to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way, the negotiation of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was successfully finalised by the initialling of the Agreement on 6 July 2022.
(3) Therefore, the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union.
(4) In view of the need to apply the Agreement before its entry into force following ratification by the Member States, parts of the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
(5) The signing of the Agreement on behalf of the Union and the provisional application of parts of the Agreement is without prejudice to the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States in accordance with the Treaties. The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within its competence. The Member States retain their competence insofar as the Agreement does not affect common rules or alter their scope.
(6) It is recalled that the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States, including respect for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984), constitute international obligations arising from, in particular, membership of the United Nations (‘UN’),
(a) Title I;
(b) Title II: Articles 3, 4, 6 and 9;
(c) Title III: Articles 14(1) and 15(2);
(d) Title IV (with the exception of Articles 26, 75 (to the extent that it concerns criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights), 233 and 234(2) to (4));
(e) Title V: Articles 284, 285, 286, 288, 289 (with the exception of point (b)), 290, 291 (with the exception of (1) (a), (f), and (i)), 292, 306 and 307;
(f) Title VII: Articles 331 to 336;
(g) Title VIII, to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement;
(h) Title IX, with the exception of Article 347(1) and (2), to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement; and
(i) Annexes 3, 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, 5-D, 6, 7-A, 7-B, 7-C, 9-A, 12-A, 12-B, 12-C, 12-D, 14-A and 14-B, as well as the Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207(4), first subparagraph and 209(2), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(5),
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 16 July 2018, the Council authorised the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Uzbekistan for an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
(2) Building upon the desire of the Parties to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way, the negotiation of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was successfully finalised by the initialling of the Agreement on 6 July 2022.
(3) Therefore, the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union.
(4) In view of the need to apply the Agreement before its entry into force following ratification by the Member States, parts of the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
(5) The signing of the Agreement on behalf of the Union and the provisional application of parts of the Agreement is without prejudice to the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States in accordance with the Treaties. The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within its competence. The Member States retain their competence insofar as the Agreement does not affect common rules or alter their scope.
(6) It is recalled that the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States, including respect for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984), constitute international obligations arising from, in particular, membership of the United Nations (‘UN’),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).
Pending its entry into force, in accordance with Article 345 of the Agreement, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis between the Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan from the first day of the second month following the date by which the Union and the Republic of Uzbekistan have notified each other of the completion of the internal procedures necessary for that purpose, together with an indication of those parts of the Agreement which are to be provisionally applied, but only to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union’s competence, including matters falling within the Union’s competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy:

(a) Title I;
(b) Title II: Articles 3, 4, 6 and 9;
(c) Title III: Articles 14(1) and 15(2);
(d) Title IV (with the exception of Articles 26, 75 (to the extent that it concerns criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights), 233 and 234(2) to (4));
(e) Title V: Articles 284, 285, 286, 288, 289 (with the exception of point (b)), 290, 291 (with the exception of (1) (a), (f), and (i)), 292, 306 and 307;
(f) Title VII: Articles 331 to 336;
(g) Title VIII, to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement;
(h) Title IX, with the exception of Article 347(1) and (2), to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement; and
(i) Annexes 3, 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, 5-D, 6, 7-A, 7-B, 7-C, 9-A, 12-A, 12-B, 12-C, 12-D, 14-A and 14-B, as well as the Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.

Where a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) considers that an international obligation arising from, in particular, UN membership, including respect for UNSC Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984), is not fulfilled, that Member State or the High Representative, shall raise the issue within the Council with a view to determining whether to hold consultations under the auspices of the Cooperation Council established by Article 337(1) of the Agreement, pursuant to Article 343(4) of the Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1295 of 17 June 2025 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards a joint declaration of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council of that Agreement

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1295 30.6.2025
(1) The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘the Trade and Cooperation Agreement’ or ‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2021/689(1)and entered into force on 1 May 2021, having been provisionally applied since 1 January 2021.
(2) The objectives of Part Two, Heading One, Title VIII on energy of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (‘Title VIII’) are to facilitate trade and investment between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘United Kingdom’) in the areas of energy and raw materials, and to support security of supply and environmental sustainability, notably in contributing to the fight against climate change in those areas.
(3) In accordance with Article 331(1) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Title VIII shall cease to apply on 30 June 2026.
(4) In accordance with Article 331(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, between 1 July 2026 and 31 December 2026, the Partnership Council may decide to extend the application of Title VIII until 31 March 2027. Between 1 April 2027 and 31 December 2027, as well as at any point of time in any subsequent year, the Partnership Council may furthermore decide to extend the application of Title VIII until 31 March of the following year.
(5) To achieve the objectives of Title VIII, it is appropriate for the Union and the United Kingdom to make a joint declaration in the Partnership Council expressing their political understanding that it would be appropriate to extend the application of the Title VIII.
(6) The Union and the United Kingdom are to adopt a joint declaration in the Partnership Council of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
(7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf as regards a joint declaration by the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council expressing their political understanding that it would be appropriate to extend the application of the Title VIII. This would be undertaken in accordance with Article 331(2) of the Agreement, on the basis of the overall balance of rights and obligations being maintained in a sustainable manner,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘the Trade and Cooperation Agreement’ or ‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2021/689 (1) and entered into force on 1 May 2021, having been provisionally applied since 1 January 2021.
(2) The objectives of Part Two, Heading One, Title VIII on energy of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (‘Title VIII’) are to facilitate trade and investment between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘United Kingdom’) in the areas of energy and raw materials, and to support security of supply and environmental sustainability, notably in contributing to the fight against climate change in those areas.
(3) In accordance with Article 331(1) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Title VIII shall cease to apply on 30 June 2026.
(4) In accordance with Article 331(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, between 1 July 2026 and 31 December 2026, the Partnership Council may decide to extend the application of Title VIII until 31 March 2027. Between 1 April 2027 and 31 December 2027, as well as at any point of time in any subsequent year, the Partnership Council may furthermore decide to extend the application of Title VIII until 31 March of the following year.
(5) To achieve the objectives of Title VIII, it is appropriate for the Union and the United Kingdom to make a joint declaration in the Partnership Council expressing their political understanding that it would be appropriate to extend the application of the Title VIII.
(6) The Union and the United Kingdom are to adopt a joint declaration in the Partnership Council of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
(7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf as regards a joint declaration by the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council expressing their political understanding that it would be appropriate to extend the application of the Title VIII. This would be undertaken in accordance with Article 331(2) of the Agreement, on the basis of the overall balance of rights and obligations being maintained in a sustainable manner,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf as regards a joint declaration by the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, is set out in the draft Joint Declaration of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Partnership Council attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1293 of 19 June 2025 authorising the Commission to participate, on behalf of the European Union, in the negotiations on an amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1293 30.6.2025
(1) The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 98/249/EC(1), and entered into force on 25 March 1998.
(2) Spain and Portugal have submitted a proposal pursuant to Article 15(2) of the Convention to amend Article 1, point (a), of the Convention in order to include the waters surrounding Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands) in the maritime area governed by the Convention.
(3) The proposed amendment aims to ensure a greater coherence between the Convention and the provisions of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)which are already applicable in Macaronesia, thereby improving the coordination of the protection and conservation of the rich biodiversity and vulnerable ecosystems of Macaronesia.
(4) That proposal for an amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention is to be discussed during the 28th meeting of the Commission established by Article 10(1) of the Convention (the ‘OSPAR Commission’). Pursuant to Article 15(3) of the Convention, the OSPAR Commission is to adopt the amendment by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties.
(5) Pursuant to Article 15(4) of the Convention, the adopted amendment is to be submitted by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval. Pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Convention, the amendment is to enter into force only after receipt by the Depositary Government of notification of its ratification, acceptance or approval by at least seven Contracting Parties.
(6) The Union should participate in the negotiations on the proposed amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention during the 28th meeting of the OSPAR Commission.
(7) This Decision, which authorises the Commission to participate in the negotiations on behalf of the Union, concerns matters falling within the competence of the Union in so far as they may affect common rules of Union law or alter their scope. In the area of shared competences, Member States retain their competence in so far as the Convention does not affect common rules of Union law or alter their scope,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 98/249/EC (1), and entered into force on 25 March 1998.
(2) Spain and Portugal have submitted a proposal pursuant to Article 15(2) of the Convention to amend Article 1, point (a), of the Convention in order to include the waters surrounding Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands) in the maritime area governed by the Convention.
(3) The proposed amendment aims to ensure a greater coherence between the Convention and the provisions of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) which are already applicable in Macaronesia, thereby improving the coordination of the protection and conservation of the rich biodiversity and vulnerable ecosystems of Macaronesia.
(4) That proposal for an amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention is to be discussed during the 28th meeting of the Commission established by Article 10(1) of the Convention (the ‘OSPAR Commission’). Pursuant to Article 15(3) of the Convention, the OSPAR Commission is to adopt the amendment by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties.
(5) Pursuant to Article 15(4) of the Convention, the adopted amendment is to be submitted by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval. Pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Convention, the amendment is to enter into force only after receipt by the Depositary Government of notification of its ratification, acceptance or approval by at least seven Contracting Parties.
(6) The Union should participate in the negotiations on the proposed amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention during the 28th meeting of the OSPAR Commission.
(7) This Decision, which authorises the Commission to participate in the negotiations on behalf of the Union, concerns matters falling within the competence of the Union in so far as they may affect common rules of Union law or alter their scope. In the area of shared competences, Member States retain their competence in so far as the Convention does not affect common rules of Union law or alter their scope,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The Commission is hereby authorised to participate, on behalf of the Union, in the negotiations within the Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘Convention’) on an amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention aimed at including the waters surrounding Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands) in the maritime area governed by the Convention.
The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives set out in the addendum to this Decision.
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on the Environment, which is hereby designated as the special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) of the Treaty.
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1287 of 25 June 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 concerning certain emergency measures relating to sheep pox and goat pox in Greece (notified under document C(2025) 4273)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1287 30.6.2025
(1) Sheep pox and goat pox is an infectious viral disease affecting caprine and ovine animals and it can have a severe impact on the concerned animal populations and the profitability of farming causing disturbance to movements of consignments of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries.
(2) In the event of an outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox in caprine or ovine animals, there is a serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of caprine or ovine animals.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687(2)supplements the rules for the control of the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and defined as category A, B and C diseases in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882(3). In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide for the establishment of a restricted zone in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease, including sheep pox and goat pox, and for certain measures to be applied therein. Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to comprise a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.
(4) In order to address outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in Greece, notified in August 2024, the Commission adopted Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207(4), which lays down certain emergency measures relating to that disease in Greece. In particular, it provides that the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones to be established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are to comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(5) Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, Greece has notified the Commission of sixty four new outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox, which were reported between 16 May and 12 June 2025, in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept, in the regional units of Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis, Xanthi, Magnesia, Evros and Larisa, within the boundaries of previously established restricted zones. Many of these outbreaks were confirmed in areas where all previous protection and surveillance zones had been lifted and the last outbreak in the same area has been reported up to more than forty five days earlier.
(6) In light of the current epidemiological situation, there is a high risk of continuous persistence and further spread of the disease as outbreaks continue to be reported in regional units such as Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis, Xanthi and Magnesia, a fact suggesting that the disease continues to circulate despite the measures already put in place in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.
(7) Therefore, the areas listed as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones for Greece in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, as well as the duration of the measures applicable therein, should be adjusted in order to prevent the further spread of the disease in Greece or to the rest of the Union. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend the list of restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(8) The size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, are based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as well as the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as of the duration of the measures to be applied therein, include a consideration of not only the epidemiological situation as regards sheep pox and goat pox in the areas affected by that disease, but also of the overall epidemiological situation of sheep pox and goat pox in the entire territory of the Member State concerned by that disease, as well as the level of risk for the further spread of the disease. The chosen duration of the measures has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health(5).
(9) In addition, in view of the continuation of the epidemic of sheep pox and goat pox in Greece, without interruption, for more than nine months to date and the recurrence of the disease in areas where it was previously considered to have been eradicated, it is necessary to implement additional restrictions in relation to movements of sheep and goats, and in relation to dairy products thereof, from establishments located in the restricted zones, and suspend the restocking of previously affected establishments, with a view to stopping further disease circulation and spread.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
1. In Article 3, point b is replaced by the following:‘(b)movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located within the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located within the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted under the following conditions:(i)they are authorised by the competent authority;(ii)a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;(iii)the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’ ‘(b) movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located within the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located within the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted under the following conditions:(i)they are authorised by the competent authority;(ii)a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;(iii)the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’ (i) they are authorised by the competent authority; (ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results; (iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
‘(b) movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located within the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located within the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted under the following conditions:(i)they are authorised by the competent authority;(ii)a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;(iii)the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’ (i) they are authorised by the competent authority; (ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results; (iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
(i) they are authorised by the competent authority;
(ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;
(iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
‘(b) movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located within the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located within the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted under the following conditions:(i)they are authorised by the competent authority;(ii)a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;(iii)the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’ (i) they are authorised by the competent authority; (ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results; (iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
(i) they are authorised by the competent authority;
(ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;
(iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
(i) they are authorised by the competent authority;
(ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;
(iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’
2. In Article 3, the following points f and g are added after point e:‘(f)movements of milk and dairy products of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located outside the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and:(i)the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or(ii)the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.(g)restocking of affected establishments with sheep and goats shall be prohibited.’ ‘(f) movements of milk and dairy products of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located outside the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and:(i)the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or(ii)the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible. (i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or (ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible. (g) restocking of affected establishments with sheep and goats shall be prohibited.’
‘(f) movements of milk and dairy products of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located outside the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and:(i)the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or(ii)the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible. (i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or (ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or
(ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(g) restocking of affected establishments with sheep and goats shall be prohibited.’
‘(f) movements of milk and dairy products of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located outside the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and:(i)the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or(ii)the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible. (i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or (ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or
(ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;or
(ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(g) restocking of affected establishments with sheep and goats shall be prohibited.’
3. The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.’
Regional unit and ADIS reference number of the outbreaks Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Article 2 Date until applicable
Regional unit of PhocisGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00058GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00059GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00060GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00061GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00069GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00070GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00071GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00072GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00073GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00074GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00075GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00077GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00082GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00083GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00084GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00085GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00086GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00103GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00104GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00105GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00106GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00107GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00108GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00109GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00128GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00129GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00130GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00133GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00135GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00136 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39 Long. 21.88361111 (2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969(2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136) 28.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 2 1.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long. 21.88361111(2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long. 21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969 (2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 7.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long. 21.88361111 (2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long. 21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969 (2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136) 29.7.2025 – 7.8.2025
Regional unit of EvrosMunicipality of SamothraceGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00145 Protection zone:Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 26.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 5.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145) 27.7.2025 – 5.8.2025
Regional unit of Aetolia-AcarnaniaGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00045GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00053GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00055GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00056GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00067GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00078GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00079GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00080GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00087GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00088GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00093GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00097GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00098GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00099GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00117GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00146 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39148, Long. 21.854 (2025/45), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.852 (2025/53), Lat. 38.409, Long. 21.855 (2025/55), Lat. 38.425, Long. 21.849 (2025/56), Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146) 28.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia-Acarnania and Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long. 21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat. 38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55), Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56) Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 7.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long. 21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat. 38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55), Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56), Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146) 29.7.2025 – 7.8.2025
Regional unit of ChalkidikiGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00062GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00063GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00064GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00065GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00066GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00081GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00089GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00092GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00094GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00110GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00120GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00148 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424 (2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148) 1.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424(2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148)excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 11.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424 (2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148) 2.8.2025 – 11.8.2025
Regional unit of XanthiGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00068GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00090GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00091GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00096GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00100GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00101GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00102GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00111GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00112GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00113GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00114GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00115GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00116GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00118GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00119GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00122GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00124GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00125GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00126GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00127GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00137GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00138GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00139 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139) 20.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi, Rhodopi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 30.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139) 21.7.2025-30.7.2025
Regional unit of MagnesiaGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00095GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00123GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00131GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00132GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00134GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00140GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00141GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00147 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141) 31.7.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Magnesia and Larisa contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 10.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional unit of Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141) 1.8.2025-10.8.2025
Regional unit of LarisaGR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00121GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00142GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00143GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00144GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00149 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00150 Protection zone:Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Pieria contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150) 1.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Larisa, Pieria and Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone 11.8.2025
Surveillance zone:Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Pieria contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150) 2.8.2025-11.8.2025
Further restricted zone Regional unit Areas included in the further restricted zones established in Greece as referred to in Article 2 Date until applicable
Further restricted zone No 1 Regional unit of Evros The regional unit of Evros excluding the municipality of Samothrace 15.7.2025
Further restricted zone No 2 Regional unit of Rhodopi The regional unit of Rhodopi 15.7.2025
Further restricted zone No 3 Regional unit of Kavala The regional unit of Kavala including the municipality of Thasos, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone 29.8.2025
The regional unit of Kavala including the municipality of Thasos 31.7.2025 – 29.8.2025
Regional unit of Drama The municipality of Doxato 29.8.2025
Regional unit of Xanthi The regional unit of Xanthi excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone 29.8.2025
The regional unit of Xanthi 31.7.2025 – 29.8.2025
Further restricted zone No 4 Regional unit of Chalkidiki The regional unit of Chalkidiki and the monastic community of Mount Athos, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 10.9.2025
The regional unit of Chalkidiki and the monastic commnunity of Mount Athos. 12.8.2025-10.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 8 Regional unit of Magnesia The regional unit of Magnesia, excluding the Sporades islands and the areas the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 9.9.2025
The regional unit of Magnesia, excluding the Sporades islands. 11.8.2025-9.9.2025
Regional unit of Phthiotis The municipality of Stylida 9.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 9 Regional unit of Phocis The municipality of Dorida excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone 6.9.2025
The municipality of Dorida 8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania The municipalities of Nafpaktia and Messolonghi, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone 6.9.2025
The municipalities of Nafpaktia and Messolonghi 8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 9A Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania The municipalities of Agrinio Thermo and Xiromero, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone 6.9.2025
The municipalities of Agrinio Thermo and Xiromero 8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 16 Municipality of Samothrace in the regional unit of Evros Municipality of Samothrace, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 4.9.2025
The municipality of Samothrace 6.8.2025 – 4.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 5 Regional unit of Larisa The regional unit of Larisa excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 10.9.2025
The regional unit of Larisa 12.8.2025 – 10.9.2025
Regional unit of Pieria The municipality of Dion-Olympos excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone. 10.9.2025
The municipality of Dion-Olympos 12.8.2025 – 10.9.2025
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (1), and in particular Article 259(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Sheep pox and goat pox is an infectious viral disease affecting caprine and ovine animals and it can have a severe impact on the concerned animal populations and the profitability of farming causing disturbance to movements of consignments of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries.
(2) In the event of an outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox in caprine or ovine animals, there is a serious risk of the spread of that disease to other establishments of caprine or ovine animals.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 (2) supplements the rules for the control of the listed diseases referred to in Article 9(1), points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and defined as category A, B and C diseases in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 (3). In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide for the establishment of a restricted zone in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease, including sheep pox and goat pox, and for certain measures to be applied therein. Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to comprise a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones.
(4) In order to address outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in Greece, notified in August 2024, the Commission adopted Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 (4), which lays down certain emergency measures relating to that disease in Greece. In particular, it provides that the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones to be established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are to comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(5) Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, Greece has notified the Commission of sixty four new outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox, which were reported between 16 May and 12 June 2025, in establishments where ovine and caprine animals were kept, in the regional units of Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis, Xanthi, Magnesia, Evros and Larisa, within the boundaries of previously established restricted zones. Many of these outbreaks were confirmed in areas where all previous protection and surveillance zones had been lifted and the last outbreak in the same area has been reported up to more than forty five days earlier.
(6) In light of the current epidemiological situation, there is a high risk of continuous persistence and further spread of the disease as outbreaks continue to be reported in regional units such as Chalkidiki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis, Xanthi and Magnesia, a fact suggesting that the disease continues to circulate despite the measures already put in place in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.
(7) Therefore, the areas listed as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones for Greece in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207, as well as the duration of the measures applicable therein, should be adjusted in order to prevent the further spread of the disease in Greece or to the rest of the Union. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend the list of restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, set out in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
(8) The size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, and the duration of the measures to be applied therein, are based on the criteria laid down in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, as well as the rules laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. The criteria applied for the choice of the size of the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, as well as of the duration of the measures to be applied therein, include a consideration of not only the epidemiological situation as regards sheep pox and goat pox in the areas affected by that disease, but also of the overall epidemiological situation of sheep pox and goat pox in the entire territory of the Member State concerned by that disease, as well as the level of risk for the further spread of the disease. The chosen duration of the measures has also taken into account the international standards of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (5).
(9) In addition, in view of the continuation of the epidemic of sheep pox and goat pox in Greece, without interruption, for more than nine months to date and the recurrence of the disease in areas where it was previously considered to have been eradicated, it is necessary to implement additional restrictions in relation to movements of sheep and goats, and in relation to dairy products thereof, from establishments located in the restricted zones, and suspend the restocking of previously affected establishments, with a view to stopping further disease circulation and spread.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207

Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, point b is replaced by the following:
‘(b) movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located within the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located within the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted under the following conditions:
(i) they are authorised by the competent authority;
(ii) a number of randomly selected animals, within the same lot to be moved, sufficient to detect 10 % disease prevalence with 95 % level of confidence, have been sampled and subjected to a PCR test of saliva samples, collected within 48 hours before movement, with negative results;
(iii) the animals are moved directly to a slaughterhouse located within the external perimeter of the same further restricted zone as the establishment of origin, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, until the dates listed for each such protection, surveillance and further restricted zone in the Annex;’

2. In Article 3, the following points f and g are added after point e:
‘(f) movements of milk and dairy products of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to a destination located outside the external perimeter of the immediately surrounding further restricted zone and from a further restricted zone to a destination located outside the external perimeter of this further restricted zone, shall only be permitted if they are authorised by the competent authority and:
(i) the products have been subjected to one of the risk mitigation treatments listed in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
or
(ii) the central competent authority is assessing continuously the epidemiological situation of sheep and goat pox and the related risks in the particular protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, on the basis of appropriate and continuous surveillance, taking into account any new developments of the specific epidemiological situation and the results of this assessment indicate that the risk of the spread of sheep pox and goat pox associated with such movements is negligible.
(g) restocking of affected establishments with sheep and goats shall be prohibited.’

3. The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.’

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

A.   Protection and surveillance zones established around the confirmed outbreaks

Regional unit and ADIS reference number of the outbreaks
Areas established as protection and surveillance zones, part of the restricted zone in Greece referred to in Article 2
Date until applicable
Regional unit of Phocis
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00058
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00059
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00060
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00061
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00069
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00070
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00071
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00072
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00073
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00074
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00075
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00077
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00082
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00083
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00084
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00085
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00086
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00103
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00104
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00105
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00106
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00107
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00108
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00109
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00128
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00129
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00130
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00133
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00135
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00136
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39 Long. 21.88361111 (2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969(2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136)
28.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 2 1.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long. 21.88361111(2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long. 21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969 (2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
7.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39722222, Long. 21.88472222 (2025/00058), Lat. 38.37944444, Long. 21.88916667 (2025/59), Lat. 38.39194444, Long. 21.88555556 (2025/60), Lat. 38.37861111, Long. 21.87972222 (2025/61), Lat. 38.38805556, Long. 21.86638889 (2025/69), Lat. 38.39, Long. 21.88361111 (2025/70), Lat. 38.38333333, Long. 21.87333333 (2025/71), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.88305556 (2025/72), Lat. 38.39323882, Long. 21.86530682 (2025/73), Lat. 38.391111, Long. 21.872222 (2025/74), Lat. 38.381944, Long. 21.888611 (2025/75), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/77), Lat. 38.41388, Long. 21.87694 (2025/82), Lat. 38.37388889, Long. 21.8825 (2025/83), Lat. 38.3918889, Long. 21.8969 (2025/84), Lat. 38.39444444, Long. 21.89472222 (2025/85), Lat. 38.38444444, Long. 21.88055556 (2025/86), Lat. 38.41972222, Long. 21.91277778 (2025/103), Lat. 38.39583333, Long. 21.90666667 (2025/104), Lat. 38.38611111, Long. 21.90305556 (2025/105), Lat. 38.415, Long. 21.90333333 (2025/106), Lat. 38.41527778, Long. 21.91305556 (2025/107), Lat. 38.39305556, Long. 21.895 (2025/108), Lat. 38.385, Long. 21.87583333 (2025/109), Lat. 38.39555556, Long. 21.87111111 (2025/128), Lat. 38.38166667, Long. 21.90277778 (2025/129), Lat. 38.38972222, Long. 21.87944444 (2025/130), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.87527778 (2025/133), Lat. 38.39222222, Long. 21.87361111 (2025/135), Lat. 38.40888889, Long. 21.89777778 (2025/136)
29.7.2025 – 7.8.2025
Regional unit of Evros
Municipality of Samothrace
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00145
Protection zone:
Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
26.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
5.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the Municipality of Samothrace contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.454958, Long. 25.509911 (2025/145)
27.7.2025 – 5.8.2025
Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00045
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00053
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00055
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00056
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00067
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00078
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00079
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00080
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00087
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00088
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00093
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00097
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00098
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00099
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00117
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00146
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.39148, Long. 21.854 (2025/45), Lat. 38.395, Long. 21.852 (2025/53), Lat. 38.409, Long. 21.855 (2025/55), Lat. 38.425, Long. 21.849 (2025/56), Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146)
28.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia-Acarnania and Phocis contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long. 21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat. 38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55), Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56) Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
7.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Aetolia-Acarnania contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 38.391486, Long. 21.854056 (2025/00045), Lat. 38.39565278, Long. 21.85270278 (2025/53), Lat. 38.40945556, Long. 21.85508889 (2025/55), Lat. 38.42558056, Long. 21.84985 (2025/56), Lat. 38.40511111, Long. 21.84713611 (2025/67), Lat. 38.40842222, Long. 21.86290556 (2025/78), Lat. 38.41496111, Long. 21.86307778 (2025/79), Lat. 38.43037778, Long. 21.85106111 (2025/80), Lat. 38.35896389, Long. 21.721575 (2025/87), Lat. 38.41903056, Long. 21.850975 (2025/88), Lat. 38.41855556, Long. 21.86651111 (2025/93), Lat. 38.41310833, Long. 21.87608333 (2025/97), Lat. 38.39337222, Long. 21.85480278 (2025/98), Lat. 38.39963333, Long. 21.86517778 (2025/99), Lat. 38.40029, Long. 21.85655 (2025/117), Lat. 38.41303611, Long. 21.87314722 (2025/146)
29.7.2025 – 7.8.2025
Regional unit of Chalkidiki
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00062
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00063
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00064
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00065
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00066
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00081
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00089
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00092
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00094
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00110
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00120
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00148
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424 (2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148)
1.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424(2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148)excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
11.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Chalkidiki contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.124539, Long. 23.378264 (2025/00062), Lat. 40.130724, Long. 23.344954 (2025/00063), Lat. 40.1153, Long. 23.33861 (2025/00064), Lat. 40.121511, Long. 23.347854 (2025/00065), Lat. 40.125054, Long. 23.397489 (2025/00066), Lat. 40.083481, Long. 23.33424 (2025/81), Lat. 40.03813, Long. 23.3899 (2025/89), Lat. 40.165328, Long. 23.34533 (2025/92), Lat. 40.19133, Long. 23.332393 (2025/94), Lat. 40.051, Long. 23.3629 (2025/110), Lat. 40.063233, Long. 23.441135 (2025/120), Lat. 40.377544, Long. 23.904983 (2025/148)
2.8.2025 – 11.8.2025
Regional unit of Xanthi
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00068
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00090
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00091
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00096
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00100
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00101
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00102
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00111
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00112
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00113
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00114
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00115
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00116
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00118
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00119
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00122
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00124
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00125
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00126
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00127
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00137
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00138
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00139
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139)
20.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi, Rhodopi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
30.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Xanthi and Kavala contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat.40.99623611, Long 24.83029167 (2025/68), Lat. 40.99545556, Long 24.83029167 (2025/90), Lat. 40.99517778, Long 24.84001667 (2025/91), Lat. 41.08872222, Long 24.80329444 (2025/96), Lat. 40.94198, Long 24.859461 (2025/100), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/101), Lat. 41.02248, Long 24.79513056 (2025/102), Lat. 40.98371667, Long 24.80023889 (2025/111), Lat. 40.935475, Long 24.815203 (2025/112), Lat. 40.978975, Long 24.968347 (2025/113), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/114), Lat. 40.97081389, Long 24.853175 (2025/115), Lat. 40.92546111, Long 24.77911389 (2025/116), Lat. 40.97432, Long 24.93116 (2025/118), Lat. 40.96386, Long 24.85581 (2025/119), Lat. 40.901775, Long 24.853047 (2025/122), Lat. 41.00742222, Long 24.89307778 (2025/124), Lat. 40.95253611, Long 24.87093056 (2025/125), Lat. 40.94319167, Long 24.93811389 (2025/126), Lat. 41.04519722, Long 24.820325 (2025/127), Lat. 41.02537222, Long 24.86315556 (2025/137), Lat. 40.98996389, Long 24.82399444 (2025/138), Lat. 40.96556667, Long 24.9095 (2025/139)
21.7.2025-30.7.2025
Regional unit of Magnesia
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00095
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00123
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00131
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00132
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00134
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00140
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00141
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00147
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141)
31.7.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Magnesia and Larisa contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
10.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional unit of Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.467052, Long 22.86536 (2025/95), Lat. 39.496834, Long 22.871568 (2025/123), Lat. 39.477993, Long 22.873483 (2025/131), Lat. 39.467493, Long 22.898677 (2025/132), Lat. 39.471405, Long 22.8563 (2025/134), Lat. 39.46141, Long 22.87519 (2025/140), Lat. 39.464448, Long 22.854603 (2025/141)
1.8.2025-10.8.2025
Regional unit of Larisa
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00121
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00142
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00143
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00144
GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00149 GR-CAPRIPOX-2025-00150
Protection zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Pieria contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150)
1.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Larisa, Pieria and Magnesia contained within a circle of a radius of 20 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150) excluding the areas contained in any protection zone
11.8.2025
Surveillance zone:
Those parts of the regional units of Larisa and Pieria contained within a circle of a radius of 5 kilometres, centred on UTM 30, ETRS89 coordinates Lat. 39.89476741, Long 22.6311429 (2025/121), Lat. 39.91227499, Long 22.61617251 (2025/142), Lat. 39.6774732, Long 22.52254213 (2025/143), Lat. 39.57401593, Long 22.73756419 (2025/144), Lat. 39.92010431, Long 22.60924625 (2025/149), Lat. 39.91150253, Long 22.61584129 (2025/150)
2.8.2025-11.8.2025

B. Further restricted zones

Further restricted zone
Regional unit
Areas included in the further restricted zones established in Greece as referred to in Article 2
Date until applicable
Further restricted zone No 1
Regional unit of Evros
The regional unit of Evros excluding the municipality of Samothrace
15.7.2025
Further restricted zone No 2
Regional unit of Rhodopi
The regional unit of Rhodopi
15.7.2025
Further restricted zone No 3
Regional unit of Kavala
The regional unit of Kavala including the municipality of Thasos, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone
29.8.2025
The regional unit of Kavala including the municipality of Thasos
31.7.2025 – 29.8.2025
Regional unit of Drama
The municipality of Doxato
29.8.2025
Regional unit of Xanthi
The regional unit of Xanthi excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone
29.8.2025
The regional unit of Xanthi
31.7.2025 – 29.8.2025
Further restricted zone No 4
Regional unit of Chalkidiki
The regional unit of Chalkidiki and the monastic community of Mount Athos, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.
10.9.2025
The regional unit of Chalkidiki and the monastic commnunity of Mount Athos.
12.8.2025-10.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 8
Regional unit of Magnesia
The regional unit of Magnesia, excluding the Sporades islands and the areas the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.
9.9.2025
The regional unit of Magnesia, excluding the Sporades islands.
11.8.2025-9.9.2025
Regional unit of Phthiotis
The municipality of Stylida
9.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 9
Regional unit of Phocis
The municipality of Dorida excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone
6.9.2025
The municipality of Dorida
8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania
The municipalities of Nafpaktia and Messolonghi, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone
6.9.2025
The municipalities of Nafpaktia and Messolonghi
8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 9A
Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania
The municipalities of Agrinio Thermo and Xiromero, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone
6.9.2025
The municipalities of Agrinio Thermo and Xiromero
8.8.2025 – 6.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 16
Municipality of Samothrace in the regional unit of Evros
Municipality of Samothrace, excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.
4.9.2025
The municipality of Samothrace
6.8.2025 – 4.9.2025
Further restricted zone No 5
Regional unit of Larisa
The regional unit of Larisa excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.
10.9.2025
The regional unit of Larisa
12.8.2025 – 10.9.2025
Regional unit of Pieria
The municipality of Dion-Olympos excluding the areas included in any protection or surveillance zone.
10.9.2025
The municipality of Dion-Olympos
12.8.2025 – 10.9.2025

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1286 of 20 June 2025 authorising the opening of negotiations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for an agreement on a youth experience scheme

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1286 1.7.2025
(1) The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’)(1)has applied since 1 January 2021. It is, together with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’)(2), the cornerstone for bilateral relations between the Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’).
(2) While the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for social security coordination that supports the mobility of persons under the domestic law of either Party and contains rules on the entry and temporary stay of natural persons for business purposes that address instances of temporary stay for a specific purpose, such as the provision of services, it does not address mobility per se, i.e. the possibility for a national of one Party to reside or stay in the territory of the other Party. Instead, mobility between the Union and the United Kingdom is now governed by the respective domestic immigration rules of the Union and its Member States and of the United Kingdom. This has resulted in decreased numbers of persons exercising mobility between the Union and the United Kingdom. It has particularly affected the opportunities for young persons of the Union and the United Kingdom to gain experience abroad in each other’s territory and to benefit from youth, cultural and educational and research and training exchanges.
(3) In the course of 2023, the United Kingdom approached several Member States with the intention of negotiating bilateral arrangements on youth mobility, modelled upon the United Kingdom’s youth mobility visa scheme. Different arrangements at national level would result in differential treatment of Union citizens. Moreover, such an approach would not address the main barriers to mobility experienced by young people.
(4) Negotiations should therefore be opened with a view to concluding a supplementing agreement, within the meaning of Article 2 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, with the United Kingdom on a youth experience scheme (the ‘supplementing agreement’). The Commission should be nominated as the Union negotiator.
(5) A specialised committee should be established to address the matters covered by the supplementing agreement.
(6) In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Ireland has notified, by letter of 3 March 2025, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
(7) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(8) The envisaged supplementing agreement should not affect the right of Member States to determine volumes of admission of third-country nationals in accordance with Article 79(5) TFEU. The protection of national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State in accordance with Article 4(2) TEU,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 79(2), in conjunction with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’) (1) has applied since 1 January 2021. It is, together with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’) (2), the cornerstone for bilateral relations between the Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’).
(2) While the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for social security coordination that supports the mobility of persons under the domestic law of either Party and contains rules on the entry and temporary stay of natural persons for business purposes that address instances of temporary stay for a specific purpose, such as the provision of services, it does not address mobility per se, i.e. the possibility for a national of one Party to reside or stay in the territory of the other Party. Instead, mobility between the Union and the United Kingdom is now governed by the respective domestic immigration rules of the Union and its Member States and of the United Kingdom. This has resulted in decreased numbers of persons exercising mobility between the Union and the United Kingdom. It has particularly affected the opportunities for young persons of the Union and the United Kingdom to gain experience abroad in each other’s territory and to benefit from youth, cultural and educational and research and training exchanges.
(3) In the course of 2023, the United Kingdom approached several Member States with the intention of negotiating bilateral arrangements on youth mobility, modelled upon the United Kingdom’s youth mobility visa scheme. Different arrangements at national level would result in differential treatment of Union citizens. Moreover, such an approach would not address the main barriers to mobility experienced by young people.
(4) Negotiations should therefore be opened with a view to concluding a supplementing agreement, within the meaning of Article 2 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, with the United Kingdom on a youth experience scheme (the ‘supplementing agreement’). The Commission should be nominated as the Union negotiator.
(5) A specialised committee should be established to address the matters covered by the supplementing agreement.
(6) In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Ireland has notified, by letter of 3 March 2025, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
(7) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(8) The envisaged supplementing agreement should not affect the right of Member States to determine volumes of admission of third-country nationals in accordance with Article 79(5) TFEU. The protection of national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State in accordance with Article 4(2) TEU,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for an agreement on a youth experience scheme.
The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Working Party on the United Kingdom and in accordance with the directives contained in the addendum to this Decision, subject to any directives which the Council may subsequently issue to the Commission.
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1285 of 20 June 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee at its 110th session as regards the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (1994 HSC Code) and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (2000 HSC Code)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1285 1.7.2025
(1) Action by the Union in the sector of maritime transport should aim to improve maritime safety and to protect the marine environment and human health.
(2) The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 110th session from 18 to 27 June 2025 (‘MSC 110’), is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (‘1994 HSC Code’) and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (‘2000 HSC Code’).
(3) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at MSC 110, as the envisaged amendments to SOLAS, the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1975(2).
(4) The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS, because they will provide clarification and certainty on the application of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (‘IGF Code’) to gaseous fuels. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-2 of SOLAS, because they will ensure consistent implementation of that chapter for passenger ships and cargo ships. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter V of SOLAS, because they will improve the safety of pilots at sea. The Union should also support the amendments to the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code because they will align the lifejacket carriage requirements with the requirements in Chapter III of SOLAS and improve the safety of infants in the event of an accident.
(5) The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to SOLAS and its related mandatory codes. The Council should therefore authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union at MSC 110.
(6) The scope of this Decision should be limited to the content of the proposed amendments, to the extent that they are capable of affecting Union common rules and fall under the exclusive competence of the Union. This Decision should not affect the division of competences between the Union and the Member States,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Action by the Union in the sector of maritime transport should aim to improve maritime safety and to protect the marine environment and human health.
(2) The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 110th session from 18 to 27 June 2025 (‘MSC 110’), is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (‘1994 HSC Code’) and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (‘2000 HSC Code’).
(3) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at MSC 110, as the envisaged amendments to SOLAS, the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1975 (2).
(4) The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS, because they will provide clarification and certainty on the application of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (‘IGF Code’) to gaseous fuels. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-2 of SOLAS, because they will ensure consistent implementation of that chapter for passenger ships and cargo ships. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter V of SOLAS, because they will improve the safety of pilots at sea. The Union should also support the amendments to the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code because they will align the lifejacket carriage requirements with the requirements in Chapter III of SOLAS and improve the safety of infants in the event of an accident.
(5) The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to SOLAS and its related mandatory codes. The Council should therefore authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union at MSC 110.
(6) The scope of this Decision should be limited to the content of the proposed amendments, to the extent that they are capable of affecting Union common rules and fall under the exclusive competence of the Union. This Decision should not affect the division of competences between the Union and the Member States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee at its 110th session shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2 and V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, set out in Annexes 1, 2, 3 and 4 to IMO document MSC 110/3.
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf as set out in Article 1 covers the proposed amendments to the extent that those amendments fall under the the exclusive competence of the Union and to the extent that they may affect Union common rules. The position shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
Minor changes to the position as set out in Article 1 may be agreed upon without a further decision of the Council.
Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interest of the Union, by the proposed amendments, to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1283 of 26 June 2025 amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1283 27.6.2025
(1) On 12 December 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP(1)establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah).
(2) On 25 June 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1806(2), which extended the mandate of EU BAM Rafah until 30 June 2025.
(3) In its conclusions of 20 March 2025, the European Council stated that the European Union remains firmly committed to a lasting and sustainable peace based on the two-state solution and is ready to contribute to all efforts towards that solution, and called on all parties to refrain from actions that undermine its viability. The European Council further stated that the Union will continue to work with regional and international partners to that end and will continue supporting the Palestinian Authority and its reform agenda.
(4) On 30 April 2025, in the context of the coordinated strategic review of EU BAM Rafah and the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS), the Political and Security Committee (PSC) agreed that the mandates of both missions should be extended until 30 June 2027. The PSC further agreed that EU BAM Rafah should be enabled to implement projects, including with external funds, and should therefore be endowed with a project cell for that purpose.
(5) Taking into account information provided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, EU BAM Rafah should be extended by one year.
(6) Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) EU BAM Rafah will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
(1) in Article 13(1), the following subparagraph is added:‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 shall be EUR 7 493 238,13.’;
(2) the following article is inserted:‘Article 13aProject Cell1.   EU BAM Rafah shall have a Project Cell for identifying and implementing projects which are consistent with the Mission’s objectives and which facilitate the mandate’s delivery. EU BAM Rafah shall, as appropriate, facilitate and provide advice on projects, implemented by Member States and third States, under their responsibility in areas related to EU BAM Rafah and in support of its objectives.2.   Subject to paragraph 3, EU BAM Rafah shall be authorised to seek recourse to financial contributions from the Union and Member States or third States to implement projects identified as supplementing in a consistent manner EU BAM Rafah’s other actions, where the projects are:(a)provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or(b)integrated during the mandate by means of an amendment to the financial statement requested by the Head of Mission.Once the Commission or those States have formally proposed that their financial contribution be managed by EU BAM Rafah, EU BAM Rafah shall conclude an arrangement with the Commission or those States, covering in particular the specific procedures for dealing with any complaint from third parties concerning damage caused as a result of acts or omissions by EU BAM Rafah in the use of the funds provided by those States.Under no circumstances may the contributing States hold the Union or the HR liable for acts or omissions by EU BAM Rafah in the use of the funds provided by those States.3.   Financial contributions from the Union, the Member States or third States to the Project Cell shall be subject to acceptance by the PSC.’; (a) provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or (b) integrated during the mandate by means of an amendment to the financial statement requested by the Head of Mission.
(a) provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or
(b) integrated during the mandate by means of an amendment to the financial statement requested by the Head of Mission.
(a) provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or
(b) integrated during the mandate by means of an amendment to the financial statement requested by the Head of Mission.
(3) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:‘It shall expire on 30 June 2026.’.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular 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 12 December 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP (1) establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah).
(2) On 25 June 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1806 (2), which extended the mandate of EU BAM Rafah until 30 June 2025.
(3) In its conclusions of 20 March 2025, the European Council stated that the European Union remains firmly committed to a lasting and sustainable peace based on the two-state solution and is ready to contribute to all efforts towards that solution, and called on all parties to refrain from actions that undermine its viability. The European Council further stated that the Union will continue to work with regional and international partners to that end and will continue supporting the Palestinian Authority and its reform agenda.
(4) On 30 April 2025, in the context of the coordinated strategic review of EU BAM Rafah and the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS), the Political and Security Committee (PSC) agreed that the mandates of both missions should be extended until 30 June 2027. The PSC further agreed that EU BAM Rafah should be enabled to implement projects, including with external funds, and should therefore be endowed with a project cell for that purpose.
(5) Taking into account information provided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, EU BAM Rafah should be extended by one year.
(6) Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) EU BAM Rafah will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and 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:
Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 13(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 shall be EUR 7 493 238,13.’;
(2) the following article is inserted:
‘Article 13a
Project Cell 1. EU BAM Rafah shall have a Project Cell for identifying and implementing projects which are consistent with the Mission’s objectives and which facilitate the mandate’s delivery. EU BAM Rafah shall, as appropriate, facilitate and provide advice on projects, implemented by Member States and third States, under their responsibility in areas related to EU BAM Rafah and in support of its objectives. 2. Subject to paragraph 3, EU BAM Rafah shall be authorised to seek recourse to financial contributions from the Union and Member States or third States to implement projects identified as supplementing in a consistent manner EU BAM Rafah’s other actions, where the projects are:
(a) provided for in the financial statement relating to this Decision; or
(b) integrated during the mandate by means of an amendment to the financial statement requested by the Head of Mission.
Once the Commission or those States have formally proposed that their financial contribution be managed by EU BAM Rafah, EU BAM Rafah shall conclude an arrangement with the Commission or those States, covering in particular the specific procedures for dealing with any complaint from third parties concerning damage caused as a result of acts or omissions by EU BAM Rafah in the use of the funds provided by those States.
Under no circumstances may the contributing States hold the Union or the HR liable for acts or omissions by EU BAM Rafah in the use of the funds provided by those States. 3. Financial contributions from the Union, the Member States or third States to the Project Cell shall be subject to acceptance by the PSC.’
;
(3) in Article 16, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘It shall expire on 30 June 2026.’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2025.