Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1107 of 27 May 2025 amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 46(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 December 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315.
(2) Article 4(2), point (e), of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 provides that the Council is to establish the list of projects to be developed under permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), reflecting both support for capability development and the provision of substantial support within means and capabilities to common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations and missions.
(3) On 6 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/340, establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO.
(4) On 6 March 2018, the Council also adopted a Recommendation concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO (the Recommendation).
(5) Paragraph 9 of the Recommendation specified that the Council should update the list of PESCO projects by November 2018 to include the next set of projects, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315, which provides in particular that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the High Representative) may make a recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of PESCO projects, on the basis of assessments provided by the PESCO secretariat, for the Council to take a decision, following military advice by the Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC).
(6) On 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/909, establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects.
(7) On 19 November 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1797, amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
(8) On 16 November 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2008, amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
(9) On 22 May 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/995, amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
(10) On 15 July 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1972, amending and updating Decision (CFSP) 2018/340.
(11) On 19 July 2024, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III had decided to close the project.
(12) On 18 November 2024, the Council adopted a Recommendation assessing the progress made by the participating Member States to fulfil commitments undertaken in the framework of PESCO.
(13) On 25 March 2025, the High Representative made a recommendation to the Council concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.
(14) On 27 March 2025, the PESCO Secretariat informed the Council that the project members of the project European Training Certification Centre for European Armies had decided to close the project.
(15) On 29 April 2025, the Political and Security Committee agreed on the recommendations contained in the EUMC military advice on the High Representative’s recommendation concerning the identification and evaluation of project proposals in the PESCO framework.
(16) Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 should therefore be amended and updated,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a) point 6 (European Training Certification Centre for European Armies) is deleted;
(b) point 25 (European Attack Helicopters TIGER Mark III) is deleted;
(c) the following points are added:
73. Joint European Electromagnetic Warfare Convergence Initiative (JEEWCI);
74. Substitute for Lead in Infantry Ammunition (SLIA);
75. Common Handheld Optronic Interface (CHOI);
76. Infantry Navigation w/o GNSS (InfNav w/o GNSS);
77. Directed Energy Systems (DES);
78. Next Generation Dismounted Soldier System (NGDSS);
79. Modular Seabed Vessel (MSV);
80. Future (unmanned) Air-to-Air Refuelling Capability;
81. Unmanned Air Transport of Injured Soldiers (UNATIS);
82. Quantum Enablers for Strategic Advantage (QUEST);
83. Medical Treatment Facility Role 2 Forward – Capability Development (MTF R2F-CD);.
(2) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision;
(3) Annex II is replaced by the text appearing in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2025. For the Council The President A. Szłapka
ANNEX
ANNEX I
The following entries are added to the list of the project members of each individual project set out in Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2018/340: Project Project members 73. Joint European Electromagnetic Warfare Convergence Initiative (JEEWCI) Germany, Netherlands 74. Substitute for Lead in Infantry Ammunition (SLIA) Germany, Czechia 75. Common Handheld Optronic Interface (CHOI) Germany, Netherlands 76. Infantry Navigation w/o GNSS (InfNav w/o GNSS) Germany, Italy, Netherlands 77. Directed Energy Systems (DES) Italy, Spain 78. Next Generation Dismounted Soldier System (NGDSS) Italy, Latvia 79. Modular Seabed Vessel (MSV) France, Italy 80. Future (unmanned) Air-to-Air Refuelling Capability Germany, Spain 81. Unmanned Air Transport of Injured Soldiers (UNATIS) Germany, Netherlands 82. Quantum Enablers for Strategic Advantage (QUEST) Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia 83. Medical Treatment Facility Role 2 Forward – Capability Development (MTF R2F-CD) France, Belgium, Finland
ANNEX II
ANNEX II CONSOLIDATED UPDATED LIST OF THE PROJECT MEMBERS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Project Project Members 1. European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR) France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland 2. Network of Logistic Hubs in Europe and support to Operations (NetLogHubs) Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland 3. Military Mobility Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden 4. Energy Operational Function (EOF) France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Slovenia 5. Deployable Military Disaster Relief Capability Package (DM-DRCP) Italy, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Austria 6. Maritime (semi-) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures (MAS MCM) Belgium, Ireland, Greece, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden 7. Harbour & Maritime Surveillance and Protection (HARMSPRO) Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal 8. Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance (UMS) Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus 9. Cyber Threats and Incident Response Information Sharing Platform (CTISP) Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Portugal 10. Cyber Rapid Response Teams and Mutual Assistance in Cyber Security (CRRT) Lithuania, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovenia 11. Strategic Command and Control (C2) System for CSDP Missions and Operations (EUMILCOM) Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal 12. Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle / Amphibious Assault Vehicle / Light Armoured Vehicle (AIFV/AAV/LAV) Italy, Greece, Slovakia 13. Helicopter Hot and High Training (H3 Training) Greece, Italy, Romania 14. Joint EU Intelligence School (JEIS) Greece, Cyprus 15. Integrated Unmanned Ground System (iUGS) Estonia, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Finland 16. EU Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Land Battlefield Missile Systems France, Belgium, Cyprus, Sweden 17. Deployable Modular Underwater Intervention Capability Package (DIVEPACK) Bulgaria, Greece, France, Italy, Romania 18. European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems – MALE RPAS (Eurodrone) Germany, Czechia, Spain, France, Italy 19. Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Italy, Czechia, Sweden 20. European High Atmosphere Airship Platform (EHAAP) – Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability Italy, France 21. One Deployable Special Operations Forces (SOF) Tactical Command and Control (C2) Command Post (CP) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) – (SOCC) for SJO Greece, Cyprus 22. Electromagnetic Warfare Capability and Interoperability Programme for Future Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Czechia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania 23. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS) Austria, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia 24. Geo-meteorological and Oceanographic (GeoMETOC) Support Coordination Element (GMSCE) Germany, Belgium, Greece, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Romania 25. EU Radio Navigation Solution (EURAS) France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden 26. European Military Space Surveillance Awareness Network (EU-SSA-N) Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands 27. Integrated European Joint Training and Simulation Centre (EUROSIM) Hungary, Germany, France, Poland, Slovenia 28. EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH) Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania 29. Special Operations Forces Medical Training Centre (SMTC) Poland, Hungary 30. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training Range (CBRNDTR) Romania, France, Italy 31. European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC) Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, France 32. Maritime Unmanned Anti-Submarine System (MUSAS) Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden 33. European Patrol Corvette (EPC) Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Romania 34. Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Spain, France, Sweden 35. Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Centre (CIDCC) Germany, France, Hungary, Netherlands 36. Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER) France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Finland 37. Materials and components for technological EU competitiveness (MAC-EU) France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania 38. EU Collaborative Warfare Capabilities (ECoWAR) France, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Romania, Sweden 39. European Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Insertion Architecture System (GLORIA) Italy, France, Romania 40. Main Battle Tank Simulation and Testing Center (MBT- SIMTEC) Greece, Cyprus 41. EU Military Partnership (EU MP) France, Estonia, Italy, Austria 42. Essential Elements of European Escort (4E) Spain, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden 43. Medium size Semi-Autonomous Surface Vehicle (M-SASV) Estonia, France, Latvia, Romania, Sweden 44. Strategic Air Transport for Outsized Cargo (SATOC) Germany, Czechia, France, Netherlands 45. Next Generation Small RPAS (NGSR) Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia 46. Rotorcraft Docking Station for Drones (RDSD) Italy, France 47. Small Scalable Weapons (SSW) Italy, France 48. Air Power France, Greece, Croatia, Sweden 49. Future Medium-size Tactical Cargo (FMTC) France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden 50. Cyber Ranges Federations (CRF) Estonia, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland 51. Automated Modelling, Identification and Damage Assessment of Urban Terrain (AMIDA-UT) Portugal, Spain, France, Austria 52. Common Hub for Governmental Imagery (CoHGI) Germany, Spain, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Romania 53. Defence of Space Assets (DoSA) France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania 54. European Defence Airlift – Training Academy (EDA-TA) France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Portugal 55. Integrated Unmanned Ground Systems 2 (iUGS 2) Estonia, Germany, Czechia, France, Italy, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden 56. Counter Battery Sensors (CoBaS) France, Netherlands 57. Anti-Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) Germany, Netherlands 58. Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection (CSIP) Italy, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden 59. Future Short-Range Air to Air Missile (FSRM) Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Sweden 60. Next Generation Medium Helicopter (NGMH) France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Finland 61. Integrated Multi-Layer Air and Missile Defence System (IMLAMD) Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden 62. Arctic Command & Control Effector and Sensor System (ACCESS) Finland, Estonia, France, Sweden 63. Robust Communication Infrastructure and Networks (ROCOMIN) Sweden, Germany, Estonia 64. ROLE 2F Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Finland, Sweden 65. Joint European Electromagnetic Warfare Convergence Initiative (JEEWCI) Germany, Netherlands 66. Substitute for Lead in Infantry Ammunition (SLIA) Germany, Czechia 67. Common Handheld Optronic Interface (CHOI) Germany, Netherlands 68. Infantry Navigation w/o GNSS (InfNav w/o GNSS) Germany, Italy, Netherlands 69. Directed Energy Systems (DES) Italy, Spain 70. Next Generation Dismounted Soldier System (NGDSS) Italy, Latvia 71. Modular Seabed Vessel (MSV) France, Italy 72. Future (unmanned) Air-to-Air Refuelling Capability Germany, Spain 73. Unmanned Air Transport of Injured Soldiers (UNATIS) Germany, Netherlands 74. Quantum Enablers for Strategic Advantage (QUEST) Finland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia 75. Medical Treatment Facility Role 2 Forward – Capability Development (MTF R2F-CD) France, Belgium, Finland