Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 establishing a European Peace Facility

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Series Details L 102, Pages 14-62
Publication Date 24/03/2021
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Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 22 March 2021 - establishing a European Peace Facility (EPF) for the period 2021-2027. It also repeals Decision (CFSP) 2015/528.

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The European Peace Facility is an off-budget instrument, aimed at filling a gap in the European Union's external action. It created one instrument to finance Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) actions in military and defence areas. It EPF replaces the Athena mechanism and the African Peace Facility. The off-budget fund covers a period of seven years - the duration of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027.

The proposal was adopted by the EU's High-Representative on 13 June 2018, with the support of the European Commission. The Council of the European Union adopted the proposed Decision at a meeting on 22 March 2021. The Decision was published in the Official Journal on 24 March 2021. The EPF became operational on 1 July 2021.

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European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Recommendation for a Council decision establishing a European Peace Facility (2018/2237(INI)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2018/2237(INI)
General Secretariat of the Council: Policies: European Peace Facility https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/european-peace-facility/
EU EEAS: European Peace Facility - Investing in Peace and Security https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/46285/
European Commission: Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI): European Peace Facility https://ec.europa.eu/fpi/what-we-do/european-peace-facility_en
European Parliament: What Europe Does For Me: European Peace Facility https://what-europe-does-for-me.eu/en/portal/2/X01_31304
General Secretariat of the Council: HR(2018)94: Proposal for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9736-2018-INIT/en/pdf
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Recommendation for a Council decision establishing a European Peace Facility (2018/2237(INI)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2018/2237(INI)
European Parliament: Legislative Train Schedule: European Peace Facility https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-new-boost-for-jobs-growth-and-investment/file-mff-european-peace-facility
EU EEAS: FAQs, 22/03/2021: Questions & Answers: The European Peace Facility https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/46286/questions-answers-european-peace-facility_en
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 22/03/2021: EU sets up the European Peace Facility https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/03/22/eu-sets-up-the-european-peace-facility/
EU EEAS: FAQs, 22/03/2021: Questions and answers on the European Peace Facility’s Integrated Methodological Framework https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/95400/

News
EUObserver, 07/05/2021: EU mulls using new 'peace' fund to help Libyan coast guard https://euobserver.com/migration/151727

Commentary and Analysis
The Guardian, 19/05/2021: Hard power: Europe’s military drift causes alarm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/19/hard-power-europes-military-drift-causes-alarm
EPRS: Briefing, June 2021: European Peace Facility - Investing in international stability and security https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)690641
SIPRI: WritePeace Blog, 10/11/2021: The transfer of weapons to fragile states through the European Peace Facility: Export control challenges https://www.sipri.org/commentary/blog/2021/transfer-weapons-fragile-states-through-european-peace-facility-export-control-challenges
Centre for European Reform (CER): Insights, 17/12/2021: Is the European Peace Facility really about peace? https://www.cer.eu/insights/european-peace-facility-really-about-peace
EPRS: At a Glance, February 2022: The European Peace Facility: A new tool in action https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)698906

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