The Council approved an ninth annual report on the EU’s contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons as laid down in joint action 2002/589/CFSP (9997/10).
It also endorsed a six-monthly progress report on implementation of the EU’s strategy in this field.
Weapons of mass destruction — Progress report
The Council endorsed a report on implementation of the EU’s strategy for combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction covering activities during the first half of 2010. The report, which cores the first half of 2010, focuses on work carried out on priority areas such as:
– the EU’s role in multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation fora and international organisations;
– continued political and financial support to projects, including assistance programmes to third countries;
– cooperation with international partners towards a global convergence of views on the need to promote all objectives contained in the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons;
– addressing proliferation crises of particular concern around the world;
– implementation of the list of priorities endorsed by the Council in June 2008, as well as the “new lines for action by the EU in combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems”, adopted by the Council in December 2008; and
– the efficient use of financial resources in order to maximise the impact of EU activities in this field.
Democratic Republic of the Congo — EU police mission
The Council adopted a decision extending by three months the EU police mission undertaken in support of the reform of the security sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The decision extends the mission, established under joint action 2007/405/CFSP, from 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010, with a financial reference amount of EUR 2. 02 million.
The three month extension was endorsed by the Political and Security Committee on 13 April, following consultations with the Congolese authorities and other parties concerned