Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries with Council Decision concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 20 maart 2019.

On 28 January 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/135[1].

The Council Decision renews the existing restrictive measures for a further twelve months, until 31 January 2020.

The Candidate Countries North Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Serbia* and Albania*, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA i countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, align themselves with this decision.

*North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.

They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision.

The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.

[1] Published on 29.01.2018 in the Official Journal of the European Union no. L 25, p.23.