Council Decision 2005/890/CFSP

of 12 December 2005

implementing Common Position 2004/179/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Common Position 2004/179/CFSP1, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1)

On 23 February 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/179/CFSP.

(2)

On 26 August 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/622/CFSP in order to extend the scope of the restrictive measures imposed by Common Position 2004/179/CFSP to persons responsible for the design and implementation of the intimidation and closure campaign against Latin-script Moldovan schools in the Transnistrian region.

(3)
On 21 February 2005, the Council adopted Common Position 2005/147/CFSP2 extending and amending Common Position 2004/179/CFSP.
(4)

Annex II to Common Position 2004/179/CFSP should be amended in recognition of the improvements in the situation of Latin-script schools in some areas of the Transnistrian region,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: