#52026PC0144EU Council Decision: Signing of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

This proposal authorizes the European Union to sign, on behalf of all member states, the Enlarged Partial Agreement establishing a Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Special Tribunal is an internationally envisioned court designed to prosecute individuals responsible for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Management Committee serves as the governing body overseeing the tribunal's administrative and operational framework. By joining this Enlarged Partial Agreement, the EU formally embeds itself into the institutional structure of this tribunal, signaling a strong political and legal commitment to international accountability for the war in Ukraine. This is a procedural signing-authorization proposal — it does not ratify the agreement or bring the tribunal into force, but clears the path for the EU to become a formal signatory under international law. The proposal reflects the EU's broader strategy to support justice mechanisms targeting Russian state leadership for the initiation of the war.

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