Source: European Parliament
The Council has not discussed the possible inclusion of Mexican cartels on the list of persons, groups and entities covered by the measures in Article 2 and 3 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (‘CP 931’) .
The Council can, at any time, adopt a decision to add additional persons, groups, or entities to the above-mentioned list, or to remove persons, groups or entities from that list. The listing of a person, group or entity under CP 931 must satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 1(2) to 1(4) of that Common Position, which, inter alia, provides a definition of ‘terrorist act’ and ‘persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts’ for this purpose.
As regards the question on coordination with the United States on drug-related matters, EU-US cooperation on combatting transnational organised crime and drug trafficking is a central focus of the longstanding EU-US Dialogue on Justice and Home Affairs held at ministerial and senior official level twice a year. The EU and the United States also regularly hold an EU-US Dialogue on Drugs in order to exchange information, strengthen bilateral cooperation and enhance coordination of actions undertaken globally to address drug-related issues. The discussions in these meetings focus on reducing d rug supply by enhancing security, reducing drug demand through prevention, treatment and care services, and addressing drug-related harm, in line with the EU Drugs Strategy 2021-2025.