Recital 2

Council Regulation (EU) 2026/456 of 26 February 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/420 · European Union

(2) In view of the continuous threat of terrorism and violent extremism to the security of the European Union and its Member States, on 26 February 2026 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/455 repealing Articles 2, 3 and 3a and reproducing the substance of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 3a of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP in order to provide for additional restrictive measures aimed at combating international terrorism. Decision (CFSP) 2026/455 introduces a travel ban for certain individuals and as provides for the possibility of adopting further measures, in the form of an asset freeze and a prohibition on making funds or economic resources available, against leading members of terrorist groups or entities subject to restrictive measures under Decision (CFSP) 2026/455, as well as against persons, groups and entities associated with those persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.