Overview
- Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries agreed the bloc should sign the Council of Europe’s plan for a special tribunal, with a final decision now up to national ministers.
- The European Parliament plans a vote to endorse EU participation so the bloc can sit on the tribunal’s management committee.
- The project has cleared the required threshold of 16 Council of Europe signatories, and work to select judges is set to follow.
- Ukrainian officials expect the tribunal to reach full operation in 2027 after governments conclude a management agreement and complete staffing.
- The Netherlands will host the initial phase under a Council of Europe funding scheme in which participating states pay through an Enlarged Partial Agreement.