Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 194th meeting from 22-23 June 2026. The minutes from the meeting are available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/executive-board-minute... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. --------------- Main items --------------- - The Board approved the publication of the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 - A presentation was given on the infrastructure improvements project - The Board received an update on the office renovations project - The Board reviewed proposed changes to the Articles of Association to change to a one-tier Board structure - Plans to simplify the Activity Plan and Budget and closely link it to the five-year strategy period were presented to the Board - Dr Milton Mueller, Internet Governance Project, presented a report stress testing the RIR Governance Document (v.2) - Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, updated the Board on work with the ASO AC and ICANN to develop the next version of the RIR Governance Document - Mirjam Kühne, RIPE Chair, gave an update on developments in the RIPE community - An update on the RIPE NCC’s financial status and RIPE NCC Treasury Statute 2026 was provided - The Board received a risk management status report and update on the rollout of the revised risk appetite - The Board discussed the May 2026 General Meeting - The Board resolved to deregister the Dubai Branch since the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC was now fully operational Other topics presented include: - The Managing Director’s report - Arbiter nomination process for the election at the October 2026 General Meeting - Event sponsor criteria for RIPE Meetings - Proposed amendments to RIPE NCC procedures: ‘Handling Requests for Information, Orders and Investigations from Law Enforcement Authorities’ and ‘Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data’ - Proposed amendments to the document ‘Management Regulations of the RIPE NCC’ - Presentation of the recent RIPE NCC staff survey results - Overview of the audited RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC Financial Report 2025 --------------- Resolutions --------------- Resolution EB#194-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of meetings EB#191, EB#192 and EB#193. Resolution EB#194-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 and directs the publication of the document. Resolution EB#194-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board reviewed and approves the RIPE NCC Treasury Statute, according to the agreed yearly review cycle. Resolution EB#194-R-04 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to approve the amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document ‘Handling Requests for Information, Orders and Investigations from Law Enforcement Authorities’. Resolution EB#194-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to approve the amendments to the document ‘Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data’. Resolution EB#194-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the document ‘Management Regulations of the RIPE NCC’. Resolution EB#194-R-07 We hereby agree and RESOLVE the following: 1. To cancel the license and de-register the Company’s branch registered with the Dubai Development Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates under the operating name RIPE NCC and holding license No 20802 (the “Branch”). 2. That the Company has met or will meet all outstanding debts and obligations, that there are no claims actual or pending against the Branch, that no third party has an outstanding security or other interest in any assets of the Branch and that there are no other reasons that should otherwise prevent the dissolution of the Branch. Resolution EB#194-R-08 ‘The RIPE NCC, acting as the sole member and sole shareholder of the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC, adopts the audited RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC Financial Statements 31 December 2025’. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC