Changes from plenary report to adopted text

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Chapter Two, Section Two thereof on provisions on the common security and defence policy (CSDP),

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/697 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the European Defence Fund (EDF) and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1092,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union,

– having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents (COM(2023)0209),

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017 establishing permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States,

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021 establishing a European Peace Facility (EPF), and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2015/528,

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1970 of 17 October 2022 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia,

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1968 of 17 October 2022 on a European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine),

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2507 of 19 December 2022 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia,

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/162 of 23 January 2023 on a European Union mission in Armenia (EUMA),

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 January 2018 on the integrated approach to external conflicts and crises and of 24 January 2022 on the European security situation,

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 21 February 2022 extending and enhancing the implementation of the Coordinated Maritime Presences Concept in the Gulf of Guinea,

– having regard to the Versailles Declaration adopted at the informal meeting of heads of state and government on 11 March 2022,

– having regard to the ‘Strategic Compass for Security and Defence – For a European Union that protects its citizens, values and interests and contributes to international peace and security’, which was approved by the Council on 21 March 2022 and endorsed by the European Council on 25 March 2022, and to the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, published in March 2023,

– having regard to the Civilian CSDP Compact – Towards more effective civilian missions, approved by the Council on 22 May 2023,

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security of 18 May 2022 entitled ‘Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward’ (JOIN(2022)0024),

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security of 10 March 2023 on the update of the EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan ‘An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats’ (JOIN(2023)0008),

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security of 10 March 2023 entitled ‘European Union Space Strategy for Security and Defence’ (JOIN(2023)0009),

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 10 November 2022 entitled ‘Action plan on military mobility 2.0’ (JOIN(2022)0048),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 27 September 2023 entitled ‘Towards a more resilient, competitive and sustainable Europe’ (COM(2023)0558),

– having regard to the 8th progress report on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017, submitted jointly by the Vice-President of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs (VP/HR) and the NATO Secretary General to the EU and NATO Councils on 16 June 2023,

– having regard to the North Atlantic Treaty,

– having regard to the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept and the NATO 2023 Vilnius Summit Communiqué,

– having regard to the Madrid Summit Declaration adopted by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the North Atlantic Council meeting in Madrid on 29 June 2022,

– having regard to the three Joint Declarations on EU-NATO cooperation signed on 8 July 2016, 10 July 2018 and 10 January 2023,

– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Article 2.4 thereof prohibiting the use of force and Article 51 on the inherent right to individual and collective self-defence,

– having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000), 1889 (2013), 2122 (2013), 2242 (2015) and 2493 (2019) on Women, Peace and Security and Resolutions 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018) and 2535 (2020) on Youth, Peace and Security,

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

– having regard to the UN Security Council resolutions concerning Cyprus and the UN Security Council Press Statement on Cyprus of 21 August 2023,

– having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2022 on threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa,

– having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2023 on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2022,

– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2023 on the humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh,

– having regard to its resolutions of 15 March 2023 on EU-Armenia relations and on EU-Azerbaijan relations,

– having regard to its resolution of 18 April 2023 on the implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance,

– having regard to its recommendation of 8 June 2022 to the Council and the VP/HR on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine,

– having regard to its recommendation of 5 October 2022 to the Council, the Commission and the VP/HR on the EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa,

– having regard to its recommendation of 23 November 2022 to the Council, the Commission and the VP/HR concerning the new EU strategy for enlargement,

– having regard to its resolution of 19 April 2023 on the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward,

– having regard to Rule 54 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A9-0403/2023),

A. whereas the European continent is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats caused by Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine that has severely endangered the security and stability of the EU; whereas Russian aggression violates international law, the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, and is an attack on the international rules-based order, endangering the key principle of non-recourse to force in international relations; whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, in parallel with the weaponisation of other issues such as energy, food supplies and information, has signalled the advent of a more competitive and less secure international geopolitical environment;

B. whereas these non-military threats include disinformation, cyberattacks, economic pressure, food and energy blackmailing, the instrumentalisation of migration, and subversive political influence to seek support for Russia’s illegitimate military operations;