Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

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AddedEXPLANATORY STATEMENT

AddedEvery year, the Committee on Foreign Affairs drafts a resolution on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, as a response to the report of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy. This resolution assess the implementation of the CFSP and is a key component of the European Parliament’s contribution to EU external action, most notably with regard to the strengthened right of scrutiny conferred to the European Parliament by the Treaty of Lisbon.

AddedThe 2023 report is the final resolution on the implementation of the CFSP in this legislature. As such, it could also act as a guide for the priorities of a new Commission and High Representative. In his report, the Rapporteur has chosen to focus on the strategic trends that define the overall orientation of the EU’s common foreign and security policy and which have exacerbated the necessity for the EU to define its interests and deploy the capabilities to pursue them. These trends include the global repercussions of the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, rising geopolitical competition as well as attempts to undermine multilateral organisations and redefine the global balance of power. Responding to these trends, the report recommends the EU to be guided by the values and principles, which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement. Taking into account this normative framework, the report recommends for the EU to shape the CFSP on the basis of the following four actions:

Addeda. Addressing the consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine

Addedb. Progressively adapting EU structures, instruments and decision-making procedures,

Addedc. Reinforcing and defining a rules-based multilateralism

Addedd. Asserting interests through the development of robust strategic alliances and like-minded partnerships

AddedEach of these principles is developed in more detail in the report providing guidance for the future EU executives when defining the priorities of the CFSP for the next mandate.