Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

15.1.2026 A10-0253/89

Amendment 89

Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0253/2025

David McAllister

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

(2025/2164(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ja. whereas, compared to the 2021 version, the US National Security Strategy (NSS) of 4 December 2025 reflects a radical shift in emphasis, for example in its assessment of the challenges posed by Russia and China, and includes critical references to alleged democratic shortcomings in certain EU Member States; whereas the NSS frames global developments largely in terms of economic and strategic interests, revealing a more transactional approach to traditional allies and thus questioning the principles that have underpinned US foreign policy for decades; whereas the NSS was publicly welcomed by the Kremlin’s spokesperson, as it refrains from formulating any political criticism against historic adversaries such as Russia and China, which was met with concern in several EU capitals, raising questions about its impact on transatlantic unity and the credibility of collective deterrence;

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15.1.2026 A10-0253/90

Amendment 90

Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0253/2025

David McAllister

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

(2025/2164(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Urges the Commission to actively support international justice mechanisms and ensure accountability for war crimes and crimes of aggression; encourages the EU and its Member States to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine; recalls that the ICC has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for their involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children and their transfer to Russia; expresses support for all of the activities of the ICC and the International Court of Justice in prosecuting the crimes committed on Ukrainian territory; supports innovative solutions to finance Ukraine’s defence efforts as well as its demining and reconstruction using immobilised Russian foreign assets, including those of the Russian state, Russian local authorities, Russian state-owned companies, and of individuals on the EU sanctions list; calls on the Commission to propose, and on the Member States to agree on, legislation that enables the use of these immobilised assets; expects the Member States to strengthen their sanctions against Russia for as long as necessary to secure a just and lasting peace and until accountability has been achieved; calls, in the interim, for the EU and its Member States to reinforce the effectiveness and impact of its sanctions packages adopted so far and to agree on new ones as soon as the need arises; further calls on the Commission and the Member States to close financial loopholes that Russia uses to evade sanctions, and to impose further restrictive measures on non-EU countries enabling Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, whether through the facilitation of sanctions circumvention or through the provision of direct military assistance; believes that penalties should also be imposed on European companies that continue to engage in prohibited business with the Russian Federation; calls on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to present an EU-wide Russia strategy that links deterrence, containment, accountability and support for democratic alternatives;

12. Urges the Commission to actively support international justice mechanisms and ensure accountability for war crimes and crimes of aggression; encourages the EU and its Member States to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine; recalls that the ICC has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for their involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children and their transfer to Russia; expresses support for all of the activities of the ICC and the International Court of Justice in prosecuting the crimes committed on Ukrainian territory; supports innovative solutions to finance Ukraine’s defence efforts as well as its demining and reconstruction using immobilised Russian foreign assets, including those of the Russian state, Russian local authorities, Russian state-owned companies, and of individuals on the EU sanctions list; calls on the Commission to propose, and on the Member States to agree on, an additional legally and financially sound mechanism, in the form of a reparations loan, that enables the use of these immobilised assets, hence providing longer-term visibility to Ukraine and ensuring it eventually receives war reparations, or an equivalent amount, from Russia, as provided for by international law; stresses that Russia, and not EU taxpayers, must bear the cost of Russia’s aggression; expects the Member States to strengthen their sanctions against Russia for as long as necessary to secure a just and lasting peace and until accountability has been achieved; calls, in the interim, for the EU and its Member States to reinforce the effectiveness and impact of its sanctions packages adopted so far and to agree on new ones as soon as the need arises; further calls on the Commission and the Member States to close financial loopholes that Russia uses to evade sanctions, and to impose further restrictive measures on non-EU countries enabling Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, whether through the facilitation of sanctions circumvention or through the provision of direct military assistance; believes that penalties should also be imposed on European companies that continue to engage in prohibited business with the Russian Federation; calls on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to present an EU-wide Russia strategy that links deterrence, containment, accountability and support for democratic alternatives;

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15.1.2026 A10-0253/91

Amendment 91

Hilde Vautmans

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0253/2025

David McAllister

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

(2025/2164(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34a. Deplores the decision of 7 January 2026 by the US President to withdraw the United States from 66 international organisations, including 31 UN bodies; expresses serious concern that such a move will weaken the effectiveness and credibility of multilateral cooperation at a time when it is most needed, and embolden authoritarian and revisionist actors, who have historically sought to exploit any withdrawal or disengagement by Western powers from international organisations; underlines that this decision urgently calls for strong EU leadership through strengthened political and financial support for these organisations and bodies, in order to uphold the rules-based international order;

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15.1.2026 A10-0253/92

Amendment 92

Hilde Vautmans

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0253/2025

David McAllister

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

(2025/2164(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Expresses deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation, food insecurity and famine in Gaza, as well as the recurrent disregard for international law and UN resolutions by the Israeli Government and repeated cycles of violence and terrorist attacks across the Middle East;

16. Notes with grave concern the enduring, severe humanitarian situation in Gaza, including widespread food insecurity and famine; notes with serious concern the persistent obstacles to humanitarian access and the alarm expressed by the VP/HR regarding recent licensing decisions constraining humanitarian organisations that operate in Gaza; calls on all parties to enable the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid; underlines that measures that unduly restrict humanitarian actors risk dismantling essential humanitarian assistance at a time of acute need; is concerned about compliance with international law and the relevant UN resolutions by the Israeli Government and the terrorist organisation Hamas, and the persistence of cycles of violence and terrorist attacks across the Middle East; recalls the obligation of all parties to comply with international law and the relevant UN resolutions, including the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel and journalists;

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