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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025
14.1.2026 A10-0265/15
Amendment 15
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Charlie Weimers
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025
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Citation 27 a (new)
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– having regard to its resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism1a,
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1a OJ C 167, 11.5.2023, p. 18.
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/16
Amendment 16
Cristian Terheş, Michał Dworczyk, Reinis Pozņaks
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Recital R a (new)
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Ra. whereas the United States remains the European Union’s most important strategic partner and a central pillar of NATO’s collective defence, playing a key role in European security, resilience and deterrence, particularly in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/17
Amendment 17
Cristian Terheş, Michał Dworczyk, Reinis Pozņaks
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 2 a (new)
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2a. Regrets that, despite Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and its sustained hybrid attacks against the EU, seven EU Member States increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with the previous year; recalls that such continued dependence has been enabled by long-standing Kremlin-driven energy leverage, including the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which from their outset constituted geopolitical projects aimed at increasing Europe’s reliance on Russian gas, undermining the Union’s energy security and solidarity, and fuelling Russia’s capacity to wage war; underlines, therefore, that Nord Stream 1 and 2 must never be reactivated and calls for their permanent decommissioning as a matter of strategic security;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/18
Amendment 18
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Marion Maréchal
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 14
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14. Notes the deep instability in the Middle East and the West, North and Central Africa regions, and its linkage to the Jihadist terrorist threat;
14. Notes the deep instability in the Middle East and the West, North and Central Africa regions, and its linkage to the Jihadist terrorist threat; stresses that this instability poses a serious threat to the security of Europeans, who are facing increased migratory pressure that facilitates the entry of terrorists into European territory;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/19
Amendment 19
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Marion Maréchal
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 15
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15. Deplores the fact that escalations and the violation of international law in Gaza and the broader region diminish the chances of long-term peace for all people in the Middle East; welcomes the US-negotiated peace plan between Israel and Hamas leading to a ceasefire; calls on all parties to fully comply with the ceasefire, to deliver the bodies of all deceased hostages to their families, to allow the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid and access for other civilian assistance missions, and calls for a workable roadmap towards a two-state solution, the restoration of security and public order, including the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the reform and empowerment of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as necessary priority steps; considers it a pivotal moment for the entire region and a starting point towards further de-escalation and stability; urges the EU to swiftly broaden the mandate of its EU Border Assistance Mission to Rafah (EUBAM Rafah) and the EU Mission for the Support of Palestinian Police and Rule of Law (EUPOL-COPPS) in order to play a pivotal role in progress towards a viable political solution, including through support for the rule of law, security-sector reform and transitional justice;
15. Deplores the fact that escalations and the violation of international law in Gaza and the broader region diminish the chances of long-term peace for all people in the Middle East; welcomes the US-negotiated peace plan between Israel and Hamas leading to a ceasefire; calls on all parties to fully comply with the ceasefire, to deliver the bodies of all deceased hostages to their families, to allow the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid and access for other civilian assistance missions, and calls for a workable roadmap towards a two-state solution, the restoration of security and public order, including the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the reform and empowerment of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as necessary priority steps; underlines that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip must be strictly and unequivocally conditional on robust international monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, and subject to clear and binding conditionality; stresses that all financial assistance, reconstruction material and infrastructure support must be fully controlled, audited and safeguarded to prevent any diversion to terrorist organisations or violent activities; emphasises that sustainable reconstruction, security and long-term stability in Gaza are inseparable from the complete exclusion of terrorist and extremist actors, and the PA’s capacity to prevent terrorism and armed violence; considers it a pivotal moment for the entire region and a starting point towards further de-escalation and stability; urges the EU to swiftly broaden the mandate of its EU Border Assistance Mission to Rafah (EUBAM Rafah) and the EU Mission for the Support of Palestinian Police and Rule of Law (EUPOL-COPPS) in order to play a pivotal role in progress towards a viable political solution, including through support for the rule of law, security-sector reform and transitional justice;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/20
Amendment 20
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Marion Maréchal
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 17
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17. Welcomes the commitment to increase security cooperation with Southern Mediterranean partners and calls for enhanced cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries in the field of maritime security, countering sanctions circumvention and ensuring the security of submarine cables, while also combating extremism, terrorism and illicit arms trade;
17. Welcomes the commitment to increase security cooperation with Southern Mediterranean partners and calls for enhanced cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries in the field of maritime security, countering sanctions circumvention and ensuring the security of submarine cables, while also combating extremism, illegal immigration, Islamic terrorism, human trafficking and illicit arms trade;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/21
Amendment 21
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Carlo Fidanza, Elena Donazzan, Alberico Gambino
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 19
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19. Reiterates its concern about Russia’s intensified militarisation and its aggressive posture towards the EU Member States, increased geopolitical, climate-change- and resource-driven competition in the Arctic as well as malign activities in European territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, including through the activities of the Russian shadow fleet; is also concerned about increased Chinese presence and the deepened cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, including joint exercises; stresses that it is essential to counterbalance Russia and China’s growing influence and military presence in the region; underlines the importance of overall stability and peace in the Arctic in accordance with the principles of international law; calls for concrete and effective action by the EU and its Member States using all available means and maximum strategic creativity to stop the shadow fleet, enhance Arctic and maritime domain awareness through enhanced surveillance, intelligence sharing and satellite monitoring, and protect critical infrastructure; stresses the need for the EU to ensure the effective monitoring of its external maritime borders to prevent illegal activities; is concerned by non-EU countries’ interference in Greenland, notably inflammatory narratives and the conduct of hybrid actions on Greenland’s territory, as well as the US Government’s formulation of explicit threats against Greenland’s sovereignty;
19. Reiterates its concern about Russia’s intensified militarisation and its aggressive posture towards the EU Member States, increased geopolitical, climate-change- and resource-driven competition in the Arctic as well as malign activities in European territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, including through the activities of the Russian shadow fleet; is also concerned about increased Chinese presence and the deepened cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, including joint exercises; stresses that it is essential to counterbalance Russia and China’s growing influence and military presence in the region; underlines the importance of overall stability and peace in the Arctic in accordance with the principles of international law; calls for concrete and effective action by the EU and its Member States using all available means and maximum strategic creativity to stop the shadow fleet, enhance Arctic and maritime domain awareness through enhanced surveillance, intelligence sharing and satellite monitoring, and protect critical infrastructure; stresses the need for the EU to ensure the effective monitoring of its external maritime borders to prevent illegal activities; is concerned by non-EU countries’ interference in Greenland, notably inflammatory narratives and the conduct of hybrid actions on Greenland’s territory; endorses the Joint Statement on Greenland issued by seven European leaders on 6 January 2026 and underlines that security in the Arctic must therefore be pursued collectively, in close cooperation with NATO allies, including the United States, and grounded in the principles of the UN Charter, namely, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/22
Amendment 22
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Michał Dworczyk
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
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40. In order to strengthen intra-European industrial cooperation and achieve strategic autonomy, welcomes initiatives to strengthen the European preference in defence procurement, as defined in the EDIP Regulation, and encourages the Member States to prioritise European companies in their procurement while at the same time preserving our security cooperation with like-minded partners, without jeopardising the immediate replenishment of stocks and arsenals; underscores that EU public funds should primarily support the EDTIB; calls for coordinated efforts to ramp up production capacity, enhance interoperability and accelerate technological innovation while ensuring fair opportunities for companies from all Member States; notes that the ReArm Europe plan lacks a strong European preference clause; urges the Commission to both deepen and widen its omnibus approach towards the sector to go beyond a topical evaluation towards a structural reform of the regulatory framework; welcomes efforts to speed-up EDF decision-making processes, particularly in relation to disruptive technologies; encourages further coherence and synergies between EDF funding and PESCO projects; encourages EDF actions to further support the integration of the Ukrainian defence industry into the EDTIB;
40. In order to strengthen intra-European industrial cooperation and achieve strategic resilience, welcomes initiatives to strengthen the European preference in defence procurement, as defined in the EDIP Regulation, and encourages the Member States to prioritise European companies in their procurement while at the same time preserving our security cooperation with like-minded partners, without jeopardising the immediate replenishment of stocks and arsenals; underscores that EU public funds should primarily support the EDTIB; calls for coordinated efforts to ramp up production capacity, enhance interoperability and accelerate technological innovation while ensuring fair opportunities for companies from all Member States; notes that the ReArm Europe plan lacks a strong European preference clause; urges the Commission to both deepen and widen its omnibus approach towards the sector to go beyond a topical evaluation towards a structural reform of the regulatory framework; welcomes efforts to speed-up EDF decision-making processes, particularly in relation to disruptive technologies; encourages further coherence and synergies between EDF funding and PESCO projects; encourages EDF actions to further support the integration of the Ukrainian defence industry into the EDTIB;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/23
Amendment 23
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Michał Dworczyk
on behalf of the ECR Group
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Paragraph 46
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46. Stresses the strategic importance of military mobility as a cornerstone of European strategic autonomy and EU-NATO cooperation; urges the extension of the EU military mobility corridors to the eastern flank, including to Ukraine, by providing necessary funding, including from the Connecting Europe Facility, for dual-use infrastructure, and for these corridors to be equipped with the necessary capabilities, such as transport equipment, logistics hubs, fuel supply chains and secure digital systems; reiterates the importance of swift movement of equipment or troops from the west and of drawing lessons from the experience of the Ukrainian armed forces; calls for the mainstreaming of counter-mobility in the design of military corridors;
46. Stresses the strategic importance of military mobility as a cornerstone of European operational autonomy and EU-NATO cooperation; urges the extension of the EU military mobility corridors to the eastern flank, including to Ukraine, by providing necessary funding, including from the Connecting Europe Facility, for dual-use infrastructure, and for these corridors to be equipped with the necessary capabilities, such as transport equipment, logistics hubs, fuel supply chains and secure digital systems; reiterates the importance of swift movement of equipment or troops from the west and of drawing lessons from the experience of the Ukrainian armed forces; calls for the mainstreaming of counter-mobility in the design of military corridors;
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14.1.2026 A10-0265/24
Amendment 24
Cristian Terheş, Reinis Pozņaks, Charlie Weimers, Marion Maréchal
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0265/2025
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Paragraph 50
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50. Calls for the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) to provide sufficient and flexible funding to address both the ‘security’ and ‘defence’ aspects comprehensively, thereby strengthening the EU’s capacity to safeguard its citizens and to ensure their protection both within its borders and beyond, and also to promote stability in its neighbourhood; welcomes the Commission’s proposals to simplify, facilitate and accelerate defence procurement; calls on the Commission to consolidate and clarify the defence envelope provided for in the draft 2028-2034 MFF, exploring all options to support the Member States’ defence investments; recalls the specific nature of the defence sector and considers that the future European Competitiveness Fund, provided for in the Commission’s draft MFF, should retain all the criteria and modalities of the European defence industry financing instruments, in particular the criteria relating to the EDF and EDIP, while welcoming the Commission and the EIB’s initiative to establish the Defence Equity Facility with a budget of EUR 175 million; calls on the EIB to substantially increase this budget to better support strategic European defence capabilities;
50. Calls for the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) to provide sufficient and flexible funding to address both the ‘security’ and ‘defence’ aspects comprehensively, thereby strengthening the EU’s capacity to safeguard its citizens and to ensure their protection both within its borders and beyond, and also to promote stability in its neighbourhood; considers the funding of physical border barriers essential to safeguarding Europe against hybrid threats, including the instrumentalisation of mass migration, the prevention of smuggling and trafficking and the provision of a deterrent against a potential military attack; welcomes the Commission’s proposals to simplify, facilitate and accelerate defence procurement; calls on the Commission to consolidate and clarify the defence envelope provided for in the draft 2028-2034 MFF, exploring all options to support the Member States’ defence investments; recalls the specific nature of the defence sector and considers that the future European Competitiveness Fund, provided for in the Commission’s draft MFF, should retain all the criteria and modalities of the European defence industry financing instruments, in particular the criteria relating to the EDF and EDIP, while welcoming the Commission and the EIB’s initiative to establish the Defence Equity Facility with a budget of EUR 175 million; calls on the EIB to substantially increase this budget to better support strategic European defence capabilities;
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