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DRAFT REPORT (2025/2084(INI))

On the EU-US political relations

AFET-PR-773308

Committee on Foreign Affairs · Rapporteur: Michał Szczerba

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This is a draft report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on EU-US political relations. It calls for a more coordinated EU approach to the strategic partnership with the US, continuous high-level dialogues on trade, security and geopolitical threats, and a stronger European role in defence alongside NATO. It urges cooperation on China, Iran and Russia, support for Ukraine including using immobilised Russian assets, and joint work on trade, economic security, technology and energy. It asks both sides to improve public outreach, involve US state authorities, and engage think tanks, civil society and academia.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament call for a more coordinated EU approach to the US, continuous high-level dialogues, stronger European defence within NATO, joint action on China, Iran and Russia, support for Ukraine, and closer cooperation on trade, technology and energy.

Key points

  1. Calls for a more coordinated, coherent and forward-looking EU approach to the strategic partnership with the US, focused on short- and mid-term objectives.
  2. Calls for continuous high-level EU-US strategic dialogues on trade, security and emerging geopolitical threats, with Europe playing a proactive role in its own security alongside the US and NATO.
  3. Acknowledges the US leadership role in global affairs and encourages continued US support for European security, including military presence.
  4. Reiterates joint EU-US condemnation of Iran's hostile influence in the Middle East, its support for the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks and terrorism, and underlines the danger of its nuclear programme.
  5. Highlights the need to preserve EU regulatory autonomy and urges respect for the EU's sovereign decision-making and institutional integrity.
  6. Calls for a coordinated transatlantic strategy on China as a strategic competitor, jointly countering Chinese espionage and influence operations, supporting Taiwan's democracy, and recognising China as enabling Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
  7. Emphasises the US role in NATO leadership and reaffirms support for NATO as the foundation of transatlantic defence, including against Russia, Iran, Belarus and North Korea.
  8. Supports increased European defence spending aligned with NATO objectives, a stronger European pillar in the Alliance, and coordination of industrial defence policies.
  9. Affirms joint EU-US support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, including stronger sanctions, accountability for war crimes, use of Russia's immobilised assets for Ukraine's recovery, and Ukraine's European integration.
  10. Underlines the significance of EU-US trade, notes US exports support 2.3 million jobs in the US and EU firms' investments employ 3.4 million people, and encourages removing tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
  11. Calls for cooperation on economic security, export controls, foreign direct investment, critical raw materials, resilient supply chains and friend-shoring, and on technology including AI and quantum computing.
  12. Stresses energy security cooperation and clean energy including nuclear technologies; expresses concern about the US not implementing the OECD global tax agreement; calls for a partnership of equals and enhanced public outreach involving US state authorities, think tanks, civil society and academia.

Who is affected

  • EU and US institutions, which are asked to establish high-level strategic dialogues and cooperate on trade, security and technology.
  • NATO and European defence industries, which are to see increased European defence spending and a stronger European pillar.
  • Ukraine, which is to receive continued EU-US support, sanctions relief through Russian asset use, and backing for European integration.
  • China, Iran and Russia, which the report identifies as strategic competitors or threats to be countered.
  • US state authorities, think tanks, civil society and academia, which are to be engaged in outreach and dialogue.

Figures and deadlines

  • 2.3 million jobs in the US supported by US exports of goods and services to the EU.
  • 3.4 million people employed by EU firms' investments in the US.