On the implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
AFET-PR-776921
Committee on Foreign Affairs · Rapporteur: David McAllister
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This draft report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) sets out Parliament's priorities for EU external action, covering the rules-based international order, cooperation with partners, non-negotiable positions, and increasing the impact of EU action.¶¶¶ It calls for a forward-looking CFSP that defends international law, supports Ukraine, strengthens partnerships, upholds EU values, and improves the visibility and effectiveness of EU external action.¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur proposes a resolution that sets out Parliament's priorities for the CFSP, covering defence of the rules-based order, cooperation with partners, non-negotiable positions, and increasing the impact of EU external action.¶¶¶
Key points
- Expresses alarm at geopolitical change driven by authoritarian pressures and warns that fragmentation threatens EU strategic interests, security, prosperity and unity.¶
- Calls on the VP/HR to develop a forward-looking CFSP pursuing the objectives outlined in the resolution.¶
- Recalls that the rules-based international order is under unprecedented strain and warns that its destruction leads to instability and conflicts worldwide.¶
- Demands an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian withdrawal and the return of all abducted children; stresses that any peace deal must include robust security guarantees and be negotiated by Ukraine's elected leadership.¶¶
- Urges the Commission to support international justice mechanisms and propose legislation to use immobilised Russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction.¶
- Reaffirms commitment to Israel's security and a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with Jerusalem as shared capital; urges a credible political process.¶
- Calls for promoting a democratic narrative, investing in strategic communication, and countering foreign interference and information manipulation.¶
- Encourages annual strategic reviews of threats to the rules-based international order, coordinated by the EEAS.¶
- Stresses the need for strategic autonomy and credible defence capabilities, while welcoming cooperation with the UK, Canada and other like-minded partners.¶¶¶
- Supports the EU integration path of Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova; expresses concern about democratic backsliding in Türkiye and Georgia; supports the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement.¶¶¶
- Calls for stronger partnerships with Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Central Asia, the Gulf, and the Indo-Pacific, and for a multidimensional strategy towards China.¶¶¶
- Calls for expanding human rights sanctions, protecting religious freedom, developing sanctions impact benchmarks, and improving the visibility and oversight of EU external action.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- The EU institutions, particularly the VP/HR, Commission, and EEAS, are called on to implement the CFSP priorities.¶¶¶
- Ukraine is supported with demands for ceasefire, withdrawal, and reconstruction using Russian assets.¶¶
- Partner countries and regions, including the Western Balkans, Türkiye, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and others, are addressed with specific expectations.¶¶¶
- The United States and Canada are referenced in the context of the transatlantic partnership.¶
- China is identified as a key geopolitical challenge.¶
Figures and deadlines
Legal basis: Articles 14, 16, 21, 24, 36 and 41 of the Treaty on European Union¶