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DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2026

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This is the rapporteur's draft report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – annual report 2026. It sets out Parliament's positions on the EU's external action, organised by region and by fundamental values. It calls for a more assertive EU foreign policy, greater responsibility for Europe's security while NATO remains the cornerstone of collective transatlantic defence, and continued support for Ukraine against Russia's war. It addresses the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods, the Middle East, European partners, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, transatlantic relations, the Indo-Pacific and Africa. It reaffirms the rules-based international order with the UN at its core and support for the International Criminal Court, and calls for coherent EU decision-making, an expanded EU Magnitsky-style sanctions regime and a reinforced European External Action Service. It asks the Council to gradually move to qualified majority voting for non-military CFSP decisions, and calls for stronger parliamentary oversight, including access to confidential information.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament adopt a resolution on the implementation of the CFSP, focusing on the geographical dimension and on the fundamental values of EU external action, to guide the Commission and the High Representative for the second half of the legislature.

Key points

  1. Is alarmed by the fragmentation of the global order and threats to multilateralism, and underlines that the rules-based international system is key to global security and prosperity.
  2. Calls for a more assertive EU foreign policy to safeguard strategic interests and strengthen partnerships with like-minded democracies, and stresses the need for greater EU responsibility for its security while NATO remains the cornerstone of collective transatlantic defence.
  3. Reiterates that Russia remains the most direct threat to Europe through its war against Ukraine and hybrid war against EU Member States; welcomes EU support for Ukraine, demands an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces, and stresses reducing Russia's war capacity including through sanctions.
  4. Reaffirms Ukraine's and Moldova's integration as a priority, welcomes the opening of negotiation clusters, and calls for Ukraine to be further integrated into the EU's security architecture.
  5. Expresses deep concern over instability in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Iran; urges swift adoption of the EU Middle East strategy, calls for a two-state solution within the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a shared capital, and demands respect for Lebanon's sovereignty.
  6. Reiterates that EU enlargement is a geostrategic investment and insists on a merit-based process and CFSP alignment; encourages establishing a European security council and welcomes partnerships with the United Kingdom, non-EU western European countries and Canada.
  7. Emphasises the strategic importance of the South Caucasus, deplores Georgia's trajectory towards authoritarianism, calls for EU engagement in Armenia-Azerbaijan normalisation, urges full implementation of the EU Black Sea strategy and swift action on the EU-Central Asia joint declaration.
  8. Stresses that a robust transatlantic partnership with the United States and Canada within NATO is the cornerstone of Europe's security, rejects attempts to undermine the sovereignty of any Member State, and encourages deeper partnerships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
  9. Reiterates that a peaceful, stable and rules-based Indo-Pacific is of vital European interest; expresses concern about China's growing display of force and destabilising weapons tests, and calls for a multidimensional EU strategy combining diplomacy with de-risking.
  10. Calls for an upgraded EU-Africa partnership based on the 'more for more' principle, welcomes the EU-Ghana security and defence partnership, and is concerned by democratic backsliding and conflicts in Africa, including in Sudan and Tanzania.
  11. Reaffirms the rules-based international order with the UN at its core and unconditional support for the International Criminal Court; calls for coherent EU decision-making on Article 42(7) TEU and an expanded EU Magnitsky-style sanctions regime with regular updates to Parliament.
  12. Calls for a strategic communication strategy, a reinforced European External Action Service with adequate resources, systematic coordination with the Commission, enhanced convergence of diplomatic services, and a gradual move to qualified majority voting for non-military CFSP decisions.

Who is affected

  • Ukraine and Moldova: their EU integration is reaffirmed as a priority, with calls for further integration into the EU's security architecture.
  • Russia: the report demands an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and measures to reduce its war capacity.
  • The Middle East, including Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Iran: the report urges an EU Middle East strategy, a two-state solution and respect for Lebanon's sovereignty.
  • The European External Action Service and the Commission: the report calls for reinforced resources and systematic coordination of external action.
  • The Council: the report calls for a gradual move to qualified majority voting for non-military CFSP decisions.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1967 borders: the report calls for a two-state solution within these borders with Jerusalem as a shared capital.
  • 2027 EU-CELAC Summit: the report expects it to strengthen the EU-LAC Alliance for Citizen Security.
  • 2027 EU-ASEAN Summit: the report highlights it will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations.
  • 2026 EU-India Summit: the report calls for swift implementation of its key deliverables.
  • Article 42(7) TEU: the report stresses the need for coherent EU decision-making on the conditions for its operationalisation.

Legal basis: Articles 2, 3(5), 14, 21, 24, 31, 36, 41 and 48 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 215 and 275 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.