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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2565(RSP))

On the white paper on the future of European defence

B-10-2025-0148

on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Engin Eroglu, Bernard Guetta, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Dainius Žalimas, Michał Kobosko

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This resolution calls on the EU to urgently strengthen its own security and defence, reduce dependencies, and support Ukraine, including through increased military aid and funding. It demands a holistic approach integrating defence into EU policies, a European Defence Union, and a single defence market with European preference. It urges massive investments, including support for the Re-Arm Europe plan, and calls for reforms in governance, such as qualified majority voting and a Council of defence ministers. It also calls for enhanced preparedness, including exercises, risk assessments, and a preparedness by design principle.

Key points

  1. Calls for urgent action to ensure EU autonomous security, strengthen partnerships, and reduce dependencies, with Russia as the most significant threat.
  2. Demands a holistic approach integrating defence into EU policies and adopting a new defence investment plan.
  3. Urges increased military support to Ukraine, including more arms and ammunition, and calls for robust security guarantees.
  4. Calls for significant increase in financing for military support to Ukraine, condemns the veto on the European Peace Facility, and urges using frozen assets for a grant and loan.
  5. Urges strengthening sanctions enforcement and adopting restrictive measures against those facilitating circumvention.
  6. Calls for cooperation with the Ukrainian defence industry and proper financing of the Ukraine instrument under EDIP.
  7. Calls for an EU crisis response air fleet under CSDP and comprehensive reviews of CSDP missions.
  8. Calls for removing regulatory obstacles to military mobility and developing military logistics infrastructure.
  9. Calls for a single European defence market with European preference and removal of barriers to market entry.
  10. Calls for massive public and private investments, supporting the Re-Arm Europe plan and urging Member States to spend at least 3% of GDP on defence.
  11. Calls for governance reforms, including a Council of defence ministers and qualified majority voting, and enhanced democratic accountability.

Who is affected

  • EU Member States: urged to increase defence spending, provide arms to Ukraine, and support new defence initiatives.
  • European defence industry: expected to benefit from increased investments, a single market, and European preference.
  • Ukraine: to receive more military support, financing, and security guarantees.
  • European Investment Bank and other financial institutions: called to invest more in defence and adjust lending policies.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 500 billion over the next 10 years (2025-2034), including EUR 400 billion for Member States' defence and EUR 100 billion for Ukraine.
  • EUR 150 billion of loans to Member States for defence investment, as part of the Re-Arm Europe plan.
  • At least 3% of GDP on defence for Member States.
  • 5% of GDP: some Member States already increasing defence spending to this level.