On a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure
B-10-2025-0424
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Mariusz Kamiński, Rihards Kols, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Tobiasz Bocheński, Aurelijus Veryga, Alexandr Vondra, Jacek Ozdoba, Maciej Wąsik, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Cristian Terheş, Roberts Zīle, Michał Dworczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Geadis Geadi
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This resolution condemns Russian airspace violations and hybrid warfare against EU member states, and calls for stronger defence, sanctions, and resilience measures.¶¶ It welcomes the 'drone wall' and Eastern Sentry, urges faster deployment, and recommends joint UAS development, civil defence strategies, and tougher visa rules for Russians.¶¶¶ It calls for listing Russia as a high-risk third country for money laundering, a 19th sanctions package, and regulating Telegram as a very large online platform.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns Russian violations of Polish, Estonian, and other EU/NATO airspace, and hybrid warfare including sabotage and terrorism.¶¶
- Recalls Parliament's recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.¶
- Welcomes the European 'drone wall' and Eastern Sentry, calling for rapid implementation and joint cost-effective counter-UAS programmes.¶¶
- Calls for an operational plan for Eastern Sentry, faster reaction times, and a permanent EU-NATO Russia crisis cell.¶¶
- Urges investment in physical barriers and anti-drone nets, and development of national civil defence strategies against aerial threats.¶¶
- Encourages regulatory and procurement coordination with strategic partners, and a dedicated EDA budget for UAS.¶¶
- Recommends missile and drone launch detection systems, joint development of multilayered defence, and mandatory annual exercises.¶¶¶
- Calls for investigations into Western components in Russian weapons, tougher penalties, and consequences for states supporting Russia.¶
- Supports the Drone Coalition, a joint EU-NATO drone centre of excellence, and Ukraine-NATO-EU knowledge transfer.¶¶¶
- Calls for measures to prevent covert foreign influence, stricter visa rules for Russians, and listing Russia as high-risk for money laundering.¶¶¶
- Demands a 19th sanctions package and classification of Telegram as a very large online platform.¶¶
Who is affected
- EU member states, especially frontline states like Poland, Estonia, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland.¶¶
- Russian citizens seeking tourist visas to the EU, facing tougher rules and possible military booklet requirement.¶
- Telegram, subject to stricter EU obligations if classified as a very large online platform.¶
- Entities violating sanctions or failing due diligence, facing tougher penalties.¶