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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

TA-10-2025-0058 · P10_TA(2025)0058 · PE765.100

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Parliament's annual report on the common security and defence policy (CSDP) for 2024 addresses the deteriorating security environment, Russia's war against Ukraine, and the need for a stronger European defence. It calls for increased defence spending, joint procurement, support for Ukraine, and enhanced EU-NATO cooperation, while stressing the need for strategic autonomy and a common strategic culture. The resolution also covers threats from China, Iran, and hybrid attacks, and urges reforms in EU decision-making and funding for defence.

Key points

  1. Calls for the EU and Member States to accelerate defence commitments, achieve strategic autonomy, and bolster deterrence, especially on eastern borders.
  2. Demands that Member States urgently deliver weapons, ammunition, and air defence to Ukraine, and lift restrictions on using Western weapons against targets in Russia.
  3. Urges the Hungarian Government to stop blocking EU sanctions and military support to Ukraine, including the release of EUR 6.6 billion in reimbursements.
  4. Welcomes the use of immobilised Russian assets' profits for military support to Ukraine and the macro-financial assistance loan of up to EUR 35 billion.
  5. Supports the European Defence Industrial Strategy targets: at least 40% collaborative procurement by 2030, 35% intra-EU trade, and 50% of defence investments within the EU by 2030.
  6. Calls for a review of PESCO projects, focusing on priority projects and closing those lacking progress.
  7. Stresses the need to complete the EU internal market for defence products and to revise the interpretation of Article 346 TFEU.
  8. Calls for increased defence R&D investment and a more flexible approach for emerging disruptive technologies.
  9. Urges the Council to consider qualified majority voting for CFSP/CSDP decisions and to use passerelle clauses.
  10. Calls for the Rapid Deployment Capacity to reach full operational capability with at least 5,000 troops.
  11. Demands that Member States raise defence spending significantly above NATO's 2% GDP target and supports the EDIS targets.
  12. Calls for the EIB to review its lending policy to include ammunition and military equipment beyond dual-use.

Who is affected

  • EU Member States: urged to increase defence spending, deliver military aid to Ukraine, and lift restrictions on weapon use.
  • Hungary: called on to stop blocking EU support to Ukraine and lift its veto.
  • Ukraine: to receive military, financial, and training support, and be integrated into EU defence programmes.
  • China and Iran: condemned for supporting Russia and destabilising activities, with calls for sanctions and de-risking.
  • European Defence Industry: targeted for joint procurement and production capacity increases.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 6.6 billion in partial reimbursement to Member States providing military support to Ukraine is blocked.
  • EUR 450 million in unpaid compensation to Poland under the EPF.
  • Macro-financial assistance loan of up to EUR 35 billion to Ukraine.
  • Loans of up to EUR 45 billion from the EU and G7 partners for Ukraine.
  • At least 40% of defence equipment to be procured collaboratively by 2030.
  • Intra-EU defence trade to represent at least 35% of the EU defence market by 2030.
  • At least 50% of defence investments within the EU by 2030 and 60% by 2035.
  • At least 5,000 troops for the Rapid Deployment Capacity.